You are going to be looking at the refinish job (it may not be a true restoration) every time you look in the gun safe and every moment you pick the gun up. If you don't like the looks of the gun now, its not going to get any better with time and you will dislike the gun more.
Unless a gun is really compelling to you, pass it by. And if a gun is truly compelling to you, I would not be one to dicker much on price, provided it was fair. I have seen and handled many Parkers, some wonderful guns, but so few really jump out at me such that I would like to own them.
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