"Regrettably I never had the chance to purchase anything from the gentleman but I hoped to make a purchase in the future"
You were very lucky not to purchase anything from him. Many questionable dealings, I had one and it took me well over a month and a drive to Jaqua's (he said he would only believe Neil on the gun he sent me that was "Mint" it wasn't...) to get my money back
Don't know what happened to him, maybe he burned one too many bridges...