I presume you mean out him HERE, I'm not CL-savvy but I haven't seen a CL rating system where I could 'ding" him as an unadviseable seller.

Thanks, guys, for the input.

I like the drillium idea but, sadly, not even I could rationalize buying a drill press just for this. Or can I? At the rate my kitchen remodel is going, I could explain it was needed for the cabinet hinges or something.

Being photo-posting-friendly is not among my skills, sorry. What I forgot to mention was that I did a little Google Image searching and found a mate; either these calipers are model 4061 Super Records (1983-1987) or one heck of a copy. Of course, we're talking Campy here and they'd stop the bike just fine but, then again, so would the Shimanos, which is the point after all.

I wasn't thinking of a solution. A gentleman would have responded "Sorry, I hadn't realized the distinction was so important to you, can I drive over tonight for a refund?" It's not really his fault that we don't live down the street from him, and it's my fault there; expecting my wife to make an evaluation on the scene is about as reasonable as asking the UPS driver to check them out. Never again, I assure you.

True, "nothing you can do about it" if the goal is getting my $55 back (cheap IMHO, perhaps a red flag?). Rattling around in the back of my head are other reactions, with other goals: (a) naming names here; some of you are heavy-duty parts buyers and perhaps deserve to know (b) Getting on CL with "For Sale: two Super Record calipers; for sale because [insert name] from [insert town] from right here on CL sold them to me using a picture of a pristine set of Record calipers and like description, with no disclaimers, and now I'm stuck with them. My loss = your gain". Frequest CL purchasers in the area might find that interesting. (c) My wife drove for the handover to his GF's house, I wonder if she'd like to call that GF and ask "after all this, do you honestly think he'll honor any promises he makes to YOU?" (ouch)

Oh, a complication on the stealing of the brakes off my Palo Alto; as reported earlier, one acorn nut is missing off one and I haven't found a replacement yet (heresy: will a Shimano acorn nut fit?)