Yeah but the end is stainless.. its like looking in ur bag and seeing the chips there.. but when you get home you find the ones underneath the others are uncooked lol
if he took over the business then he is obliged to take over any warranties with the parts that were supplied.. and if the invoice says s/s then the business can be looked upon.. however the fact that the old owner has been the one to obviously do the dodge on you, then it may be a problem that you will have to chase him for the dosh.. which would be very hard and expensive (legal system for you)
imo, yes it is disapponting and unfortunate but now that he has sold his business, i would just move on and be happy with what you got as the price seemes ok to what everyone else has got for the same price.. at least you got some s/s for the cost of mild... or you could try go back and work some deal with the shop.. they take your exhaust back and for some extra dosh you can have it upgraded to s/s??