007 at Mecum Auction

[Sandman]

www.mecum.com/lots/LA0217-273656/2003-ford-thunderbird

[Guest]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Ron, that's a very clean-looking, low-mileage '007'

Will be interesting to see what is sells for.

Thanks for posting!

[007Cruiser]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Mileage nearly identical to mine. I wonder what it will bring.

[Peterfurlan]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Pretty sure that there are six retro birds going off today at Mecum LA none on Saturday.

[Peterfurlan]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

007 20K

[Rondor]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Only a VERY small percentage of retro's sell at these auctions. Be nice if there was a way to track general sales by dealers and individuals. I would guess most are sold direct by owners.

[BirdsAndBugs]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Only a VERY small percentage of retro's sell at these auctions. Be nice if there was a way to track general sales by dealers and individuals. I would guess most are sold direct by owners.

Selling a retro at an auction won't make the owner anything more than if you sold it yourself on eBay or via a classified ad. These large auctions take 15-20% of the sales price as a selling fee.

[007Cruiser]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Mecum gets 10% on both ends.

[11TH GEN]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Mecum gets 10% on both ends.

That's if you are there. They get 12% from phone and internet bidders. The 10% is often negotiated down some on high dollar cars if they are getting close to reserve. Seen it happen many times.

[EllisonCal]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

If there was an auction where enough retro Thunderbird lovers were in attendance, the prices would be higher and probably more representative of the market value. Right now, it just depends on the bidders there and how they feel about our beloved cars.

[BirdsAndBugs]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

If there was an auction where enough retro Thunderbird lovers were in attendance, the prices would be higher and probably more representative of the market value. Right now, it just depends on the bidders there and how they feel about our beloved cars.

The bid prices those 2 retros fetched were not bad. Not sure where you think the "market value" is.

[Dennis45]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

I watched a fair portion on Friday and in my opinion, the bidding in general was very low. A good number of cars did not get close enough to lift the reserve and did not sell.
The retros seemed to attract more interest than a lot of others.
IMO, the prices were average for the retros. (One did not meet reserve)

[wcoates]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Greg in my neck of Ohio car dealers are still asking 15-16k but lots available in the 11-12 range including '04s and '05s. Prices seem low. Maybe spring sun shine will drive prices up.

[BirdsAndBugs]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

Greg in my neck of Ohio car dealers are still asking 15-16k but lots available in the 11-12 range including '04s and '05s. Prices seem low. Maybe spring sun shine will drive prices up.

$15-16 sound pretty reasonable. I guess there is a fair amount of variance based on mileage and condition as these are now older used cars.

[Rondor]

Re: 007 at Mecum Auction

I would consider $15-16 a pretty accurate average ( mid range ) Making rare or low mileage higher and higher mileage basic models lower. 90% of ads seem between $13 and $21K