Barber Bike Auction

[CVA-42]

My planned tour of N.E. Arkansas after the Barber Vintage Fest fell through. Maybe just as well as it is raining cats and dogs in the South. I attended the Bator auction at Barber and watched quite a few bikes go through. Here are some that I can remember with some accuracy:

1919 Harley, restored - - sold for $42K;
1924 ACE 4-cylinder, restored - - DNS @ $52K, wanted $65K;
Rickman Honda 750, orange, gorgeous - - DNS, wanted $15K;
BSA Starfire 250, needed resto - - sold for $1.3K;
BSA Lightning, original, very nice but not mint - - sold for $3.8K;
1961 Harley XLCH, restored, mint green original color, gorgeous - - sold for $11K;
1947 Indian Chief, semi-restored - - DNS, wanted $20K;
1948 Harley, original condition incl. saddlebags and buddy seat - - DNS, wanted $60K;
1985 K100RT, original condition - - sold for $1.4K;
1984 R80ST, 30K, immaculate original condition with factory bags and Sargeant seat - - sold for $4.4K;
1978 R100, 34K, repainted, incorrect striping - - sold for $3.8K;
1970 Triumph TR6, restored - - DNS, wanted $7.5K;
1975 R90S, silver smoke, repainted, aftermarket mufflers, nice bike - - DNS, wanted $7.5K;
1968 Norton N15CS, restored, candy red and silver, VERY nice bike - - sold for $5.7K

[Major Softie]

Looks like quite a number of sellers overestimated how high the market has gone.

[CVA-42]

Yes, quite a number apparently had their bikes priced too high for the market. However, most of the bikes that came across the block did sell. This sample happens to have a disproportionately high number of DNS bikes for no reason other than it's what I can remember, most probably influenced by my tour of the "Still for Sale" group after the auction ended. That said, I would say it was overall a "buyer's auction" as I saw many bikes go for what I thought were relatively low prices.