Gentlemen,
A couple points to ponder. The first point is re-sale value.
The re-sale value of a used gun, in perfect condition, is about 60%. If I were to go into any gun shop and buy a brand new Ruger GP 100 and immediately offer to sell the gun - still NIB back to the shop they would offer me about 60% of what I just paid. If I offered the gun as a trade-in, they would permit about 75% of the price to be applied to some other gun. Thats just the reality of the gun business, as a business.
And yes, a Spanish side lock shotgun is not a Ruger GP 100. It has an even worse re-sale value. Spanish shotguns are artisanal guns. They are hand made to the customers requirement. They are, in essence, like a hand tailored suit. How much would you expect to get for a used hand tailored suit?
The other point concerns the misapprehension that Spanish shotguns are just copies of English game guns. They, generally, arent.
The vast majority of Spanish shotguns are European game guns, made with the hunting conditions in Spain in mind. Its easily possible to have a Spanish shotgun maker produce a European game gun with an English flavor to it (AyA has made this a major part of their business model). Its also possible to have the same gun made with a German flavor (think pistol grip stock with cheek piece), or an American flavor (think single selective trigger). The Spanish gun maker will do these things because the buyer asks; not because they know no other way. These are artisanal shotguns; they are Spanish made European game (or competition) guns, with whatever styling the customer has requested.
