This week is a report on the last seven full days, ending yesterday. It is written from the numbers each time the page is built, and it refreshes every hour as the nightly results settle in. Anyone can read it.
Which sales count
Recorded sales from the major auction houses and marketplaces we track, over $1,000. Parts and other non car lots, project cars, boats, motorcycles, trailers and similar are left out. Asking prices never count; this page is about what sold.
The four numbers
- Sold at auction: how many cars sold in the week. The line under it compares with the week before.
- Total volume: the sale prices added up, with the same comparison.
- Median sale: half the cars sold for more, half for less. It is a better guide to a typical week than the average, which one big sale can swing.
- Biggest sale: the top price of the week, with the car.
The lead paragraph above the numbers says the same thing in a sentence.
The chart
"Cars sold by day" covers the last eight weeks, one bar per day. The last seven bars, this week, are in the accent colour. The bars count cars, not dollars. Hover a bar for the date, the count and that day's volume. Mid August is Monterey Car Week, which is why one week stands tall every year.
The rest of the page
"Most sold this week" lists the makes with the most sales, each with its count and volume, linking to a search for that make.
"The ten biggest sales" shows the week's top ten by price, with the photo, the price, the car, the source and the date. Each one links to the original listing at the venue. Photos belong to the venues.
Reading it well
A quiet week is not a falling market, and one record sale is not a rising one. Use the comparison lines for direction and the model pages for a specific car. Prices are the results each venue published; some include the buyer's premium and some do not. Nothing here is an appraisal.