Criteria for Restoration

[Bill Hulbert]

Thanks for the advice. I am appreciative of the knowledge on the forum. In a perfect world I agree that an unrestored anything, as long as it is safe and functional, is the best. Alas, I'm very sorry to say, I need to sell my gun and am just looking for the best return. I also have a Browning Superposed 20ga and an exceptional Luger American Eagle that I need to part with as well. I would keep them all if I could but..........

Yes it is the same gun as in the referenced thread.

[TARNATION !!!]

Bill: Unfortunate situation. A restoration will limit your market but there are likely enough who will be interested regardless. In the situation you might want to take a look at the "asking" prices on the major sites like Guns America, GunBroker, GunsInternational, Puglisi etc. There should be enough out there to compare condition to yours to get a ball park idea for asking price by averaging several of the comparable condition asking prices. Now add to that the cost of restoration and see how many are asking that price. I understand your point is to maximize your cash in hand at the end of the exercise. You certainly would want to fully recover the restoration costs and would hope to more than recover by a good percentage, otherwise, what would be the point. A bit of a gamble. If it were me, I would want to maximize my potential buyers for an unrestored gun that is priced in line with current market and leave a restoration decision to the buyer. Wish you well.