[alphaboy1]

I believe the Cars and Bids site may be a better place to sell a 4c here in the US than Bring a Trailer these days. Lets see what the turnout is here on this 4c.

2017 Alfa Romeo 4C - ~9,900 Miles, 1 Owner, Akrapovic Dual Mode Exhaust, Rosso Alfa

This 2017 Alfa Romeo 4C is for sale on Cars & Bids! Auction ends March 21 2023.

carsandbids.com

 

[nathanielredmon]

I highly doubt this meets reserve considering he was asking $60k private sale on here not too long ago. With that low of a spec and being on the notoriously RMN cars and bids platform. Not to mention he's a dealer and the photos aren't doing this thing any justice

 

[JTod]

I agree that the spec will turn most off but I love it. I was tempted when the original owner posted it here but I have no space for another toy. If I could buy it I'd love to do a hybrid turbo setup and make it a beast. I bet the dealer is into it cheap so it may sell in the low 50's.

 

[borocouncilman]

I don't think that I've ever seen one this lightly spec'd in the US. It doesn't even have the parking sensors.

 

[tiger740]

I believe the Cars and Bids site may be a better place to sell a 4c here in the US than Bring a Trailer these days.

I am curious to hear why you believe C&B is a better place...

Btw, one owner, but just 1 key?

 

[RKBerta]

I am curious to hear why you believe C&B is a better place...

Btw, one owner, but just 1 key?

The one key seems to be standard practice with these places and includes Carvana like companies too. They keep one key so in case the deal goes south they can repossess the car. And of course they never give the key back. In the case of a modern car getting a new key and having it programmed can be expensive but not as expensive as if you lost that remaining key and needed a new one

 

[borocouncilman]

I believe the Cars and Bids site may be a better place to sell a 4c here in the US than Bring a Trailer these days.

Interesting assertion, but at the face, the data doesn't show that...

Even when the 4C market was robust on Bring-a-Trailer at the peak (late 21/early 22), 4C's on Cars & Bids were fetching in the low/mid 40s. The 33 Stradale Tributo is an outlier as it's extremely rare version of a rare car -- 33 total made it stateside and I recall that at least one of them was totaled already.

During that peak period, BaT 4Cs did quite a bit better.

Lately, it seems like 4C values have retreated to their pre-pandemic numbers. It doesn't help that there's also a lot of them for sale -- many from folks that bought them during the pandemic peak. Cargurus is showing a total of 38 4C's for sale nationwide. During the pandemic, there were typically less than a half-dozen. For anyone looking for a 4C, there are a lot of options right now.

 

[alphaboy1]

"Plan strategically and strike it once to win. You can achieve maximum dues with minimum dice if only you are willing to clearly calculate and throw your efforts with optimism!"

– Israelmore Ayivor

I have had several Porsche Boxster's S models for the last 12 years. My favorite Boxster model the 986 S 3.2 model which I really had no need nor want to sell I had posted jokingly the words..."I will sell mine for the right price" and put what I paid 4 years prior in a forum similar to this one. Just over a year later I was shocked as someone replied to my comment and said I am interested in your car for your asking price. I really did not want to sell the car. I told my wife I can't believe it and she responded, are we done with the cars?? LOL (4 cars later). I ended up selling the car to this person. He wanted the car so bad he never even tested drove it partly due to how well it was maintained. There is a buyer for anything, and no buyer nor car are the same. It's all about timing and luck.

There is no doubt these are great cars as we all know and are and will be something very special for years to come as less become available.