No shill, I don't have any skin with this seller, however looking at this photo #24 in his spread I can see why buyers are sucked in. It looks gorgeous IMHO. The bolt cutout is crisp. It shows the 'router bounce' on some areas of the stock. The blue of the bolt collar and bolt proper look great against the extractor. Just from an enthusiasts perspective, am I wrong? Is this not an excellent example? Again, $3775? Probably not. Actually I was lost around $2k.
Even @ 2k its overpriced for a dou44. But, I see this on a lot of gun forums weather its 1911's or k98's. The guy baulking at prices are the guys who started early and bought cheap and have the items already. You would think they would be happy seeing prices soar ?
This seller is a salesman. Read his listings and he really pours it on. I guess it works.
There are still a lot of sleeper sales out there if you search.