"A total of about 60 seprate posting"

....ummm Dwain, look at the title of the parent note of this thread. "What does everyone think..."
It was an open invitation to express opinions.

While brass core discussions aren't new to this forum, this is the first time it involves a known altered piece being offered on eBay, and these discussions are healthy for the hobby in general. If you don't find them to be of interest to you, you should be able to ascertain that fact early on, and scroll past the rest of the posts.