North America Collector-Car Price Gap Widens as Top 10% of Sales Lift Auction Averages
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Updated · Hagerty Media · Jul 29
North America Collector-Car Price Gap Widens as Top 10% of Sales Lift Auction Averages
1 articles · Updated · Hagerty Media · Jul 29
Summary
Live-auction data in North America show the gap between average and median collector-car sale prices widening, signaling that market growth is concentrating in a small slice of expensive vehicles.
Since 2020, both measures have risen, but the average has climbed faster as more high six-, seven- and eight-figure sales pull it up while most cars still trade in the mid-five-figure range.
That split mirrors a broader K-shaped pattern in the hobby: high-dollar cars are posting sharp value gains, while more mainstream collector vehicles are flat or falling after inflation.
Hagerty said the trend also appears in its Market Rating and Price Guide, where supercars and other top-end sales are doing most of the work supporting the market in 2026.