OP
Good question, I’ve never found a source for price trends, my sense is that prices went up quite a bit during covid, stopped rising and have been dropping some during last year.
I occasionally glance at prices on hifishark of the many vintage pieces I have bought since 2019 on hifishark:
McIntosh mx110z tube tuner/preamp
Cayin A-88T Integrated Tube Amp MK1, 16 ohm taps
JVC TT81 in Two Arm Plinth PL-2
Sony xa5400es SACD Player
Yamaha CR-1040 SS Receiver
Mitsubishi Vertical TT LT-5V
Chase RLC-1 Remote Line Controller
Technics SL-J33 Programmable TT
Sony TT FL-1 Front Loading Drawer Type TT.
Also, when I read about exceptional vintage pieces I don’t own, look them up just to know about them, I sense the same ’way up/dropping some’ pricing trend.
Without a doubt, Meters both increase the price and hold their value, much like vintage cars, i.e. the (VW, TBird, Porsche ... ) Convertible version holds/increases in value far more than the more common and less special sedans.