I was surprised at the prices on a few at first glance, but I would encourage you to look at the descriptions on Julia's site. Most of these guns that seem to have sold for less than you expect were not without potential issues. The C Grade for instance has replacement wood on the forend from a different gun (metal except for the tip was original), and is also cracked. That kind of thing bothers some people, but not others.
I actually signed up to bid on the auction, and a lot of the guns had starting prices listed, which could have been a reserve, but more likely a left bid from a bidder online. I didn't really expect to purchase anything, especially with a 17% buyers premium (20% if done online). Don't forget to add that to your hammer price as you consider what might have actually been paid. On a $2,500 gun it's not a big deal, but 17% of $145,000 for that A1 Special is almost 25k! It will be interesting to see what actually sold and what didn't meet the reserve.
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