HOW MUCH WILL AN iMPORT AFFECT A lUGES' VALUE

[Ron Smith]

Eric,

We were just ambling on. Old people tend to do that. I assumed that your question had been answered.

In my opinion, import marks do detract from the value somewhat, because they are contemporary. The only exception would be a very rare or otherwise desirable piece.

And even then, the fact that they are there, tends to wear on me. It's kind of like seeing a beautiful woman only to get closer and discover that she has a large, hairy wart on the end of her nose.

I believe it is pretty much a choice of personal preferrence . Some don't mind, some do.

I would also add that they are pointless. They don't serve any purpose that I can determine. If a gun is used in a crime, what does it tell the authorities?

"AHA! It's an import. We have the evidence! Yes yer honor, they were robbed with an imported gun! That's all that we know at this point. However, with this evidence, we know that they were robbed with an imported gun."

Ron