Rick Sommer
'Lil Knee Scuffer
Dear Fellow Classic and Antique Bicycle Collectors!
I am a bicycle enthusiast who began accumulating classic/antique/vintage bicycles about 40 years ago. Storage has been an issue, and I have not had the time to care for or restore these collectables. I now need to sell them, and I would like advice on how to best get this collection into good hands. I do not have time to sell these individually. With some energy, someone could bring these to life and realize their value, and that's not going to be me. Putting each one on EBay or Craigslist, with a detailed description, is more work than I have time for, and I want all of them to go, and into good hands.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area; are there any collectors/dealers who would be interested in the entire collection?
These include:
I am a bicycle enthusiast who began accumulating classic/antique/vintage bicycles about 40 years ago. Storage has been an issue, and I have not had the time to care for or restore these collectables. I now need to sell them, and I would like advice on how to best get this collection into good hands. I do not have time to sell these individually. With some energy, someone could bring these to life and realize their value, and that's not going to be me. Putting each one on EBay or Craigslist, with a detailed description, is more work than I have time for, and I want all of them to go, and into good hands.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area; are there any collectors/dealers who would be interested in the entire collection?
These include:
- 1961 Schwinn Black Phantom (fair condition)
- 1953 Men's Schwinn Century (very good condition original paint)
- 1953 Boy's Schwinn Century (very good condition original paint)
- Arnold Schwinn and Company New World (fair condition)
- Boneshaker -- Replica Penny Farthing, based on 1880s design, reproduced in the 1970s (good condition)
- BSA Paratrooper (poor condition)
- 1950s Montgomery Ward Hawthorne (fair condition, spring fork)
- 1950s Goodyear T. & R. Co. Wings Reliance (fair condition)
- 1950s Raleigh Sports 3-speed, generator in front hub (good condition)
- 1950s BSA Indian Scout 3-speed (good condition)
- Early 1960s? Iberia single speed lightweight (good condition)
- 1970s Sears Roebuck Ted Williams 10 speed with Campagnolo parts (good condition)
- 1970s Motobecane Team Champion with Campagnolo Record/Super-Record components (fair condition)
- Victoria folding bicycle. 1950s? (poor condition)
- 1950s? steel framed tricycle (fair condition)
- 1950s? aluminum frame tricycle (poor condition)