ah yes ,but back then BEFORE the' Gun Control Act of 1968', this could and did happen, so into the 70's MORE "government control" was hoovering above any and ALL 'ffls', and my guess is that if I recall correctly in the case of the Don Black collection, was he not a party /owner/ partner' of the distributor in Kentucky?? which in that case, as we noted before, the distributors for the most part, ALL the ones I know of and worked with or through, did NOT open ,inspect what was inside, passed it onto the 'FFL' ( dealers) and again, I know of NO "dealer" that did NOT open, check , inspect, just what was shipped to them, as they mainly put the item out for sale in their shops....................back to the first question, I personally would NOT pay any premium or added value till I saw what was there, I do not have the kind of discretionary funds that SO many of the "big dawgs" have , and will not, do not "pay for, or buy , a pig in a poke" ...we are gonna SEE it, Momma didn't raise any "fool".......... :roll: