Car Lens

Dream Auto stats

From 3 closed auctions · 50 sold cars · 2,302 bids · 417 bidders. Built from K-Bid's bid history, so every past auction counts.

Bids in the final hour
20%
of all bids · 8% in the final 10 min
Price 1 hour before close
75%
of the final price, on average · 47% at 24h
Cars still rising in the last hour
82%
avg 2.5 bidders active in that hour
Extended past close
34%
of cars · longest ran 21 min over
Bidders per car
11.5
46 bids per car on average
Winner showed up late
38%
first bid on the car in its final hour
Won on a max bid
18%
winning bid was placed automatically
Re-runs
0
none closed yet · 3 in the live auction

How the price climbs

Average share of the final price reached before the scheduled close. Hover a point for the value.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 6d before close: 2% of final 6d 5d before close: 6% of final 4d before close: 14% of final 4d 3d before close: 24% of final 2d before close: 38% of final 2d 36h before close: 41% of final 24h before close: 47% of final 47% 24h 12h before close: 56% of final 6h before close: 66% of final 6h 3h before close: 70% of final 2h before close: 72% of final 1h before close: 75% of final 75% 1h 30m before close: 78% of final 15m before close: 83% of final 10m before close: 84% of final 10m 5m before close: 88% of final Close before close: 95% of final 95% Close

When bids come in

Share of all bids, by time before each car's scheduled close.

After scheduled close (extended)4%
Final 10 minutes8%
10–60 minutes8%
1–6 hours7%
6–24 hours12%
1–3 days23%
3+ days38%

Bids by hour of day

Average bids per auction placed in each hour (Central time), across the whole week. Hover for unique bidders.

12a–1a
Bids / auction16.7 All bids50 Unique bidders21
1a–2a
Bids / auction18.3 All bids55 Unique bidders16
2a–3a
Bids / auction6.7 All bids20 Unique bidders4
3a–4a
Bids / auction1.3 All bids4 Unique bidders4
4a–5a
Bids / auction1.7 All bids5 Unique bidders2
5a–6a
Bids / auction2.3 All bids7 Unique bidders5
6a–7a
Bids / auction10.0 All bids30 Unique bidders13
7a–8a
Bids / auction30.0 All bids90 Unique bidders27
8a–9a
Bids / auction24.7 All bids74 Unique bidders36
9a–10a
Bids / auction38.7 All bids116 Unique bidders48
10a–11a
Bids / auction37.7 All bids113 Unique bidders47
11a–12p
Bids / auction64.3 All bids193 Unique bidders51
12p–1p
Bids / auction19.7 All bids59 Unique bidders32
1p–2p
Bids / auction30.0 All bids90 Unique bidders34
2p–3p
Bids / auction22.0 All bids66 Unique bidders39
3p–4p
Bids / auction38.3 All bids115 Unique bidders35
4p–5p
Bids / auction35.0 All bids105 Unique bidders47
5p–6p
Bids / auction19.7 All bids59 Unique bidders37
6p–7p
Bids / auction39.0 All bids117 Unique bidders58
7p–8p
Bids / auction103.3 All bids310 Unique bidders107
8p–9p
Bids / auction124.3 All bids373 Unique bidders114
9p–10p
Bids / auction33.3 All bids100 Unique bidders43
10p–11p
Bids / auction29.3 All bids88 Unique bidders44
11p–12a
Bids / auction21.0 All bids63 Unique bidders27
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Bids by day

Average bids per auction, by days before close.

6+ days
Bids / auction39 Unique bidders25
5–6 days
Bids / auction56 Unique bidders61
4–5 days
Bids / auction97 Unique bidders60
3–4 days
Bids / auction99 Unique bidders72
2–3 days
Bids / auction97 Unique bidders89
1–2 days
Bids / auction78 Unique bidders83
Final 24h
Bids / auction302 Unique bidders183
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New vs returning bidders

Unique bidders per auction. "Returning" bid in an earlier Dream Auto auction.

Returning New
#1#2#3#4 (live)

What sells: sold cars grouped

"% of value" = winning bid ÷ the listing's Carfax. Small groups are noisy.

Body
CarsMedian% valueBids
SUV 24 $2,575 38% 43
Truck 12 $4,030 35% 55
Sedan 8 $1,425 29% 37
Coupe 2 $1,650 23% 38
Wagon 1 $3,268 41% 73
Hatchback 1 $2,084 41% 36
Van 1 $8,201 75% 90
Drivetrain
CarsMedian% valueBids
4WD 18 $3,450 35% 46
AWD 16 $2,650 39% 47
FWD 15 $2,084 35% 44
RWD 1 $900 22% 61
Miles
CarsMedian% valueBids
Under 100K 4 $6,205 48% 57
100–150K 18 $2,660 36% 46
150–200K 24 $2,500 35% 45
200K+ 4 $1,925 27% 45
Age
CarsMedian% valueBids
6–10 YRS 5 $3,654 46% 52
11–15 YRS 19 $2,725 39% 54
16–20 YRS 18 $2,275 35% 41
21+ YRS 8 $1,650 26% 36
Title
CarsMedian% valueBids
Clean 49 $2,575 36% 46
Salvage 1 $1,650 29% 58
Lot position
CarsMedian% valueBids
Lots 1–5 15 $4,800 43% 58
6–10 15 $2,660 38% 44
11–15 12 $2,084 34% 41
16–20 8 $1,650 23% 36
Make
CarsMedian% valueBids
Ford 10 $4,150 40% 45
Chevrolet 8 $2,500 33% 48
Honda 4 $1,650 26% 41
GMC 4 $3,450 30% 44
Volkswagen 3 $2,725 50% 41
Jeep 3 $1,625 22% 32
Subaru 2 $3,268 31% 69
Dodge 2 $4,926 32% 43
Nissan 2 $3,600 36% 56
Lexus 2 $4,375 51% 43
Buick 1 $4,800 52% 68
Mitsubishi 1 $2,660 33% 74

Re-runs

The same VIN sold again in a later Dream Auto auction: a no-show, a buyer who backed out, or a flip.

VehicleFirst runBidNext runBidChange
2004 Nissan Titan Back in the live auction · lot 22, $335 so far live
2002 Toyota Camry Back in the live auction · lot 14, $5 so far live
2018 Ford Escape Back in the live auction · lot 8, $1,275 so far live