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The State Of The Market: Imperfect Stingrays, A 392-Mile Z06, And A Dallas Market That Won’t Cool

CorvSport pushes the limits again—accidents, high miles, and base 1LTs—while a low-mile Z06 lurks and Dallas proves its dealer-only lanes are still on fire

Douglas Barton··
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Episode 54 of CorvSport’s exclusive dealer-to-dealer market report rolls into the lanes with another deep dive into the wholesale world—where Corvette values are shaped long before they ever meet a showroom spotlight. This week, our curated Top 7 Spotlight leans heavily into the modern market with six C8 Stingrays and one C8 Z06, while 34 total Corvettes cross the Dallas auction block. And as always, every result is filtered through the real-world lens of our in-house retired dealer, bringing first-person insight from someone who has lived this business.

The headline? A full-on Texas Auto Value (TAV) takeover, with six of our seven spotlighted Vettes coming from one Superseller, while their rival checks in with just a single entry. Add in a brand-new generation breakdown graph, the continuation of our “imperfection experiment,” and a lineup that includes accident histories, high mileage, and even a rare 2026 Stingray appearance, and you’ve got one of the most intriguing test cases yet. Oh—and let’s not forget: we’re coming off a historic moment, with back-to-back 100% sell-throughs in our Top 7 and a record-setting 91.43% Dallas sales rate. The question now: does the Texas heat keep building?

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