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Actual Dealer-To-Dealer Wholesale Corvette Transactions Only From CorvSport

In our special C8 edition, you can view real wholesale transaction data directly from the largest dealer-only auction in the country

Check out our exclusive wholesale market report! Photo Credit: Manheim

If you’ve been following along, and we hope you are, you’ll recall we are on our Florida redemption tour. We began this exclusive series 40 episodes ago, and after Florida yielded a dismal 30% sales ratio, we moved to Texas, which sold a remarkable 69% of the Corvettes we featured. So, a few weeks ago, we wanted to give Florida a chance at redemption, but it has been a rocky road. With our dedicated C8 editions, we strive to answer the question many enthusiasts raise on social media: “Is the bottom falling out of the C8 market yet? As with all our exclusive market features, this wholesale market report is FREE and not behind a paywall. When any pop-ups appear, please click to dismiss them and continue enjoying the article.

If this is your first time joining us, welcome! I developed these exclusive wholesale market reports 72 weeks ago to provide enthusiasts and shoppers with insights into the used C8 market. If you want to check out interesting wholesale trends, especially as we transitioned from the Florida to the Texas market and now back to Florida, you can see all our dealer-to-dealer transaction archives below today’s results.

A Quick Review Of The Process:

In preparation for each installment, I start a list of Corvettes from that week’s runlist that catch my eye. As a retired owner/operator of a used car dealership, I’ll use my 17 years of experience (and industry access) to give you insights into the market. My search is focused on the nation’s largest dealer-only wholesale auction, and all the Corvettes featured are from the Texas or Florida market. Corvettes end up at a dealer-only wholesale auction for many reasons, but most are trade-ins that the dealer decided not to retail on their lot. Some may also be repossessions or coming off leases. It’s also common for dealers to dump problem (or slow-selling) units at an auction.

For Fun (and Insights):

Compare the MMR (estimated wholesale value) to the actual hammer price (if sold). It’s also interesting to compare the wholesale purchase price (if it sells) to the Cox Automotive estimated retail value, as this will give you an idea of the margins used-car dealerships are working with.

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[8/27/2025 Edition]

Top 7: Wholesale Dealer-Only Auction Activity Report

#7

2020 C8 Stingray Coupe 3LT

13,614 Miles

Condition Report: 4.8/5.0

Announcements: 3rd Party Seller

Autocheck History Report: 1 owner, 0 accidents

MMR: $62,600

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $61,400 (21,416 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $61,600 (12,537 mi)
  • Last Year: $63,000 (17,214 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $67,900

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: Sold for $64,750

(Insights: This beautiful Stingray brought, as we used to say in the business, big money–$2,150 over MMR! If you want to see a crazy market figure, look at how little the wholesale values have gone down since last year.)

#6

2021 C8 Stingray Convertible 2LT

10,347 Miles

Condition Report: 4.8/5.0

Announcements:

Autocheck History Report: 1 owner, 0 accidents

MMR: $65,900

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $62,800 (24,964 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $66,000 (8,123 mi)
  • Last Year: $66,900 (12,579 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $69,800

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: Sold for $68,500

(Insights: Another good-looking Stingray that blew right past the MMR–Florida is hot so far today!)

#5

2023 C8 Stingray Convertible 2LT

7,302 Miles

Condition Report: 4.8/5.0

Announcements: 3rd Party Seller

Autocheck History Report: 1 owner, 0 accidents

MMR: $71,100

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $68,400 (14,773 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $68,700 (12,196 mi)
  • Last Year: $72,500 (6,752 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $75,500

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: NO SALE

(Insights: I thought for sure this stealthy black beauty was going to sell. It was offered by one of Central Florida’s top wholesalers, BD Auto Liquidators, who had the first two sales today.)

#4

2023 C8 Stingray Coupe 2LT

5,646 Miles

Condition Report: 4.5/5.0

Announcements: 3rd Party Seller

Autocheck History Report: 2 owners, 0 accidents

MMR: $68,400

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $67,400 (11,174 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $65,300 (10,195 mi)
  • Last Year: $66,300 (10,065 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $72,100

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: Sold for $69,000

(Insights: This black beauty was nearly identical to the previous no-sale, except for not having a drop top–same seller too. It’s hit and miss trying to move metal at the wholesale auction.)

#3

2023 C8 Stingray Convertible 3LT

751 Miles

Condition Report: 5.0/5.0

Announcements: 3rd Party Seller

Autocheck History Report: 1 owner, 0 accidents

MMR: $81,500

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $76,400 (9,368 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $75,300 (8,981 mi)
  • Last Year: $77,400 (10,773 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $87,200

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: NO SALE

(Insights: Another striking black C8 that failed to resonate with bidders.)

#2

2024 C8 Stingray Coupe 1LT

15,229 Miles

Condition Report: 4.5/5.0

Announcements: 3rd Party Seller, STINGRAY

Autocheck History Report: 2 owners, 0 accidents

MMR: $61,100

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $62,700 (11,316 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $64,000 (4,253 mi)
  • Last Year: $65,600 (3,352 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $64,300

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: Sold for $61,250

(Insights: As always, “resell-red” comes through with a sale, and bought better than most of our Stingrays today.)

#1

2024 C8 Z06 Coupe 3LZ

709 Miles

Condition Report: 4.8/5.0

Announcements: None

Autocheck History Report: 1 owner, 0 accidents

MMR: $111,000

(MMR=estimated wholesale value, based on vehicle, miles, condition, and recent auction sales)

Historical Wholesale Averages

  • Past 30 Days: $111,000 (3,014 average miles)
  • 6 Months Ago: $118,000 (3,680 mi)
  • Last Year: $125,000 (616 mi)

Estimated Retail Value: $123,000

(Based on Cox Automotive retail transactions)

Auction Results: NO SALE

(Insights: Well, this C8 Z06 no-sale should come as no surprise, given the shockwave around the community from the recent refueling fire risk recall (and stop sale). You can view our full recall and stop sale article here.)

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Summary: With only 4 out of our 7 C8s selling, redemption for Florida is (still) yet to be determined. Thankfully, top seller BD Auto Liquidators came ready to sell, with 4 of 6 ‘Vettes hammering off to a new dealer. As we noted in our last report, we’ll give Florida a few more weeks at redemption, then head back to Texas to hopefully heat things up! Thank you for joining CorvSport today. We look forward to seeing you in two weeks.

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