More than price, I enjoy seeing the level of interest on BaT generated by canonical cars of the classic European sports car genre. Here’s a lovely 67S coupe that is sixth in popularity on the list of BaT long hoods: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...911s-coupe-14/
Here is my Alfa that is also a sixth-place finisher in popularity but in the Alfa 750/101 category: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...etta-spider-6/
The numbers for the Porsche are 41 bids, 2,263 watchers, 54,693 views. For the Alfa, 48 bids, 1,288 watchers, 28,784 views. I believe that many of the views are post-auction.
I was struck by the indifference to originality among the Alfisti generally and the folks with questions during my auction in particular. No one came to see it! If my Spider had been a Convertible D, I think that the audience would have been more appreciative and the price higher.
This crowd may accuse me of heresy, but Porsche in the 50s couldn’t hold a candle to Pininfarina for style and the quality wasn’t all that different.
Porsches are twice as popular as Alfas, I guess. But fewer bids for the Porsche might reflect a market that is more certain about price.
I predict that Eric’s car will blow past the sixth-place 911S. What do others make of the stats?
The folks at BaT must have a ton of fun with the data that they gather.
Here is my Alfa that is also a sixth-place finisher in popularity but in the Alfa 750/101 category: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...etta-spider-6/
The numbers for the Porsche are 41 bids, 2,263 watchers, 54,693 views. For the Alfa, 48 bids, 1,288 watchers, 28,784 views. I believe that many of the views are post-auction.
I was struck by the indifference to originality among the Alfisti generally and the folks with questions during my auction in particular. No one came to see it! If my Spider had been a Convertible D, I think that the audience would have been more appreciative and the price higher.
This crowd may accuse me of heresy, but Porsche in the 50s couldn’t hold a candle to Pininfarina for style and the quality wasn’t all that different.
Porsches are twice as popular as Alfas, I guess. But fewer bids for the Porsche might reflect a market that is more certain about price.
I predict that Eric’s car will blow past the sixth-place 911S. What do others make of the stats?
The folks at BaT must have a ton of fun with the data that they gather.
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