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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.

Sale(s) of the Day

I couldn’t just feature one sale of the day here, as both sales below were compelling each for their own reason.

The Mk4 Supra Turbo was one of those cars where you expect the bidding to explode simply because the spec leaves no room for excuses. A 1993 Turbo hardtop, six speed, one owner, 60k miles, kept in Texas since new, and almost completely unmodified. It is the exact blueprint collectors chase and almost never find anymore.

And somehow it sold for $89,501.

For this configuration, that feels light. Hardtops are not just rare. They are the Supra that delivers the driving experience people romanticize. No flex. No squeaks. No compromises. Pair that with a clean long term ownership story and a car that has not been turned into a 1,200 horsepower science project, and you are looking at the version of the Mk4 that ages the best.

Yes, the transmission was replaced years ago, but it reads more like preventive overkill from an owner who cared rather than anything structural. The rest of the car has the same vibe. Used responsibly. Serviced consistently. Never taken apart. Never modified into oblivion.

So the result is surprising. In a good way for the buyer. The market often overreacts to mileage and underreacts to provenance, and this was another example. A high quality car slipped into the hands of someone who understood exactly what they were buying.

A proper hardtop Supra with this story and this spec should not be living under 90k. Someone got a real win here.

With Giulietta Sprints, there is a simple reality that seasoned Alfa people already know. The smart money buys a ready made car, not a project. And this result at $45,500 is a perfect example of why.

A Sprint may look simple, but bringing a tired one back to this level is anything but. The bodywork alone can turn into a financial black hole. These cars rust in layers, not spots, and once you start peeling back the structure, you learn very quickly why freshly restored cars routinely sit deep into six figure territory. That math rarely makes sense for a 1300 Sprint.

Which is why this black over grey time capsule was such a win. It avoided the financial traps because it had a life that didn't require them. One California owner from 1959 to 2023. Always garaged. Never taken apart. Never restored. Just maintained and updated when it mattered. When the selling dealer woke it up, the car needed tuning and small mechanical corrections, not resurrection.

That continuity is almost impossible to find now. And it is exactly what makes buying a sorted, honest Giulietta the smarter move. You get the full charm of the model in the form Alfa intended without inheriting someone else's restoration shortcuts or taking on a blank check commitment of your own.

At $45,500, the buyer stepped into the right kind of Giulietta. A car that still carries its history, still wears its age well, and still leaves room for enjoyment instead of invoices. For this model, that is the way to do it.

No Reserve Auctions Ending Today With Upside

Some cars are broad market plays. And then there is this one.

A 1926 Ford Model T is already a niche buy, even in the best of circumstances. You are not cross shopping this with a 240Z or a Fox body Mustang. This is pure prewar Americana, something you buy because you want the full ritual: hand throttle, planetary gears, 20 horsepower, the whole slow motion theater of early motoring. In todays market, the buyer pool for a Model T is small, knowledgeable, and usually patient.

Which is exactly why this listing is interesting.

The biggest story here is not the restoration or the burgundy and black paint or the build binder. It is the platform. A car like this would normally live on an auction site with real prewar visibility, places where brass era and early Ford collectors already congregate. Instead, it is running no reserve on a site with far fewer eyeballs, and that changes the entire dynamic.

For a buyer, that is the dream scenario.
For a seller, not so much.

When you combine niche car plus small audience plus no reserve, you create the perfect chance for the market to steal it. Right now the bidding sits around $3,000, which is lawnmower money, and without the kind of built in traffic you get on the major platforms, the final number is entirely at the mercy of whoever happens to be watching today.

The comments tell the story. Half the conversation is people correcting the body style, asking whether it runs, and sorting out basic details. That shows the correct buyer pool has not fully assembled. On a major site, prewar obsessives would already be debating starter upgrades, coil boxes, and casting numbers. Here, you get silence.

But that is the leverage.

If you are the buyer, this is the moment you dream about. A genuine antique, restored, presentable, running if the battery cooperates, and selling on a platform where the competition is light. The strategy is simple. Set your max and let the clock run. Model Ts rarely slip through cracks on the big platforms. Here, it might.g.

Every now and then an alumni car returns to Cars and Bids and the market reacts in a completely different way than before. That is exactly what is happening with this 2012 Range Rover Sport HSE Luxury.

The last time this SUV ran, it brought about $21,500. Today it is sitting at $5,000 with a few hours left and that gap is striking. It has picked up about 23,000 miles since the previous sale, which is totally normal for a three year ownership cycle. The bigger story is how far the bidding needs to go to get anywhere near the prior result.

The seller is doing everything right. He is present, responsive, and transparent. Every question is answered clearly. The air suspension warning light is addressed. The timing chain record is posted. The previous listing is shared. Nothing is hidden. For a used Range Rover, that level of honesty matters. These models have a reputation for big ticket maintenance, so when the major service has already been done, that removes a significant part of the fear.

The service history is also encouraging. Brakes, alignments, oil changes, recalls, and tires. The usual mix you expect from an SUV that has seen regular use. The modifications are mild. The presentation is clean. In other words, this is a straightforward, well kept L320 Range Rover Sport, not a mystery or a mechanical gamble.

Which brings us back to the price.

At no reserve, this is exactly the kind of listing that can quietly turn into a genuine opportunity. Most buyers remember the last result. Most understand that a clean, timing chain serviced V8 Range Rover Sport can still command real money. Yet the current bid is nowhere near where you would expect it to be with a day left.

That gap is the opportunity.

If the audience does not close that spread, someone is about to land a properly maintained V8 Range Rover Sport for a fraction of last time’s price. Larger platforms often correct these situations automatically because of the sheer number of active bidders. Cars and Bids has a strong community, but it still leaves room for moments like this where a good car runs behind the room and a patient bidder benefits.

Now the only question is whether the bidding wakes up and closes the gap or whether this becomes one of the best value Range Rover Sports of the year.

Some 992 Turbo S builds hit you immediately. This one does. It is a 2024 Turbo S with 5,000 miles, Fjord Green paint to sample, and one of the most confident configurations you will see all year.

The spec carries the whole story. SportDesign exterior. Bronze center locking wheels. White and blue leather. Wood trim. Burmester. Lift. PCCB. Surround view. Ventilated seats. Sunroof. And yes, the rear wiper, which somehow makes the whole car feel even more intentional. Nothing here is default. Nothing feels like the seller clicked through the configurator on autopilot. This is a car that was built, not ordered.

The mileage sits right in the sweet spot. Broken in, but still essentially new. The seller added about 3,500 miles, protected the entire exterior with Xpel, ceramic coated it, and even wrapped the windshield. The minor Carfax incident reads exactly like what it was: a bumper cover replaced after contact with a deer, followed by a full cosmetic refresh. No mystery, no story games, no drama.

The part that jumps out is how rare it is to find a modern Turbo S with this kind of personality. Fjord Green sits perfectly between blue and green. The interior does not try to match it or fight it. It complements it. The wood adds a level of maturity you never get from carbon. Even the rear wiper becomes a signature touch. You could build 100 Turbo S cars and still not land on this exact mix of color, restraint, and confidence.

And that is where the upside comes in.
Not because this is going to double in value.
Because a PTS Turbo S with real taste behind the choices will always be in demand. When buyers mentally scroll through modern Turbos they wish they had bought, this is exactly the type that keeps showing up.

Most late model supercars blur together. This one stands out. The spec is memorable. The miles are right. The presentation is sorted. Whoever wins is stepping into a configuration that will continue to separate itself from the pack for years.

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