David, you are so off base, you are not even on our planet. A common A-1 Special 12 gauge in field used, well preserved condition will (maybe) sell for $50,000 to $65,000 if the stars are in the right position and everything is in order. There are A-1s out there right now going unsold at this price range and less. We will wait and see what the Czar's gun sells for or fails to sell for. It won't be anywhere in the distant neighborhood of $50,000. Provenance is the future in bird guns, especially Parkers. OK, so I may be wrong, but, for the present, I will stick with my opinion.