If you look at the bid history the winning bid on the gun by Dixie Sledge was placed and then the auction was closed 48 seconds later. Some type of under the table deal was made, I am sure of that. I too saw this gun and had planned to bid on it. I had sent the seller some questions and they had just answered my email when this happened. I emailed the seller again hoping the gun might be relisted with better photos, their only response was "sorry it will not be relisted". They did however answer my original questions. The gun's serial # was "72XXX" which would put production date about 1948 or '49. According to them the gun functioned fine but they couldn't tell me if it had be re-blued. From the look of the bad photos I would say the gun was about 90% with a lot of holster wear. What we have here is an early postwar "transitional" .357, according to Mr. Jinks only about 150 made between 1946 and 1949. Actually even more rare than a Registered Magnum!