The '94 Porsche That Gained $155k in 6 Years!

PLUS: Range Rover Reality Check: When $219k Isn't Enough

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Good morning, Vroomers!

Let’s dive straight into the action…

MARKET LEADERBOARD

💰 The figures shared below don’t count any other sales such as car seats, memorabilia etc… All online auction sites are analyzed to put this leaderboard together.

I only include websites that have sold 5+ cars in the chart below.

Following a fantastic weekend of sales, the week began on an exceptionally high note with $6.5 million in sales. From the chart, we see that 41% of sales were under $20k. Additionally, a higher-than-average percentage of sales fell in the $60k-$100k range, likely driving the average sale price up to $43k yesterday.

YESTERDAY’S TOP 5 SALES

Yesterday we had three different platforms featuring in our top 5 and none of them were Collecting Cars!

We have PCarMarket, SOMO & of course Bring a Trailer.

To view each listing, you can click on the cars.

2019 Porsche 911 Speedster $393,000

1995 Porsche 993 Carrera RS $370,000

2023 Rolls-Royce Cullinan $325,000

There is not enough sale data to produce a chart for this Rolls-Royce.

1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Widebody $212,000

2012 Ferrari 458 Italia $185,000

Range Rover Reality Check: When $219k Isn't Enough

Folks, we've got a head-scratcher here. Yesterday, a 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV Edition One failed to sell at a high bid of $219k. Now, hold onto your hats - the sticker price on this beauty was $192k. That's right, the seller turned down 27 grand over sticker. On a Range Rover Sport. In 2024.

Look, I get it. It's a shiny new toy with all the bells and whistles. Carbon Bronze Matte paint, 23" carbon-fiber wheels, twin-turbo V8 pushing 626 horses. Sounds dreamy, right? But let's get real for a second.

This is the Sport version we're talking about. These things depreciate faster than an ice cream cone in the Sahara. Every month you hold onto one of these, you're basically setting a stack of Benjamins on fire.

Now, I'm not privy to what's going on in the seller's head, but turning down $219k for a car with a $192k sticker? That's a bold move, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for 'em. (who knows that movie reference?)

Unless... and here's where it gets interesting... unless they've got a local buyer lined up who's willing to pay even more. But even then, that buyer better have more money than sense.

Look, I love a good Range Rover as much as the next guy, but this one's got me scratching my head. With only 75 miles on the clock, it's barely broken in. But in the world of high-end SUVs, that new car smell fades fast, and so does the value.

So, what do you think? Was the seller crazy to pass on $219k, or do they know something we don't? And remember, in the world of car flipping, timing is everything. This seller might just have missed their golden window.

So, what do you think? Was the seller crazy to pass on $219k?

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Alumni Listings

It's been a minute since we dove into some daily alumni listings, but seeing this '94 Porsche 911 Widebody sell for $212,000, up from $57k when it was first bought in 2018, is worth the wait. This 1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is one of only 267 widebody coupes delivered to the North American market. The seller snagged it after it was listed on BaT in August 2018.

In the two years following its acquisition, the car underwent significant work, including a repaint in Olive Green, a custom reupholstered interior, and a rebuild of the 3.6-liter flat-six. Not to mention the installation of a ducktail rear spoiler, a sunroof delete plate, sport seats, 18″ Fuchs-style wheels, Turbo brakes, Bilstein PSS10 coilovers, and Tarett Engineering shock mounts and front monoball camber plates.

Additional features include a five-speed manual transaxle, a Continental stereo, and air conditioning. This 964 Widebody, now showing 181k miles, is a total one-of-a-kind Porsche. With such high mileage, it's a great sale, and the buyer will undoubtedly not be disappointed.

Your Feedback

Yesterday we asked you ‘How important do you think professional-quality photos are in online car auctions?’ And boy did we get a lot of responses…

The majority of you said ‘It was absolutely crucial’

Here’s a selection of your comments:

Its my main focus week in and week out. Photos make the listing and we work so hard at them.

It's interesting to see the recent listings on Collecting Cars with one single in-studio shot (which may be an exterior photo retouched to look like a studio shot), with the remaining being their usual on-location pics. Q: does CC handle the shots for their listings, or do they ask the seller to provide them, like BaT does? In the case of BaT, you'll see regular high-quality listings from Local Partners like wob and 911r always shot in their own signature way. We do something similar and use the nearby Carlsbad beach as our backdrop for the photos used in the body of the text for each auction. Curious if CC operates differently in the curation of imagery.

You’re buying a remote five, six or seven figure purchase. More quality images give buyers fewer questions and sellers less explanations to deliver.

Depends on the value of the vehicle. I would expect nothing less than perfect photos for an original Ferrari GTO or perhaps even an original Cobra. For most lesser value vehicles very good photos showing specific details will suffice. But on those types of vehicles an excellent, well written detailed description is invaluable.

Anyone who thinks that photos aren’t one of the most important pieces of the puzzle doesn’t truly understand online auctions.

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