You already have someone one this thread who bid $7800 for one with issues.I saw a high condition 32" VHE sell at Tulsa last year for $10500.A 32" will bring double the price that a 26" or 28" if the condition is equal.

John
Thank you!! I was told my 30" VHE 20ga, 60-65 % CC gun was worth $8500-$9000 but did not quite believe it. Sorry guys-it is not available!
David

John that is some good information! Thanks for your input.

I need to contact a friend of mine who offered me a two barrel 20ga VHE 28 and 32 no safety for $4500. It had a trigger issue he wanted to get resolved before selling.

I would value my high condition DHE 30 inch 20 with all the options very close to my BHE 32 inch 20.

Rich
condition, condition & condition. I listened to one of our top collectors who focuses on "as new" Parkers explain that the value of a 95% gun and a 98% gun was a factor of 2X.
David

David I couldn't agree more. Condition is the key to the collector. I was admonished by some of the "collectors" for taking my DHE 20 hunting and to use on the clays course as the condition would diminish with use. My reply was "It's the next guys problem and when that happens I'll be dead and won't care"

While high condition is key for some. I focus on guns in the "sweet spot" - Honest, cared for but used to the point I will not worry when I add a mar to them. If I buy a gun... its going hunting.

[QUOTE=David Dwyer;238321]Rich
condition, condition & condition. I listened to one of our top collectors who focuses on "as new" Parkers explain that the value of a 95% gun and a 98% gun was a factor of 2X.
David[/Q

Wow. I find that amazing based on that narrow a spread based on subjectivity of rating a condition. If demonstrated correctly the math suggests a $10K 95% judged gun compared to same gun, all else being equal, judged at 98% is worth $20k. In reverse that is saying a gun that might be worth $20k depreciates 50% based on a 3% variation in top end quality/condition gun.

That's just a hard one to reconcile. Know vagaries of the market place are not that specific, but still that is a massive spread. Granted that is maybe an off the cuff statement and don't doubt its veracity but there must be other factors. I know some collectors that could care less what so called market value is, they want what they want and a premium price is just an inconvenient hurdle overcome by an excess cash and want problem. There must be some other lump sum considerations as well.

Mark's coining of a new descriptive phrase for our favorite 80% to 90% guns will be helpful to those selling such guns. "The Sweet Spot" is exactly what most of us covet. Thanks, Mark. "For Sale, VHE 20 gauge, 28", all original. Condition is in the SWEET SPOT with 50% case colors, 95% barrel blue, 30% blue on trigger guard, most original stock finish with original dog's head buttplate. Bore dimensions as made, .615 with chokes .006 and .012. $XXX contact XXXX."

As a big fan of long barrels on Amercan SxS's I have found this thread to be quite interesting and have enjoyed it immensely. Sort of makes me want to start a new thread, 32" vs 34", hmmmmmmm....