F355 Market

From my experience selling on BaT if you're a realistic seller the car will almost always sell on BaT and thats most likely the best premium you'll get as opposed to selling on open market- and in the event a car doesn't sell on BaT and goes RNM you're usually constricted to near that RNM number...i've had 3 out of my 30 cars on BaT go RNM and each time i'd sell right after the auction for maybe $5-10K more ..so don't expect to get a huge delta between your RNM price and what you actually sell it for, it will still be in the same ball park 99% of the time.

(of course low mileage special cars have a different market, i'm discussing clean drivers here)

Euro VS U.S i don't believe is a huge factor, the premium for a USA car maybe 5-8% more if that..the Euro cars have cleaner bumpers and some other little features many also love.

As for 993 vs 355 totally different cars, i daily drove my 355 for 4 months but my usual DD is a 993C2S, the 355 is pure excitement and an event to drive..the 993C2S is a car that does EVERYTHING right , head to the canyons for a spirited drive then goto the grocery store then take a 7 hour road trip., from reliability to fun...currently i don't have either ones as a DD as i sold them both to DD a 458 lol..but eventually another C2S will be my DD.

 

Excellent post, thank you for your insight!

 

This 30k mi Spider got $140k?? The same 355 Spiders that show up twice a week on BAT?



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Drilled rotors front, non drilled rear? Marred painted calipers. Visibly marred fenders and sideskirts. Faded window trim. Wrong-sized Ebay shields. Did the owner even try?

I pity the man who owns a clean U.S spec manual non-Spider and willing to let his car go for $10-30k more than what this car went for.

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Fchat’s low resolution uploads isn’t helping
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Well, it is Swaters Blue. Ever everybody want to me me.

Seriously, like I said, I'm surprised. The car wasn't that good when I looked at it in 2011 @ $50k. Doesn't look much better now. Doesn't make sense to me. But, it's Amelia Island.

You may win our bet on the silver GTB at Goodings.

 

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https://www.goodingco.com/lot/1998-ferrari-f355-berlinetta/

 

30k mi Spider vs 30k mi Berlinetta



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….not a penny less.
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A lot of us think it IS a better car…..but yes, There are other reasons too.

 

Yes, "better" is too subjective I suppose.

 

“This stunning F355 Spider was built in September 1995 then delivered new to New Mexico. Painted in a rare and stunning Blu Swaters over Cuoio (natural) leather interior, this F355 is best of all, fitted with the desirable 6-Speed Manual Gearbox. Spending its life between Arizona, New Mexico, Florida and North Carolina, the car was exported to Europe in 2015 where it was part of a private collection and rarely used. Regularly maintained, it was serviced in 2018 and moreover, received a complete service by Ferrari Charles Pozzi Le Mans in January 2023 for a total of €15,700.”


The interior looks more Tobacco than Cuoio to me.


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I have an itch to shampoo those OEM floor mats.....

 

Silver F355B just sold for $150k…

 

I’ve lost faith in humanity… (if true)

 

Confirmed!

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Even I will admit that that appears to be well bought.

 

… Faith in humanity.

 

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168k for a higher mile argento car is amazing- historically thats a low value color for f355.

 

When I first went shopping for a 355, the very first one I went to see was a Silver Berlinetta. I didn’t fall in love with, but I did appreciate seeing one in silver. Looks intriguing, but still too Porsche-looking for me .

If argento is someone’s jam, this was an excellent car to buy. Personally, I just hate seeing a very well presented car get marginally more than a car who’s owner figured the $29.99 local car wash special was adequate before putting car up for sale/auction.

 

I passed on a low mile argento gtb in like 2014 - ask was $47k

 

@ShineKen I'M A WINNER!!!!!!!!

So today we learned what Blue will do.

 

Now we know there is least 1 other person in the world as crazy as Johnk .

 

Sales price was a little light, but there were a few things that kept the price down. It looks like Gooding modified the listing with an Addendum that states the receipts were not included in the sale. That means there wasn't any proof of the $19k service done in preparation for the sale.

Thursday, when most people are working, doesn't seem like a great time to sell this type of car (non-low production or 7 figure car). I didn't realize that the Amelia Island auctions had already started today.

Argento isn't the ideal color that a Ferrari buyer would pay a premium to acquire. I believe I stated that a few days ago. Resale red is a consistent color and the blues/white/rarer shades and the darker color combinations have been selling for a premium recently.

Lastly, the public sales price of $66k less than 6 years ago hurt this sale. It's difficult for buyers to mentally justify paying 3x more than what it sold for in 2017.

Overall, a great deal for the buyer on a relatively rare spec Berlinetta F355 manual. Even the dreamers should be kicking themselves for not bidding. The new owner can drive this car for years and will get their money back or make some when it's time to sell again. I wouldn't be surprised if we see this car come up for sale again in August during Car Week. Many of the same cars continue to be recycled for sale, giving the illusion that there are so many available for sale.