Originally Posted by
palincss
All I said was "collectible," never made any claim to indefinite appreciation. However I doubt the future, either of the culture or the economy, is quite as uncertain as you imply. I'm more inclined to think things will continue more or less much as they are, at least as far as appreciation of classic bicycles is concerned, while you seem to be implying the dystopic world of Mad Max & Blade Runner is just around the corner.
Assuming
continuity in culture and economy in a rapidly changing environment isn't a lesson of history.
In 1929-'38 the culture and the economy were not exactly "more or less much as they are" in 1925-28 in the US, or '39-45 was to the depression years much less 2018-?.
Betting hard $ to acquire
any object assuming that change, often radical unpredictable change, will not render that object an uninteresting relic of an obsolete unfashionable past instead of a rare valuable asset is a long shot in my book. Ivory handled buggy-whip and Penny-farthing hoarders might disagree while waiting for that big come-back/payoff.
As always, suit yourself,
-Bandera