Originally Posted by
Ronsonic
One of the things that has changed is that retro/classic/vintage cycle stuff is cool now and is bringing big prices. I work in music electronics and one of the things we saw is that years ago before, just one example tweed Fender amps, started demanding huge prices you couldn't find them. Especially not nice examples. Now they're easy to find and hard to afford.
The good news here is that bike parts are harder to counterfeit than electric guitars and amps.
Yeah, wish I had every piece of Fender gear I ever sold. Vintage guitar stuff makes bikes look cheap in comparison. Partly because the pros still use it, and partly because the beat-up look is fashionable. There's a vibe to it that can not be quantified, and is mostly in people's head, imo.
Now if you want to see something ridiculous, look at NOS tube prices, especially old european tubes. Of course audio has always been esoteric, and many of these tubes work in audiophile amps too, so you've got those guys willing to overpay.