Larry I know exactly what you are talking about. It is not just guns. Other collectibles are suffering from de3clining interest and lack of extra disposable income. One that I have to deal with is antiques in family estates that I have been dealing with. One had what ten years would have been a hundred thousand dollars plus of fine china and glass ware. Now they would be lucky to bring $30,000. Worse is explaining to the heirs that what they knew the values to be are not to be reached these days. And the market is very soft, meaning that selling anything may take a lot of time unless you are willing to give it away at extreme discount prices.
Not that many years ago I could buy any 16 ga. gun for what we now think of as extreme bargain prices. I bought a Sterlingworth two barrels set, 26" and 28" barrels for $800.00 in like new condition. The second set of barrels had been added to the gun by the factory with an extra fore end. Same seller had a 20 ejector Sterlingworth with 26" barrels and he would not come down from his asking price of $1150.00. Those were the days.
