Like other said in this thread: The quality vintage stuff doesn not go down in price but is still going up. You see the same in the art world. When the economy is bad you see art drop in price .. most art but not the real quality pieces .. those always go up. If you have a mint 1970's DeRosa with original parts it will still go up in value. A 1980's Univega .. no don't expect that to go up much. As pointed out here .. most of us still get joy from owning and riding some nice bikes. If you don't have to sell don't sell now ..wait and see if the market turns.