Collector Cars
Two markets under one name: blue-chip lots setting records while the median car at auction sits at an inflation-adjusted low. Costs, tax, authenticity, and how an outsider buys.
Desk data as of 2026-11-06 · Invest Alternative radar
The guide
The guide
Investing in Collector Cars
Two cars sold for $25.9 million. The median car sold for $26,513.
Inside · 12 sections
Two markets, one name · What it actually costs to own · Authenticity: the part that ends you · How an outsider owns one · The IA view
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Articles & Guides
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Bring a Trailer median sold price falls 5.9% to $20,125
Bring a Trailer's median sold price slipped to $20,125, down 5.9% on the day and down 33% in a week, though still up 7.3% over the past month. Whether the…
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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Weissach sells for $800,000 on BaT
A 799-mile 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Weissach sold for $800,000 on Bring a Trailer. Low-mileage, high-spec Porsche track models remain among the most…
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Open question: Is H100 supply tightening or just listing churn?
H100 offers fell to 33 on the day on Vast.ai, even after an 83% jump in a week. Is the weekly spike a restocking burst that’s already fading, or are…
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2021 Ferrari F8 Spider sells for $510,000 on Bring a Trailer
A 4,900-mile 2021 Ferrari F8 Spider sold for $510,000 on Bring a Trailer on Oct. 14. Late-model supercar prices remain highly sensitive to spec and…
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Singer 911 brings $863,500 on Bring a Trailer
A 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe by Singer sold for $863,500 on Bring a Trailer on Oct. 14. Big-number restomod sales continue to clear at auction; the…
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1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary fetches $626,000 on BaT
A 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary, kept in one family for 27 years, sold for $626,000 on Bring a Trailer. The result underscores continued…
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11k-mile 2005 Ford GT sells for $605,000 on BaT
An 11,000-mile 2005 Ford GT sold for $605,000 on Bring a Trailer, one of the stronger results on the platform in the past week as median pricing continues…
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1,400-mile 2023 Ferrari F8 Spider brings $600,000 on BaT
A 1,400-mile 2023 Ferrari F8 Spider sold for $600,000 on Bring a Trailer, clearing at a substantial premium over list even as the platform's overall…
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RM sells 1956 Cadillac Eldorado show car for $494,500
RM Sotheby's sold a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car for $494,500 at the Hershey Auction, demonstrating that coachbuilt-style Americana with…
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BaT sell-through falls to 63.9%, down 23% in a week
Bring a Trailer's sell-through rate slid to 63.9%, down 23% on the day and down 21% in a week, pointing to softer clearing rates even as headline lots…
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2025 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Weissach brings $659,500 on BaT
A 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 RS with Weissach and Manthey Racing packages sold for $659,500 on Bring a Trailer. The result shows late-model spec premiums…
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A 1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster sells for $770,000 on BaT
A 13k-mile 1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster sold for $770,000 on Bring a Trailer on Oct. 6. Another test for where late-’90s poster cars clear when…
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A 2,200-mile 2007 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 sells for $750,000
A 2,200-mile 2007 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Coupe sold for $750,000 on Bring a Trailer. Another large Murciélago print after recent six-figure-plus…
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A 2,200-mile 2022 Ferrari 812 GTS brings $735,000 on BaT
A 2,200-mile 2022 Ferrari 812 GTS sold for $735,000 on Bring a Trailer. The result keeps late-model V12 convertible pricing in focus as supply of low-mile…
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2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster sells for $780,000
A 17,000-mile 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster with a 6-speed conversion sold for $780,000 on Bring a Trailer on Oct. 2, well above typical…
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BaT median sold price falls 31% in a week to $28,375
Bring a Trailer's median sold price was $28,375 on Oct. 4, off 8.47% on the day and down 30.79% in a week. Mix effects are large at the median; the move…
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BaT top-sale count falls 23% in a week to 119
our high-end new-car series logged 119 on Oct. 4, down 1.65% on the day and off 22.73% in a week. Thin volume at the top of the market can move this…
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2020 Ferrari 488 Pista Spider brings $1,068,000 on BaT
A 2020 Ferrari 488 Pista Spider sold for $1,068,000 on Bring a Trailer on Sept. 29.
