Beware...

[Zzabur]

the guy swapped the Shako for a Socketed cap with a saphire in it

Actually, it was an emerald (otherwise it would be a blue cap).

I fell for it something like a year ago (but the guy had a shako with a chipped emerald) and lost 5 sojs... It was the first and last time i got ripped off (not counting the time i traded a cranium basher for an eaglehorn only to see eagle's price fall astronomicaly as the basher raised to the stars in a few days).

Anyway, who needs 5 sojs or a crappy eaglehorn! (that bow SUCKED compared with my 2-socketed cruel (299%) matrialchal of evisceration (+50) ) Shame that i could never find cool jewels to put into it.

Anyway, im going too O/T... A shame, hope you find another ss soon.