I have never dealt with fxe- have seen him at area MI gun shows and other venues, and he does indeed have a good rep. and does get some real high end shotguns for resale. I think bro Romig nailed it down quite well- many vendors prefer to let the astute and observant potential buyers raise legit questions, and then address them- As far as the "negs" on that forum, you will always have folks impossible to please, just as some will always think the profit motive is evil- Not so- no legit dealer, whether he sells John Deere tractors, Stihl chain saw, Martin guitars or previously owned fine guns can operate for long at "cost"-- the scalpers and gougers soon get weeded out, that's the way the market words--