There is a saying that "Cream always rises to the top"

In the auctioning world that means that good rare items in fine condition always sell well and make top money, the problem comes with average condition stuff, which may do well one day, or may end up going for a song on another.That is the gamble you take.
I didnt go to the Wallis auction, however I could tell from the wording on the catalogue, that a lot of the guns were refinished or had actions "at fault". They smacked of a collector disposing of his "also rans",so maybe that was why they didnt make much money ?

If I had a under ten average guns to move on,I might consider putting them in auction as a compromise between return, and time taken to get that return. If I had a really desireable item for sale, then I would probably advertise it on the BBS, and other forums, or I would attempt to place it directly to other known collectors.

Lakey