Is it a buyers market or what?

andrewdell19

andrewdell19

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In my opinion this is a specialized market which ebbs and flows. What are we in now? Probably an ebb. But why is that? Are people afraid the US economy is in for another dumpster diver? Are people afraid that the foreign stock markets are going to dictate what the US stock market does in the near future? Are people wondering "what the f#$@ is going to happen if trump (or insert whoever here) is president"? This is a market driven by people who have more disposal income than most. Let's consider them upper middle class or at the very least right in the middle of middle class. But also recently those who grew up on these bikes now are retiring or getting close to it and say " screw it you only live once I want to feel like I am young again" so they relive their dream.

At the same time there is a younger generation who are interested in older bikes (I have never owned a bike newer than 1985 and most have been late 60s early 70s bikes and that was long before I was born). They will replace some of those who fell off the cliff.

If you are in this for the money then the right time to sell, at least in my area, has about a year ago. And if you need to unload now let me know and I will help the cause.
 
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69ST

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Trying to explain the market cycles we've seen since the last CT70 rolled off the line in 1994 would take a textbook-length dissertation. Values had nosedived around the time this web board was started "the sky was falling":20: then, too. What followed was predictable, the timing was not. If it was simply the overall economy, then why did the sharpest rebound begin around `07-8? It reminds me of the climate vs weather debate. There will always be spikes in either direction, which won't have much impact on the overall curve. Feebay has changed a lot and not for the better, imo. I'm seeing a lot of shady-looking listings and their corporate policies have undergone some nasty changes. And feebay still isn't the whole world...
 
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OLD CT

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Umm... Yeah king, I'll say! Creep isn't the word. More like SKY ROCKET! :24: Why bother with matching #'s bikes and finding/re chroming oem stuff?? When a 72 frame riddled with china parts and a undependable piranha 150cc sells for 3,200 yeah! Let me know how it's doing after 6 thousand miles. Did anyone ever notice there are NO 150's for sale with ANY documented miles on em? Like 3000 or 4000 miles? WHY? Cause they AIN'T gonna make it there! :21:

Too bad it will break soon! Actually, some people have to learn the hard way with China engines.
 
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