Roadster

ROADSTER CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$6.0K ▼ $10.2K (−62.9%)12 mo
UNDERVALUEDUndervalued vs trend — but volatile.
Ask-supported · 5 sold + 66 active (asks-led)
Fair value$6.0K ($5.3K–$6.7K)
Typical ask$14.4K
Recent sold$32.7K
Current valueModerate
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 22% calls right
Buyer: Prices look low vs trend — a reasonable entry; confirm condition and title.
Seller: Buyers here are value-focused; price near sold comps ($33k) for a timely sale.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$5.3Ksells fast
Fair$32.7Krecent comps
List$35.0Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$37.9Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $5.3K · Fair $5.3K–$6.7K · careful above $29.4K

Flagged undervalued because -83% vs 2-yr avg, and inventory -0%.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 52 yr, 10k mi example, ~$6.0K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2016-10 2026-07 $126K $2.2K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 90 confirmed sales (90 auction)·127 sales tracked·118 months tracked·since 2016-10·474 active listings

Did our model work? 22% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 9 scored forecasts: 22% got the direction right, median value error ±1327%.

2016-02 2026-07 $2604K $396
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard live

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 5 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2011 · 7k mi ebay $2.6K–$13.9K ($6.0K)
open 2011 · 7k mi ebay $2.6K–$14.0K ($6.0K)
open 1954 ebay $2.1K–$11.3K ($4.9K)
open 1930 ebay $2.1K–$11.3K ($4.9K)
open 1929 ebay $2.1K–$11.3K ($4.9K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2016-10 now +24mo $4298K $366
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo UP 52% Low 53%
12 mo UP 53% Low 22%
24 mo UP 55% Low

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. LVMH (luxury proxy ADR) has historically led it by about 12 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$6.1K now +12mo 2016-10 $22.1K $6.0K
BECAUSE luxury-goods demand rose 8%. THEREFORE, given its usual 12-month head start, we lean UP — about +2% (≈ +$114) over the next 12 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.67, 21 months overlap).

Crystal Ball — What Leading Indicators Signal

Distinct from the trend forecast above: this blends all 8 leading indicators (each at its own lead time, de-duplicated so correlated ones don't double-count) into one signal. Leading indicators are collectively signaling higher over the next ~12 months (moderate conviction — 52% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by 30-Year Mortgage Rate and VIX Volatility Index, though Gold (futures) points the other way.

Trend and leading indicators agree — both point up. Higher-conviction read.
now +12mo (indicators) $22.1K $3.4K

Are the indicators agreeing?

Each bar is one driver's current push; longer = more weight. All one side = high conviction; split = low.

30-Year Mortgage Rat+0.3VIX Volatility Index+0.5Bitcoin (USD)+1.6Gold (futures)-0.4US Metro Mean Temper-1.6Advance Retail Sales+0.4U. Michigan Consumer+0.4Housing Starts+1.2 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2016

$100K invested 2016-10 → today (9.8 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$36.9K$419K$323K$436K$179K 2016 2026 680 100
━ This car $36.9K━ S&P 500 $419K━ Gold $323K━ Luxury $436K━ Housing $179K₿ Bitcoin ×85 (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Roadster roughly 0.4×'d your money (a real 73% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 91% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-79%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

LVMH (luxury proxy ADR) leads by about 12 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.67). Shown shifted forward 12 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Roadster ┄ LVMH (luxury proxy ADR), shifted +12mo
2016-10 2026-07

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
47
Undervaluation
73
Liquidity
56
Speculation Opportunity
45
Depreciation Risk
52
Overvaluation
23
-83% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
inventory -0% inventory trend slope
asking trend +0.5%/mo median asking trend slope
-83% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
sale prices -2.3%/mo median sale trend slope
6% relisted listing reappearance rate
9% of listings cutting price price drop frequency
new-listing velocity 4% of active new listing velocity

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings474
Median fair value$17,340
Avg deal score49/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.