Valuation - DeLorean is "one of the hottest collector cars"

[Michael]

A "sold" auction on eBay doesn't mean the car actually sold at all. Maybe this one's seller placed phantom bids or a drunk guy at 3am won it and then backed out. Unfortunately, happens a lot on that site. I really don't see how this really sold for that much.

It wasn't just one bid. Has a history of healthy bids which doesn't mean I disagree with you but it's still encouraging nonetheless.

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[crbritt83]

Unfortunately for the purchaser (assuming it went through), that car is going to require a lot of work above the 34k price paid.

[Mark D]

It's encouraging to see sales prices continue to rise. I check Hagerty every once in a while to see what the "official" valuations are, if you can call them that. Here's the latest for Jan 2020:

[Riley88]

Neat ad. I can tell you that at 905 it is not the lowest mile DeLorean in existence. I have seen 17 mile and 300 mile cars in the local area. Still, it IS low mileage. The buyer would probably want to keep it that way.

I have been lucky enough to drive for Mecum Auction Kissimmee again. I drove a 590 mile 1983 Pontiac Firebird last weekend. It was a time capsule - essentially brand new. I was transported back to that year when I shuttled the car around the auction stages. It still sported the original Eagle NCT tires. Similarly, the buyer of that car would want to keep it as is. I think the largest value is in maintaining the time capsule.

I have seen lower than 17 miles, believe it was 9, but its in a very private collection. Nov 81 build. Wasnt allowed to take photos though of anything

[DMC-81]

I have seen lower than 17 miles, believe it was 9, but its in a very private collection. Nov 81 build. Wasnt allowed to take photos though of anything

Wow, very cool. Isn't it awesome to see such a time capsule?

[JETS 81 DMC]

BAT price chart from 2016 - 2020 (25 results shown)

https://bringatrailer.com/delorean/

[Riley88]

Wow, very cool. Isn't it awesome to see such a time capsule?

The day i saw that delorean was the best car day of my life and it wont ever be topped. This guy had a bigger collection of cars than leno. Was pretty nuts, just to bad i couldnt take photos

[Rich_NYS]

I'm interested to know the sale price of this one:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?p=253998

[Michael]

I'm interested to know the sale price of this one:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?p=253998

That car could have been so much more with a little more effort. The frame was nice but for the price of a few cans of brake cleaner and degreaser, a bag of rags and an afternoon it could have looked so much better and worthy of top tier asking price. I'm guessing just north of 30k but with a little more elbow grease along with it's history, it could have been a 45k+ machine.

[Hill Valley PD]

That thing started at 44K and dropped to under 38K. I'd guess a deal was struck in the 36K range, which was really good IMO.