To what criteria do collectors collect?

[I. J.]

Kind of reminds me of a boxed 1979 Yamaha RD400F Daytona, still boxed, taped shut and strapped to it's pallet - it was up for auction at £10K with days to go...Ironic thing is you wouldn't be able to even open the box to make sure it wasn't full of bricks without taking a huge slice out of the value What kind of person wants a really expensive box you cannot open

If the engine hasn't been turned over on a regular basis it may have stationary seized and probably the oil seals will be useless.

Back to the subject: I often buy better examples of a rifle I already have then try to sell on the lesser quality one. I say try!