In my opinion, the buyer part of the market can be see in four pigeon holes: Collector, Collector-Shooter, Shooter-Collector, and Shooter. The Collector prizes scarcity and original condition; high Brand Value level and high Original Quality grade tend toward scarce supply. On the other end of the envelope, Shooters prize high utility.
A restored used gun without a good explaination of what was done by who and when is much like shopping cars without an odometer reading. Restoration or replacement of any part begs the question, "What else was done?" Like most used markets, guns have tell-tail signs that buyers tend to use as "odometers" of use. Deviation from OE reduces value anywhere in the world. The split is gaged on the split between Collectors and Shooters.
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