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Having owned (bought and then sold) a couple of 80s V8 ferraris, I have a good idea why they don't do well on BaT.
The reason is the buyers of those cars are generally a nervous, inexperienced (an in my own experience an odd) group.
Very different than the Porsche buyer pool.
The typical 3X8 buyer is a prospective first time Ferrari owner. Typical first time Ferrari buyer:
1. Wants only red/tan. So any other combo has a price hit.
2. Is not very mechanically inclined or knowledgeable. So they tend to be very nervous.
3. Whatever knowledge they have, it tends to be from Internet boards. So it's mostly wrong.
4. They don't tend to do any wrenching. So EVERYTHING has to be handed to a mechanic. And unlike with Porsches, it's hard or impossible to find anyone who does not absolutely rape you for working on these.
5. Based on Internet fear, they place a very high value on things such as the car having every record since new. While those things are nice, of course, they shouldn't be life and death for a 30+ year old used car. (Examples are 911s - they sell no problem all the time with NO records). The condition of the car is the condition of the car.
Because of the above, the 3X8 tire kicker tends to be a pain in the rear.
A huge number of them also simply won't buy without a PPI. So the potential buyer pool on BaT is hugely reduced.
FINALLY, the 3X8 series are neat cars, but have never really been collectible. Prices over the years have languished for long periods of time. They did go up as all prices did during the last 8 years or so, but as prices have deflated in the past 2 years, they have helped lead the way. In any market downturn, they will always decline.
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