It is not worth the probably misunderstandings and hassle not to mention inferior work quality to mess around with this.

The most common arrangement from the post-war years to the 1990s was a dewaxed shellac to seal the wood and then two coats of amber-tinted oil-based polyurethane.On the other hand, darker finishes would be used to mask inferior grain patterns or extensive knot filling, to disguise cheap planks that had obvious #2 Common characteristics.So this is where it gets a bit odd -- all four pics you showed us are of Select-grade flooring, some with light finishes, some with dark finishes.

why would they walk away only to pay more for inferior living ..  

Then liens against the property or legal owner after the recording are inferior.  

Now after completeing his job in an inferior manner, he wants to do it right and charge more?

Buying on terms while paying a premium for the property is inferior to buying for cash and doing a rate and term refinance IMO.

The ROI on these varies but invariably is far inferior to money spent on a proven "squeeze page" with search engine optimization and/or pay-per-click.

As a general rule I think whole life is an inferior choice when compared with BTID though.

Teachers not wanting any required standards for actually teaching their students.Auto unions receiving higher pay to produce an inferior product.

While the Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands and criticizes the Bush Administration (now Obama Administration) (and the Harper Government!)