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Unread 04-04-2018, 06:35 PM   #1
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I completely agree with Dean. A well restored gun is more difficult to sell and worth about 50% to an original
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I agree with David's estimate. A restored gun, compared to an equal condition, original gun is not worth 80%, but closer to 50%.
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I completely agree with Dean. A well restored gun is more difficult to sell and worth about 50% to an original
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It sure would be informative -- and interesting -- to know what some of the higher priced restored guns actually go for. We can see this at the auction sites that post the sale price, but don't have that information from the dealers. One would think they put the price somewhere near what they think they can get. How near?

It also begs the question, is a gun's value what it sells for or what experts think it's worth? I could argue both ways...but will leave that to others.
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