Whenever I've approached a fancier to buy birds, after researching the mans results, I've asked him to match me a pair or however many I was looking to buy, as he will know his lines better then anyone. These days I'd only ever buy of a racing man with backed up results. I'd only ever want his best, and when spending your hard earned that's what you should expect your getting but it isn't always the case. A fancier friend of ours who no longer races but was extremely successful would buy pigeons to make sure he got the best he said if they hadn't performed after 2 years he would bring the birds back and would be collecting his money. I wish I had his front