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2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition sells for $1,261,000 on BaT
A 3,000-mile 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition sold for $1,261,000 on Bring a Trailer, keeping top-end modern collectible pricing firm even as broader…
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2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale brings $1,016,500 on BaT
A 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale sold for $1,016,500 on Bring a Trailer. Low-mileage, last-of-line naturally aspirated Ferraris continue to command seven…
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2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster brings $650,000 on BaT
A 7k-mile 2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster with a 6-speed conversion sold for $650,000 on Bring a Trailer. The print lands just below recent…
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2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic sells for $700,000 on BaT
An 842-mile 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic brought $700,000 on Bring a Trailer. The result sits near recent top-of-market closes for modern specialty…
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37-mile 2019 Ford GT '68 Heritage Edition sells for $1,566,000
A 37-mile 2019 Ford GT '68 Heritage Edition sold for $1,566,000 on Bring a Trailer. Ultra-low mileage continued to command a premium in late-September…
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2022 McLaren 765LT Spider sells for $700,999 on BaT
A 2022 McLaren 765LT Spider sold for $700,999 on Bring a Trailer on 23 September. The result may serve as a reference point for late-model, track-focused…
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1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark II sells for $791,000 on BaT
A 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Mark II 5-Speed sold for $791,000 on Bring a Trailer on Sept. 24, per venue results monitored by our index.
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BaT sell-through rises to 80.6%, up 38.25% in a week
Bring a Trailer's sell-through rate increased to 80.6%, up 3.6% on the day and 38.25% in a week, per our own data's BaT market feed. Stronger clearance…
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484-mile 2021 Ferrari 812 GTS sells for $765,000 on BaT
A 484-mile 2021 Ferrari 812 GTS sold for $765,000 on Bring a Trailer, providing a fresh data point for ultra-low-mileage open-top Ferraris even as the…
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High-end car sales index drops 8.77% on the day to 104
The big-ticket new-car sales index fell to 104 on Wednesday, down 8.77% on the day and 22.96% in a week. Fewer ultra-high-end comparables can amplify…
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166-mile 2005 Ford GT sells for $802,000 on BaT
A 166-mile 2005 Ford GT brought $802,000 on Bring a Trailer. Low-mileage modern icons are still clearing at prices that keep the trophy-car segment…
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Ex–Mac Davis 2006 Ford GT brings $815,000 on BaT
An Ex–Mac Davis 2006 Ford GT sold for $815,000 on Bring a Trailer. Celebrity provenance continues to function as a meaningful sweetener even in a market…
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BaT median sold price $26,750; up 33.75% in a week
Bring a Trailer's median sold price printed $26,750 on September 20, down 4.46% day over day but up 33.75% in a week. The 90-day z-score of -0.38 points…
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1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S brings $852,000 on BaT
A 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S sold for $852,000 on 9/18 via Bring a Trailer. The print keeps top-aircooled 993-era specials in the high-end lane despite…
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A 907-mile Ferrari 488 Pista Spider sells for $1.8 million
A delivery-mileage 2020 Ferrari 488 Pista Spider sold for $1,801,000 on Bring a Trailer, extending the run of strong prices for modern limited-production Ferraris.
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Investing in Blue-Chip Ferraris and Porsches
A 250 GTO made $51.7 million, an Enzo $17.9 million; the file, not the paint, set both prices.
41 min read
Buying Cars at Auction
The platforms cap the buyer’s fee and the houses charge a percentage: $10,500 apart on a $150,000 car.
36 min read
Investing in Modern Limited-Production Cars
Delivery mileage is the scarce attribute, and its premium has not been tested by a full cycle.
39 min read
Recent sales and data
As of 2026-11-06
Recent sales
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Bring a Trailer · 2026-10-29
$1.71M
559-Mile 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition
Bring a Trailer · 2026-10-27
$1.52M
RUF CTR-Specification 1981 Porsche 911 Carrera Widebody
Bring a Trailer · 2026-10-26
$3.05M
157-Mile 2020 McLaren Speedtail
Bring a Trailer · 2026-10-26
$1.94M
13k-Kilometer 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 SE
Bring a Trailer · 2026-10-26
$1.06M
Data we track
The observations the desk collects each day, unadjusted. Change is against the prior observation, so a monthly series shows a monthly move. Each row carries the date of its last observation.
| Series | Trend | Latest | Change | Source | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring a Trailer median sold price, daily61 obs | $29,250 | -10.00% | Bring a Trailer | 2026-11-06 | |
| Bring a Trailer results, daily61 obs | 36 | 0.00% | Bring a Trailer | 2026-11-06 | |
| Bring a Trailer sell-through rate61 obs | 72.2% | +4.03% | Bring a Trailer | 2026-11-06 |
Also in Cultural Assets
Objects whose value is scarcity plus attention: art, wine, cars, cards, luxury goods and watches, and NFTs.
Fine Art
The most spectacular prices in finance, and a real return of about 2.4% a year before costs.
Fine Wine
A €30B market whose supply shrinks every year and whose returns have trailed equities since 1900.
Sports Cards & Trading Cards
A hobby-box pull sold for $11 million. The median card on eBay sold for $1.25.
Luxury Goods
One handbag sold for €8.6 million; almost everything else loses money once it leaves the boutique.
NFTs
A Bored Ape floored at $430,000 in April 2022. It floors at $16,935 today.
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