Been seeing a lot more 'rare' stuff on Ebay, and seems to be more people clearing out their older dirt bikes (not always VMX, just people trying to cash stuff in).
It could have some good sides for VMX if we market ourselves properly, as we did during the last recession. Particuarly, I reckon that modern MX will decline as people won't have the spare money - but a lot of the older blokes could be enticed to get back onto an 'old banger' to keep racing for less cost (I'm mostly talking about pre-85 and The Class That Cannot Be Mentioned here).
Similarly, I can see a lot of service providers suddenly finding that they need to cut their prices significantly to stay in business. Some will find that their previously thriving business is no longer viable, and others will doggedly hold onto their old pricing structures and sink themselves because of it. Only a few genuinely talented/lucky businesses will be able to carry on as they have been.
If you can sustain your income (ie: Stay employed as a wage earner), then you're actually better off during a recession. I hate the uncertaintly, and I hate how its been affecting some of my friends, but (from an entirely selfish point of view) so far this recession has seen reduced interest rates, and lots more cheap stuff for me.
You'll never hear me gloat about that, and I am only too well aware that even my government job is now a lot less secure than it was, but that's what's happened to me so far - so I certainly have no reason to jump off of a bridge.
