Collecting Cars Smashes AU$10.5m March Auction Record
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Collecting Cars turned March into a money tree, selling 102 auction lots for AU $10.5 million and nudging Australian and New Zealand sales 6 percent ahead of this time last year. The 2026 year to date now reads AU $24.3 million, AU $5 million up on 2025, and the average sale price climbed past AU $103,000. That is the highest local average since the platform arrived in 2019.
The market is not quietly ticking over. Enthusiasts and collectors are buying the cars they want and sellers are using the site to reach them. The result is serious cash changing hands across a broad spread of metal, from modern performance to proper classic grand tourers.
Australia: Sales Highlights
Standouts included a Porsche 964 Turbo 3.3 that fetched AU $541,500, a Mercedes SLS AMG at AU $430,000 and an Aston Martin DB6 that commanded AU $450,500. Fancy hardware is clearly not shy about opening wallets.
New Zealand: Sales Highlights
New Zealand enjoyed its best single month yet, topping NZ $2 million in sales. Local highlights were a Subaru Impreza STi 22B at NZ $350,000, a Ferrari 512 BBi at NZ $550,000 and a Ferrari F355 Spider at NZ $387,500.
For the record, the platform operates around the clock and takes no seller fees so the hammer price goes straight to the seller while cars stay in the seller’s possession until the buyer arranges collection. To date the global outfit has moved more than 20,000 lots and generated over US $1.2 billion in sales, with more than 300,000 registered members across 100 plus countries. Porsche remains the most traded marque, and upwards of 95 percent of sales happen without a physical viewing, which is either efficiency or madness depending on your fondness for paperwork.
Put simply: the collector car market in Australasia is active, well funded and very online. Collecting Cars is enjoying the ride.
Zachary Skinner is the editor of TechDrivePlay.com, where tech, cars and adventure share the fast lane.
A former snowboarding pro and programmer, he brings both creative flair and technical know-how to his reviews. From high-performance cars to clever gadgets, he explores how innovation shapes the way we move, connect and live.
