About 6 months ago, I posted about two of my friends giving up collecting:
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=321801
I ended the post with this statement "I know collectors and collections cycle through, but this year, I have seen more of this than anytime I can remember. It will be very interesting how the rest of the year pans out."
From my perspective, that has continued not only for the rest of 2022, but also into 2023. Another friend I know sold his entire prewar collection (December 2022) to put a rather large down payment on a house. Another this month consigned his collection to an auction house. He stated that value could be used elsewhere. I will keep updating this topic.
Trend continuing for the rest of 2023? I guess we will see.