Quote Originally Posted by ccdjg View Post
I have just been following the Golding, Young and Mawer auction online, and two early post-war Gats went for £15 and £18, and a rare pre-war Gat (in good condition and with the grey alloy finish) went for £18. Someone got a bargain, even allowing for their ridiculous commission charge of 35% !
Bargains! There seems to be a ceiling on prices for 'cheapo'-type airguns, even very rare ones. I've noticed this with prewar youth and tinplate rifles, unless they were made to very high 'adult' quality standards, like the Diana mod 30 underlever, BSA Juvenile etc.