Auction Oldtimer Gallery in Toffen on April 28, 2012 - the day of reserved resolutions
Summary
On April 28, 2012, the Oldtimer Gallery in Toffen held its traditional spring auction. 117 cars went under the hammer, 80 were knocked down, although almost half of them were conditional. No bids were received for 23 vehicles. At the end of the day, the results were mixed, with some of the highest bidders having made a real bargain. The VW Standard (Beetle) from 1949 was the most successful, selling for almost 50% above the estimated price, but several other vehicles also achieved good results. This report briefly reflects the atmosphere at the event and shows the results in detail.
This article contains the following chapters
- A valuable Beetle
- A not cheap duck
- Favorable opportunities
- No bids
- Market researchers and spectators
- No long faces
- Results of the auction
Estimated reading time: 5min
Preview (beginning of the article)
80 of 117 (vehicle) lots were knocked down, which actually sounds like a very satisfactory result for an auction. However, if you take into account that almost half of the lots were knocked down subject to reservation and in some cases may have ended up as "not sold", the result is less convincing. Was it due to the beautiful weather, which made potential bidders prefer to enjoy the early summer, or was the offer simply missing the icing on the cake? In any case, some of the auction participants were probably squinting at the clearly visible (Monteverdi) MBM sports car, which already announced the next auction in June on the occasion of the Dolder Classic.
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