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<blockquote data-quote="Albervin" data-source="post: 104187" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>That works sometimes. When the bike is very rare or has some serious provenance you don't have that window. I bought a 1956 Maico Blizzard a few years ago. Not one has been sold at auction for decades (if ever) in Australia. What value? I said less than a Metralla but maybe more than an early OSSA/ Montessa. I think I was on the money there. Several hours fixing a very expensive but poor restoration. Followed by several enjoyable rallies and Best In Show Awards. Then there was a very nice 1969 Suzuki T250. Again, almost no previous purchases to gauge it. Perversely it is much easier to set prices for Vincents. They may cost a lot more than the Suzuki but it is much easier to see the "going rate". At the moment it is all about "originality" plus some shine. There are lots of people out there who paid too much for their Vincent ten years ago who are laughing. For those of us who bought our bikes over thirty years ago it really doesn't matter. Too bloody hot to ride at the moment though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albervin, post: 104187, member: 586"] That works sometimes. When the bike is very rare or has some serious provenance you don't have that window. I bought a 1956 Maico Blizzard a few years ago. Not one has been sold at auction for decades (if ever) in Australia. What value? I said less than a Metralla but maybe more than an early OSSA/ Montessa. I think I was on the money there. Several hours fixing a very expensive but poor restoration. Followed by several enjoyable rallies and Best In Show Awards. Then there was a very nice 1969 Suzuki T250. Again, almost no previous purchases to gauge it. Perversely it is much easier to set prices for Vincents. They may cost a lot more than the Suzuki but it is much easier to see the "going rate". At the moment it is all about "originality" plus some shine. There are lots of people out there who paid too much for their Vincent ten years ago who are laughing. For those of us who bought our bikes over thirty years ago it really doesn't matter. Too bloody hot to ride at the moment though. [/QUOTE]
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