My advice, if you really want a WOW centre piece, is to wait until you can find and afford a mint untouched one. It will take some time and will cost way more than what Paul is asking here, but you will be much happier knowing what you have.
And, in the long run, mint pieces will tend to be easier to sell and much more likely to appreciate than mediocre or refurbished pieces will.
However, one strategy that I have used (and I think a lot of others have as well) is to buy a lesser valued version of what I want until the better one comes along and use this lesser item as a trade in on the better piece. You can take this $7,000 dagger and, eventually, use it to upgrade to a $12,000 dagger. Of course, you will likely not get the full $7,000 back in trade (kinda like trading in your car on a newer or better one).
It is your choice, but this thing I know... you cannot go wrong in dealing with Paul at Lakesidetrader.
John
