Here's what's happening:

I've decided that I'm going to finish sorting & documenting all of my collection, which will probably take me a while yet. I'm thinking that I'll probably pull a handfull of runners out to keep, along with a few of my favorite "special" cars.
Then I'm probably going to run the whole collection in one big Epay auction, minus the handfull of keepers. There's going to be around 400 cars. I'm thinking of starting the bidding maybe around $4000.

I realize that many or the common Tycos, LLs, JLs ect. only go for about $5-$10 each, give or take. However, there are several cool cars that might sell for more than that. A few of them would probably sell for a lot more. There are several brand new, never used loose cars. Also, there are a handfull of brand new, still in the package cars. There are also some spare parts & chassis that will be included. If the auction isn't successful, I might organize a few smaller lots and see how that goes. I'm not going to sell any of the nicer pieces at bargain prices though.

I haven't really lost interest in the hobby & I don't need the money badly. I AM pretty busy with my new job, getting my kids finished with high school, taking care of my house, ect...I'll probably also be getting a divorce in the not too distant future. There's another reason to not own too much stuff eh?
These boxes of slotcars just aren't really doing me any good, sitting here, collecting dust. I would like to sell most of them off and apply the money towards a more active and fun hobby. If I can, that would be great. The added cash would put me on the fast track to getting either the motorcycle of my dreams, which I've already been saving for....or a nicer newer 1:1 car or pickup, in the event that my old car needs a major repair that's more than it's worth.

I appreciate the advice that a few of you guys have given me. I'm not getting totally out of the hobby. I still think slot cars are really cool. I'm just trying to pull a few irons out of the fire. I figure that if I thin the herd enough, it will not only help me reach my goals quicker, but it will be fun to kinda start over and resume collecting later without feeling stupid because I have so many little cars already.

BTW, This isn't intended to be a "swap & sell" thread. I DID want to run some ideas by some of you and see what you thought. I've received what I think is some good advice. I hope I'll get to meet & race slots with some more of you guys in the near future. I'm still looking forward to the Cow Puddle 500.

It just doesn't make sense for me to trade anything off or sell at bargain basement prices at this point. Please don't contact me unless you're serious about buying the whole lot for pretty close to the amount that I mentioned above. My plan is to try to maximize the amount of money that I could get for these. It wouldn't really bother me to keep them. I would be happy to trade them towards a nice motorcycle though.

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What kind of bike are you considering?

My family owns 2 dealerships about 8-10 hours north of you :hat:

You looking for a cruiser or a rocket?

I'm looking at cruisers. I like the Harley look, but I like the way the Jap bikes run.

I like the Yamaha V-Star, the Kawasakin Vulcan, the Honda Shadow & Valkyrie. (I had a Yamaha Venture Royale before. It was a good bike). I don't necessarily want a full blown tour bike, but some bags would be nice. I don't have to have a faring or windshield (not sure how to spell faring)

Harleys are just OK, but I feel like they're overpriced and they aren't really better machines. I DO kinda like the Soft Tail. I won't pay the price for a nice newer Harley though. Besides, everybody around here already has one. I refuse to buy an older Harley. I want to ride it, I don't want to work on it.

I want something 1200cc or bigger. I prefer shaft drive, but I might go for a belt driven bike if I find one I like. I promised myself that I wouldn't buy another chain driven bike. I'm not real picky about the color, as long as it isn't pink.

I want something reasonably comfortable that I could take a trip on if I wanted to. I saw a beautiful Valkyrie recently for about $8000. I would definitely consider that one! I have some money saved, but not that much.....yet.