I have a friend with a bundy 2 sax that has a pretty large dent on the bottom i think i could persuade him into selling it to me for about 75 bucks the horn is perfect with exception to this dent and it needs pads, i think it looks like it was stored in a damp basement .. can dents be repaired like that? its about 2 and a half inches long and about 1 and a half inches wide ... about 1 quarter to 1 half inch deep ... any thoughts?

yup, those can be repaired by a competent repair shop. Shouldn`t be too much of a problem except the dent is big so don`t expect perfect when i comes back.