Serious collectors won't consider them. But there are many causal collectors.... let alone old C&R, even sanding and refinishing NIB guns that just bought from store, some even change funtional parts, believing they might be able to do better than Browning or Stoner. So common topics are "what type of sandpaper to use", "how long to 'cook' the piece in bluing tank", "are the stamps visible", "how to make trigger pull more smooth" etc, etc. New guns are not cheap, C&R (mainly CAI imported) is an economical way to play gunsmith, and they also have lots of fun.
