Me personally: yes I would do heavy research with what is available at hand before purchase and see where my comfort level is. I beleive that is the difference the info was not easily/readily available at the time of purchase. I also would not buy a high dollar item without examining it in person either. The comfort level was high due to the letter of opinion. Now there are questions by different experts which does not help the item in any way. The bat has an * if you will. How would you handle this situation if it were you?