I greatly appreciate this thread
AdventureManCO as I am in need of this kind of support. I have recently decided I need to divest much of my collection; I moved into a new house with a much smaller garage, and it became immediately apparent I needed to downsize. Currently my stats are:
23 full bikes
A lot of parts
I am actually down by 3 bikes, which I sold toward the end of last year, including a '72 Motobecane Le Champion, a '74 Raleigh Super Tourer and a '75 Peugeot PX 10.
As far as an aspirational goal, I would like to see the collection down to around 10 bikes by the end of the year -- given the state of this market, that may require me to practically give some of these away.....
Having said that, I agree with several of the folks in this thread - I'm not in this to make a fortune, and I certainly have gotten a lot of value just in the restoration, ownership and riding of these bikes. So, even if I have to sell for less than market rate prices, I feel like I am still ahead of the game.
Thanks!
Andy