IMHO, the selling prices of the everyday run-of-the-mill 12-ga. DHE Repros have been suppressed from the get go (c. late eighties/early nineties) when the retail list price was ~$3370. Compare that $3370 to the then market price of about $2000 for a 12-ga. Parker Bros. DHE in very nice condition, one could foresee the plight of the 12-ga. Repro. Couple this with the market trending toward longer barrels than what was available with the Repros, one can understand why 12-ga. Repros were going to be a tough sell then and continuing on through this day.
Having said the above, the Sporting Clays Classic and Steel Shot Special Parker Reproductions have been more immune to the price malady by getting a little more respect because of their rarity and the desirable features that they possess.
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