💰 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+ vehicles in the chart below.

We went from a tough day on Wednesday to a strong rebound on Thursday. Sales climbed to nearly $8M, with the average price jumping from $31K to an impressive $50K. The pie chart below highlights this shift, showing that sales over $100K made up more than 10% of the total, clearly indicating it was a higher-than-average sales day.

Want to dive deeper into any of these listings? Just click on the car to take you directly to the listing.

The one sale that really stood out to me from yesterday’s top five was this 1980 BMW M1. The seller bought it in 2022, put nearly $200k into it with extensive work at Canepa, and still ended up selling it for $25k less than they originally paid! Some will chalk it up to market conditions, and I could say it’s the views it received or didn’t- as it got less than 50% views of the original listing. But when it comes down to a one-off like this, it's nearly impossible to pinpoint exactly why the final price lands where it does.

Regardless, the buyer just snagged an absolute gem. This 1980 BMW M1 is one of about 400 road-going versions ever made, and it’s one of only three factory-delivered in black. With a mid-mounted 3.5L inline-six engine, a ZF five-speed manual transaxle, and only 30k miles on the clock, this car is an absolute legend. Here’s to the new owner, who just scored themselves an iconic piece of BMW’s motorsport history.

Yesterday, we were talking about how sales in August 2024 are actually up compared to August 2023, but most platforms—aside from BaT—saw a sharp decline in sales.

We focused yesterday solely on the US market, but it’s worth noting that Collecting Cars—which consistently ranks in the top 5 sales of the day(as they did today)—had a 41.6% growth in August 2024 vs August 2023. That’s definitely something not to overlook.

Anyway, the question I asked was: What do you think platforms need to do to reverse the recent sales declines?

Most of you voted for “Invest in better marketing and customer engagement”, and here’s a selection of your comments below.

We also talked yesterday about that Supra listing on SBX, which had barely gained any traction. I asked, "Why do you think this unique Supra auction on SBX Cars is underperforming?" (Spoiler: the car didn’t sell).

The majority of you said it’s the "wrong audience on the SBX platform." Below are a few of your thoughts.