Depends
Depends what you want to do with it, and especially, on how much effort you're willing to put into maintaining it.
I have never owned a semi-strictly a sxs and pump kinda guy (well, there's a bolt action Mossberg, but that's just in case a bear gets a bit too friendly in a fishing camp).
I've never had a mechanical problem.
My friends all shoot Rem 1100's, and I've seen several hunts spoiled because they would not chamber the second shell. Guns just took the day off and turned themselves into pretty expensive single shots for a time.
Reason in each case was maintenance-in the case of the 1100's, usually failure to periodically replace the O rings.
You don't need the expensive ones you find in a gun store, either. The same exact thing is available from an auto parts store, for pennies.
The smartest of my buddies finally bought a bunch and now always has a couple of spares in his hunting coat. The other guys just keep shooting til their guns fail and THEN start thinking about maintenance.
Usually, that happens a few seconds after a nice big pheasant gets airborne and is accompanied by language not suitable for this family oriented board
Basic maintenance is not rocket science, and sure beats the "squeeze and pray it works" approach.