Not sure what's happening with this guy. I IMed him within 30 minutes of this post and offered to buy his Marlin for the asking price.
http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/799551#Post799551Since this was the middle of the night, I waited until next morning to send him a text message. Two IMs plus two text messages and 58 hours later I got no response at all.
I understand the item being sold or even the seller changing his/her mind, but I would have appreciated some communication back.