Oh and BTW:
I sold a heavily used pre WW II Winchester model 12 in 12ga for $300 at a gun show last year. The one I have now is in light years away better condition.
Jim
Working from memory I recall second edition of Shotgun Digest (ca.1980) had chapter on good value used guns. One of them was Winchester Model 12. I think price printed for nice sample was $400. I would keep that Model 12 only if you do not anticipate needing grocery or necessity money soon. Trust me it isn't going to get easier or more financially rewording to keep gun like that and trying to sell it at later date. To make matters worse Winchester no longer exists except for knives, cleaning kits, slings hecho en Chinie at Walmarts. In not too distant future it will be mentioned only in books.
