Market Intelligence
WB & Sons and Hampson: A Bazaar of Wild Auction Prices
The auction houses WB & Sons and Hampson recently held sales of classic and modern cars, with top lots ranging from affordable roadsters to luxury sports cars. Buyers snagged some bargains, while others splurged on rare finds.
After feasting on million-dollar cars, let's look at some that are more affordable for enthusiasts who haven't sold their AI company to a multinational. This time, we focus on two “new entries”, auction houses we’ve never discussed before. Not only to show that outside the more chic locations, there’s a world of small houses organizing delightful auctions, but also for a more romantic reason: I enjoy giving space to smaller houses that don’t receive attention from glossy magazines.
To participate in any WB & Sons sale, you must head to Newcastle. There, in a warehouse in the industrial area (far from snobby sales), it fills with more or less classic cars once a month, but always fascinating. On September 14th, 152 cars were offered, with a total value of £795,500. They sold 99 cars, totaling £466,841. This isn’t the average price, though; that's the total amount from all lots sold. The average price was £4,715.
