[ConservativeWarrior]

i would go back to the original owner and offer them a (small) cut - maybe 10%

My father once bought a Henry rifle at a widow's estate sale for $500. It looked in pretty rough shape when he bought it, but it cleaned up very well.

He immediately went back and gave her another $2,000. He sold it 5 years later for a little over $10k.

[widdle_wabbit]

My father would have respected your father, as do I.