rcathey:

Thank you for the quick reply and insight. I was seeing the same returns through searches of RIAC and Gunbroker. It appears that the market on Garands has gone somewhat soft over the last couple years. My friend was approached by individuals who were aware of his father's collection and looking to purchase one or both of the rifles for their own. He is in no immediate hurry to move them, though.

It sounds like you have been buying and selling Garands in the market for quite some time now. Historically speaking, do you see this downturn in the market more as a correction of recent inflated values back to actual market value or a natural part of the ebb and flow where demand/supply changes may raise their prices again to a point they've met in the past?

Would one or the other of the rifles have a greater value over the other (if they both come back as being original NM rifles) ?

Thank you!