[StaggerSaint]

I continue to be regularly baffled by the high bids on BAT, this one being no exception.

Yes, it's a cool color combo and has sport seats but I don't see it as having anywhere near the "collector" value that the winning bid (+fee) indicates. It's a repaint - and likely has some rust lurking - as well as looking less than pristine in a few areas (interior carpet, water-stained headliner), and has a number of unoriginal components to boot, even if the BBS wheels do look badass.

When I was shopping for a SC/3.2 back in 2018 to mid '19, I twice went after cars almost identical to this one - '86's in Meteor Grey / black interior.

The first (with comfort seats, decent condition and 85k miles) was listed for $42K and sold in one day while I took a minute to sleep on it. My loss.

The second was offered at $49,5, had 95k miles and was completely original and in nearly perfect condition. The seller and I couldn't find middle ground on the price and I moved on.

Point is, I just don't get the BAT buyer mentality acting like these are a vanishing commodity. Why not go to a cars 'n coffee or a PCA event and chat some people up? These cars are out there for reasonable prices, waiting to be found. But I guess there's a premium BAT buyers are willing to pay for the "here and now" aspect. To each their own.