I have a deposit on an allocation. Probably won't see it for two years. But that's okay. I'm just happy to be in the que.
CAR Sold: 3,100-Mile 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo for $135,944
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Burmonster
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I got an "average" deal on a 2018 CS2 through the dealer network that I have bought 15+ car through in Sept of last year. Price was still withing 5k of MSRP with 18k miles on it.
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These were GREAT trucks, the diesels are rock solid, and you cannot get anything similar anymore.There was some early 2000's Ford Excursion with really low miles that sold for nearly $100k. For a fucking Ford Excursion. lol.
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A few years ago I dropped my 911 off at a shop and the owner's wife drove me to the rental place to get a car. She used the shop Excursion. 300k miles and they drove it constantly, despite almost wanting to kill it from spite.
Dusty Busterson
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Damn I remember having the chance to get one as my first car. $3,200 for a 1988 944 Turbo with 52k miles in decent shape. The guy just didnβt want it anymore.
Youβd never find that deal today
Youβd never find that deal today
My brother-in-law just this week purchased a very choice 968 Cab.
He is hoping for some sports car fun and a wise investment.
He just about lost his mind when he saw this 944T go for over a hundred grand.
I told him they are two entirely separate markets and whatever two buyers saw in that 944T to drive their bids to 130k simply won't happen in a 968 Cab, but it can still be a fun car and a wise place to park some money.
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Meanwhile high-mile (80-90k) E30 M3βs are bringing close to $100k and no one is blinking an eye 
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jared_IRL
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naah. Buyer and seller are in on it together.
Say we gotta clean $100k. You list a car worth $10k, a bunch of randos or other people keep bumping the price up, and ultimately I come in at $110k and buy the car.
Now you have $110k of clean money, and I have a $10k car. Done.
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I see other SUVs like this all the time - BAT = money laundering operation or some other fraudThere was some early 2000's Ford Excursion with really low miles that sold for nearly $100k. For a fucking Ford Excursion. lol.
16k-Mile 2003 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L Power Stroke 4Γ4
Bid for the chance to own a 16k-Mile 2003 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L Power Stroke 4Γ4 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #61,960.
No Reserve: 1999 GMC Suburban 1500 SLT 4x4
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$20k for a 20+ year old SUV with over 100k miles, Iβm not buying it
Not only an Excursion but with the 7.3, that doesn't surprise me one bit.There was some early 2000's Ford Excursion with really low miles that sold for nearly $100k. For a fucking Ford Excursion. lol.
16k-Mile 2003 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L Power Stroke 4Γ4
Bid for the chance to own a 16k-Mile 2003 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L Power Stroke 4Γ4 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #61,960.
Dusty Busterson
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Tell him to keep the car in stock, clean shape for about another 20 years. He might be able to get $100k for it then although it wonβt be the same as that amount today.
Um, I was the one talking about excursions, dummy!
And the point I was trying to make, there are some old ball cars selling for some crazy dollars. Who would think a 2003 Ford Excursion would be worth $100,000 even with low miles?
I can't tell if you're confused or if I'm confused or we're both confused.
BAT is just drowning in the media attention, customer attention and the heights their auctions are seeing.
A broker who is in a position to know, posted to a mailing list I am on that he has friends at BAT who haven't been able to keep up with work since late November. Once the year end numbers started materializing and the media started planning articles on the growth at BAT, things just started steamrolling.
Now, there is a wave of sellers with a fear of missing out who are desperate to get on BAT.
Buyers are showing up in droves and just bidding on stuff into the stratosphere just to be a part of what's going on.
Apparently, they have had to bring in some financial people and effectively auditors to just keep an eye on things for when things eventually go sideways. They have a fear that they want to be able to demonstrate all the paperwork and numbers from each auction and show legitimacy of all their dealings.
Not everyone has great stories about BAT, but it seems that most do. It's a crazy time for them right now.
EDIT**** Also and I omitted the reason for the post.
Ponder this, the industry standard auction houses who are finally fed up with the competition. They used to be fine with BAT sucking up the obscure and small market stuff, but now, they cannot ignore the numbers. How about one of the big guys buying out BAT in 2022 and coming up with a co-branding arrangement or simply having the control the siphon off the high dollar stuff to their own auction house.
You can say you heard it here first.
A broker who is in a position to know, posted to a mailing list I am on that he has friends at BAT who haven't been able to keep up with work since late November. Once the year end numbers started materializing and the media started planning articles on the growth at BAT, things just started steamrolling.
Now, there is a wave of sellers with a fear of missing out who are desperate to get on BAT.
Buyers are showing up in droves and just bidding on stuff into the stratosphere just to be a part of what's going on.
Apparently, they have had to bring in some financial people and effectively auditors to just keep an eye on things for when things eventually go sideways. They have a fear that they want to be able to demonstrate all the paperwork and numbers from each auction and show legitimacy of all their dealings.
Not everyone has great stories about BAT, but it seems that most do. It's a crazy time for them right now.
EDIT**** Also and I omitted the reason for the post.
Ponder this, the industry standard auction houses who are finally fed up with the competition. They used to be fine with BAT sucking up the obscure and small market stuff, but now, they cannot ignore the numbers. How about one of the big guys buying out BAT in 2022 and coming up with a co-branding arrangement or simply having the control the siphon off the high dollar stuff to their own auction house.
You can say you heard it here first.
I love you but most of what you posted is incorrect. Especially the bits about workload and bringing in auditors.
For what itβs worth, Hemmings was in talks to purchase BaT several years ago and it fell apart at the last minute.
Hearst Media did buy majority ownership of BaT last year.
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Hagerty also tried to buy BaT in the past but wasn't able to put a deal together. Also BaT is now the biggest of the "big guys" in the classic car auction space, I could almost see them buying a Bonhams/Gooding and spinning off the premium side in some capacity, not the other way around.
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