Higbean: I don't think you are an idiot - I do think you made a poor choice to Hunt with an older (55 years old or so?), minty, valuable, Rifle and now YOU are paying the price for that, as you are trying to sell it.
That price appears to me to be about $200.00 worth of damage done!
Lesson learned.
Best of luck in selling your nifty Rifle.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
BTT