The scope had been taken to a LGS & told the owner of the shop that his wife gave it to him for Christmas , but he wanted a plain 3x9x50 & the place where she bought it would not take it back . ( His story ) so he bought a cheap scope from the lgs & showed him a receipt for $1800.00 & ask him to sell it for him , but the least he could take is $1200.00. H The lgs tried to sell it to me knowing I have several & after looking at it I told him it didn't seem to be a real Swarovski because the silver eagle is on all their products . We looked it up at Swarovski site , no such scope. Looked it up by the name & power & features & lande on a site called Ohhunt , for $237.00 made in china