Gentlemen:

Not every purchaser is interested in an "original condition" shotgun if the current condition meets his/her intended usage.

Some buy older SxS's to actually hunt with them.

Many of those classic American SxS's left the factory with 30" F&F choked barrels. And few had factory rubber recoil pads. Many of today's hunters would prefer to purchase that same SxS today, used, with either IC &M or M&F choked barrels, with a black Pachmayer recoil pad. 13-1/2" LOP doesn't fit most American males today; adding 1" of pad can improve shooting.

I've had chokes opened, and pads added, to four older SxS's; and wouldn't hesitate to again do so....

JERRY