I should have bought that E46 muffler. You know, to have a spare/more stuff in the attic.
Photography Courtesy RM Sotheby's
We see the auction prices all the time: Staggering prices paid simply because two people had to have it. Did you see Mecum fetch $66,000 for a 2000 Honda Civic Si?
And then there are the parts crossing the block. A Lamborghini Miura S engine needing a full rebuild–and who knows what else? That’ll be $216,000, please.
But I just noticed something in the RM Sotheby’s listings that maybe can be called refreshing: Two stock BMW M3 mufflers, one for the E36 and another for the follow-up model.
As those cars become more collectible, people are going to drop some coin for those NLA parts that were often thrown away, right?
The selling price for each muffler? $12 apiece. In a hundred years, we’ll wish that we had grabbed them.
I should have bought that E46 muffler. You know, to have a spare/more stuff in the attic.
David S. Wallens said:I should have bought that E46 muffler. You know, to have a spare/more stuff in the attic.
But how much was a buyers "paddle"
At the Rudi Klien auction where that Lambo motor sold , it was $500 for a buyers paddle and to even inspect the items.
I believe that $500 is a deposit that would be applied/refunded as needed. It's to keep tire kickers away.
So if I'm patient enough, I'll have enough parts to build that BMW I've always wanted...
This story does nothing to assuage me view that auctions are, ahem, paddle waving contests between buyers.
In reply to Colin Wood :
Exactly. Like the Johnny Cash song. Kinda.
I wouldn't bid that much for the entire car.
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