Thanks all! I understand those who advocate keeping it...I'm on a minibike forum after all...my normal haunt is a steel guitar forum where the sentiment (and the in-house expertise!) is very similar. So there are definitely things I value and keep for sentimental reasons (I never play my 1957 Fender Stringmaster any more but it is going nowhere!). But this one is getting no use, unlikely to do so in the future...and I'd rather see someone else (who maybe is missing a bit of their childhood) enjoy it.
So it has a replaced engine and seat, missing that little gas tank thing on top and a front decorative plate it looks like. Certainly not original, but I doubt many of these are at this point?
That said...being completely ignorant of the vintage minibike market...some of the selling prices I've seen were way high above what I assumed was a fair price. I know the rules are not to ask for a value estimate in this forum, so I'm not going to...but any tips, for someone completely unaware, for coming up with a price range that is reasonable and fair? I could price it like how I was originally thinking...my goal is not to make a bunch of money, just to open up my garage and maybe give this bike someone who will actively appreciate/maintain/use it...and I'm guessing it will sell REALLLY fast, but if there is a "reasonable" range I would lean towards pricing it on the lower end so the person gets a good deal, but its not a straight up giveaway, either. So any suggestions for figuring that out are appreciated!
And again, I know I probably sound heartless...you guys love these things like I love my first guitars...but unless I'm going to go full hoarder, it's good to let things go from time to time and I think there are people out there that might love something like this. Again, thanks for your help! The seat being different completely threw me off track in identifying it.