2012 prices in US for excellent restorations & originals

[jabcb]

Posting for US sales for 2012 of bikes in excellent condition.

Topic for 2011 is: viewtopic.php?t=4609

Will be interesting to see what happens to the prices for this year.

The 2011 & 2012 NADA prices are:

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Added the GT250 & T250 for 2012, so there are no comparisons to 2011 prices.

[wvc]

The NADA prices look pretty accurate to me, except I think they're a bit low still on the 72 GT750, and the 68 T500. At least the NADA puts some effort into coming up with correct values on vintage motorcycles. I love it when I'm selling a bike, and someone calls and says, "But kelley blue book says this bike is only worth $800 in excellent condition".

Great thread, I look forward to seeing how things go this year.

[jabcb]

Summary for 2011 sales:

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[jabcb]

February 24, 2012 - eBay US
1969 T350 for $4,650 US
Located in Montana.
Sharp looking with 8,565 miles. Original except for repaint, reproduction seat cover & aftermarket horn. Acid stains on exhaust.
VIN T350-10339 & matching numbers. Was in collection for about 12 years. eBay seller worksbike360, rating 100% positive & 574 ★.

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[jabcb]

March 12, 2012 - eBay US
1975 T500 for $7,800 US
Located in Connecticut.
Sharp looking complete restoration by Paul Miller.
VIN T500-76543. eBay seller jrwdfa (Paul Miller), rating 99.6% positive & 39167 ★.

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[wvc]

Thats gotta be a record for a 75 T500

[oldjapanesebikes]

I still don't think this is 'apples to apples' , although it is a great idea to track the prices. The eBay prices are 'peak' prices - so snapshots of the total market. The NADA prices as I understand it are averages of prices over time within regional areas and also category banding. It would be useful to know how many prices are in their sample set.

[jabcb]

Agreed.

The top tier bikes I've been tracking have been getting a premium over the NADA prices. But the lesser bikes often sell for prices more in line NADA.

Started this when I was trying to make sense of the eBay prices. Have been thinking about tracking "2nd tier" prices but I haven't figured out how to do it in a meaningful way.

[jabcb]

April 16, 2012 - eBay US
1974 GT550 for $5,100 US
Located in Nevada.
Sharp looking with 4,100 miles. Show quality, runs great & needs nothing.
VIN GT550-44331. Seller provided only one pic & short description. eBay seller 1sweetrabbit, rating 100% positive & 108 ★.

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[jabcb]

April 22, 2012 - eBay US
1976 GT750 for $9,100 US
Located in Minnesota.
Sharp looking with 7,496 miles. Part of a collection & maintained as a show-quality, ready-to-ride, correct original.
VIN GT750-72774. Seller was also selling other vintage Japanese bikes from the collection at the same time. eBay seller vinnie16500, rating 100% positive & 2737 ★.

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