MaximRecoil
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he said "Restored items almost always sell for more than good condition originals"
ask any antique dealer in the country if that is a true statement.
What's a "true" collectible? In any event, in my experience, the instances where restored items sell for more than otherwise identical originals in good condition (good condition meaning, say, 75 to 80% condition) far outnumber the reverse.
Some things don't lend themselves well to restoration though, like guns. Refinishing a gun usually ruins/softens the sharpness of the original lines/markings, thus reducing its value. However, there are some highly-skilled gun restorers out there who use e.g., welding, filing, stoning techniques to make an old pitted gun look brand new (as opposed to a typical sandblasting and rebluing job that a local gunsmith might do), without any visible signs that it has been refinished (Doug Turnbull is an example), and those will often sell for as much or more than a good condition original of the same make/model/age.
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