Even highest quality box locks struggle to bring big money at auction. Field grade ones bring no money at all. It cost much more to import them than to buy them. Hammer guns have bounced back lately and "pigeon guns" seem to bring excellent money but wild fowlers, which are the same basic gun just not as well finished bring just slightly more than regular box locks.
I watch all the TGS videos, he also does a good gun preview of Holts auctions, picking out a number of different interesting guns. A couple of which I later won and a couple he almost laughed at that I won as well and was pleasantly happy with. He has a "local viewpoint" and what is valued to locals is not exactly what we often value. Take box locks, they are bargain basement guns which if in decent shape are steals if you find them and bring them over here. But he does understand value and well made guns and if you listen to him you will see that some are really better than others by feature or less wear and tear. He also does mention many named guns were really made in the trade by just three or four makers, no matter what is engrave on the side. Like H&H Box lock which were a Birmingham gun that at best they finished or just shot and regulated.
