No-reserve auctions strip away seller fantasy and expose what buyers will genuinely pay. Here's why they're the most honest ...

Data shows that almost half of all auction cars sell for under $3,000. However, hidden damage, extreme mileage, and clean ...

The final weekend of June 2026 delivered a busy stretch for the collector-car market, with a major live sale wrapping up in ...

Have you wondered whether you could get a real bargain on a car by shopping at a used-car auction — bypassing the dealership entirely to pay trade-in prices, sometimes shopping at the same places ...

Up to $400 million worth of classic cars will roll across the auction block in Monterey and Pebble Beach this week, marking the biggest test of the year for the collectible car market and wealthy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Teo Van Runkle is a journalist who covers the auto industry. Earlier this year, the online automotive auction site ...

The auctioneer’s hammer at the car auction selling block might soon be used to hammer nails in the coffin of traditional “tent” car auctions. Sure, Mecum Auctions posted over $275 million in sales at ...

In March of 1938 J.M. Rawls visited a livestock auction in Columbia, South Carolina. Already in the car business, he wondered why cars could not be sold by the same auction method. The idea seemed ...

To be clear they are middle men. They supposedly have relationships with brokers at the auctions but that is debatable. Their game is basically get your money, they won't acquire the car, and then ...

MONTEREY — The traveling automobile circus known as Mecum Auctions is slow in Monterey. But it’s hard to fathom since it moves so fast. Workers buff every vehicle for sale until a few seconds before ...