If anyone wants a picture of current demand for the non-existent factory wood/blue rifle, all you have to do is look at GB auctions for Left Hand Remington 700's. Clean used LH BDL's are bringing $1,000 to $1,500. Clean used LH CDL's are bringing $1,500 to $2,000. One NIB LH CDL in .223 brought $3,000 last month. Left Hand Remington 700's bringing as much as Left Hand Win M70's brought a couple years ago...
No doubt that the LH rifles are bringing a premium, but most all the original 700's are selling high over there. I did a transfer for a neighbor, he paid $1800 for a 1970's 700 Varmint BDL, nice wood and metal, although it did show some use. I sold a NIB 700 BDl 30-06 on GB for $1500 last year. The market on 700's is crazy these days.
