the old dogs do come up now and again, but its a case of holding out and waiting.
i also got a bsa scorpion se that had been bought brand new, sent of for a blue print. it came back and fired 4 mags of pellets in the guys back garden, then he put it in a cupboard for 6 months before selling it to me for £300 including a decent gun bag. that rifle was as accurate as anything I've ever shot. after doing a 40 shot string, there was a 3fps variance. it was phenomenal. i sold it on for a profit to a guy that had bought a mk 1 r-10. and he was left handed, but thought he would be able to use it