I don't care what anyone says, all Purdey purchasers are gun collectors and investors because no Purdey shoots ten or twenty thousand dollars better than a well stocked VH Parker. I no more want a trashed out or poorly refinished Purdey than I would want the same thing in a Parker. Regardless of the incorrect opinion of some to the contrary, a good, lightly used, original Purdey sells for buckets more money than a many times refreshed one.