mkgr22... nice profit!
mkgr22, that reminds me of a show a couple years ago. I saw a Type 99 with some interesting marks on it, so I agreed to a price with the seller and told him I'd be back in a bit with the cash. I was carrying a Spanish 1893 from Gunhorde that just didn't catch my interest. Sold the 1893 to a dealer for $100, then paid $100 for the Type 99. About 10 paces from the table a couple guys are discussing Jap rifles in their hands, I stop to kind of politely wait for a break in the conversation. One of them gets interested in my just-bought T99... he makes an offer of $240. I hadn't planned on selling it, but I can't help consider the idea. BradB wanders by, I flag him down and he gives a short dissertation on why this Type 99 is a bit special (something about school markings or somesuch). The guy immediately whips his wallet out and counts out $240. Might have been worth a bit more, but I didn't care. I now had enough to buy a VKT M91 that I had on hold.
Sometimes it works out like that. Still, I would like to get a nice T99 someday.