flawless in every aspect? what marlins are you picking up? The ones I've seen all need action jobs and have several design flaws that need to be addressed out of the box. the 2 piece trigger and 3 piece firing pin could go, the sharp edge on the cam needs to be rounded off of it cuts into the carrier and throws off the timing, the whole gun is over sprung, the extractors often need to be modified, and the nose of the hammer is too high. Then you get into cosmetics, the forend wood is too bulky, wood to metal fit can be improved, the finish on the stocks leaves a lot to be desired, the internals all need a good polish, and those are issues on a decent one. the crappy remington ones are much worse.
And I'm a marlin fan. I've had several, and think that as a general rule the marlins were finished out nicer than the rossi's but flawless is an awfully high bar, and I think a '92 may be a better action than a '94. maybe. now if only freedom arms would make a super high quality '92 with an 18" barrel, stainless and a laminate or high quality synthetic stock I'd be a happy happy man.