About a year ago I procrastinated on purchasing an 88 in .308 with a 3 digit serial made in the first year of manufacturing which had come out of a collection and was as close to mint as you could ever imagine. The dealer wanted $650.00 Cdn, (which is about $50.00 U.S. ). While I'm saying to myself "should or shouldn't I?" another guy came along and had the cash out of his pocket as quick as a flash. I still have bad dreams about missing that opportunity. Ordinarily I would have been quicker on the draw but I had recently bought a couple of rifles and my Swiss bank account was a little low. I've talked to the same dealer since and he tells me he still has an 88 in .284 and a 100 in .284 from the same collection but not interested in selling at this time. He says he'll keep me in mind?? gg.