Auction houses vs dealers

dear Sir,

I found great value in your two-part series looking at both buying and selling a 911 via an auction house or a specialist dealer – these are decisions many of us have considered in recent years as auction houses have become more popular, their auctions more frequent. They are generally more trusted than ever, too. What the article didn’t mention, though, and what muddies the water somewhat, is that several dealers do actually use auction houses to sell some of their cars. I wonder why this is? Jack naismith

a specialist dealer will use an auction house to sell a 911 for the exact same reason as a private seller: speed. as we discussed, selling via auction guarantees a date of sale, if not the price. dealers may put a car through auction to improve cashflow or to clear stock quickly and effectively.