I don`t think I can be classified as a collector,more of a buyer, re-builder & seller. My experience with small engine mfg. is that they make many thousands to recoup design & pre-production costs. Supply & demand , I have not seen anyone looking for one like yours.It being still in package is a plus. Maybe some day in future when many others are destroyed or lost, but I think that`s maybe 40 to 50 years away. I wish now that I would have bought several engines back in late 40,s. but I was a kid & $4.95 was big money. If I am wrong some day look me up in that big model shop in the sky & feel free to rub it in ! big max 1935