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Good morning Vroomers!

Another massive day on the auction block, with the usual suspects showing up strong across the board. But not everything found a new garage—like the stunning 47-mile Canadian-market 2019 Ford GT ’68 Heritage Edition that topped out just north of $1M without a sale.

Today’s edition leans more news than metal. Sometimes it’s about the headlines, not just the horsepower. 

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+ vehicles in the chart below.

YESTERDAY’S TOP 5 SALES

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

PCarMarket Increase Their Fees

PCarMarket joins the $7,500 club. BaT started it. C&B followed. Now it’s official.

Yesterday, PCarMarket announced that its buyer fee cap will increase from $5,000 to $7,500, effective June 27. That puts them in line with the other big names in the space.

Bring a Trailer raised its cap back in January 2024, and Cars & Bids matched it earlier this year. PCarMarket was the last of the ‘big three’ to hold out—but with new ownership, soft listing volume, and fewer headline sales lately (as we pointed out last week), this move was inevitable.

A platform can only absorb so much when revenue per sale is fixed and total sales are trending down.

That said, online buyer fees are still cheap relative to the traditional auction world, where 10–15% buyer premiums are standard—and often padded with processing surcharges.

And what you get online is arguably a lot more:

• Hundreds of photos

• Video walkarounds

• Direct Q&A with sellers

• Expert commentary from active buyers

• Faster timelines—cars listed, sold, and paid for in a matter of days

It’s not just a fee hike, it’s a recalibration. And even at $7,500, online auctions are still punching above their weight.

Below is a buyer fees breakdown of the bigger platforms.

They Shipped a GT3 RS and a McLaren. Now They’re Both Gone.

A reader reached out yesterday with a story that’s tough to stomach. A close friend hired a company called SB Trucking Services—claiming to be based in Macomb, Michigan—to transport his 700-mile GT3 RS and a McLaren from his winter home to his summer place.

Both cars disappeared. No tracker. No follow-up. Just gone—and now considered stolen.

And unfortunately, I’ve been hearing more of these stories lately. Fake carriers with clean-looking websites, official-sounding names, even doctored paperwork. They show up, load the car, and vanish. By the time anyone realizes it’s a scam, it’s too late.

If you’re arranging transport, do better homework. Seriously.

• Don’t just Google and click. Verify that the company is real. Check reviews, ask around, and confirm details directly.

• If a company you’ve never heard of is offering a deal that’s hundreds cheaper, there’s a reason. And it’s probably not a good one.

• Use established names in the collector space—even if they charge more. Because what you’re protecting is worth a lot more than the shipping fee.

Want to get technical? Real carriers have a DOT or MC number registered with the FMCSA, the government agency that oversees commercial trucking. You can plug those numbers into their site to confirm they’re legit:
🔗 https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx

But honestly, most people don’t need to go that far. Just pick someone reputable. Ask for proof. Don’t trust a random website and a handshake.

Bottom line: you wouldn’t hand your car to a stranger in a parking lot. So don’t do it at your front door either.

If you’ve had a close call—or worse—let me know. The more people speak up, the harder it is for scammers to keep getting away with it.

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