I had one that was in terrible cosmetic condition. Had it duracoated in black and grey and it got tons of compliments. Like a fool I sold it to a gun store because unneeded cash.
Made an impulse buy today. I sold my Taurus Slim 9mm to a buddy. Then I picked up a Smith and Wesson 39-2 from another buddy. I didn't know much about the Smith ahead of time. The gun was like new, no more then 20 rounds, with the original box and paper manual. I mean heck even the slide rails...