There seems to be a large segment of the market that relies heavily on the brand name as "information" about the gun. This is not unlike most markets where many buyers are only marginally informed. As Shotgunlover points out above you will pay for the name. If you are indifferent to name, then inform yourself well on OQ and CC and you can shoot BV3 of the same quality and condition as BV1 for about half the price or 2/3 the price of BV2. From the quality and condition view point only such guns then represent bargains.
DDA
The W&S boxlocks seem like a perfect example. If the action is stamped Army & Navy, the gun is worth half of what it would be if it were stamped W&S. And if it's stamped H&H, it might be twice the value of one stamped W&S, or 4x an A&N. Kinda crazy, but people really want to show their friends their new "Holland and Holland." The actual quality is a footnote.
