Collector car auctions have soared in popularity in recent years, with online sites such as Bring a Trailer and Cars & Bids quickly joining the ranks of more established, in-person sales conducted by companies like Barrett-Jackson and Mecum Auctions. Millions upon millions of dollars trade hands on those sites on a regular basis as eager buyers line up to bid on everything from memorabilia to super-rare, historic automobiles and everything in between. However, one single, mysterious person has dropped a whopping $5 million dollars on various Ford vehicles over the past few years, it seems – though it’s unclear why.
A Reddit user recently pointed out this strange trend, which involves the purchase of a total of 62 Ford vehicles dating back a few years – 37 of which are Ford Bronco models, along with 15 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups and 10 others such as a Ford RS, a Ford Super Duty, and a Ford Maverick. On top of that, each winning bid also ends in the two digit model year of the vehicle, humorously enough. The buyer – who goes by the user name Halfelven on both sites – has also purchased some vehicles from other brands, but Blue Oval models are clearly their focus.
As for why this particular user is gravitating toward Ford models at auction, there are a few theories. Some believe that this user works at a dealership and is simply purchasing these vehicles and reselling them there. Others toss around a more interesting theory – that this person is buying vehicles and shipping them overseas, where they can resell the gray market models for big profits. However, in some cases, the hammer prices are pretty high, which would seemingly make it difficult or impossible to have any meat left on the proverbial bone.
It’s quite possible that this user is simply a massive Blue Oval fan and is collecting vehicles for themselves, but that doesn’t really explain why they’d want 37 Broncos – all of which are newer, sixth-generation SUVs. They could just be planning to sit on these vehicles for a number of years and then resell them for profit with few miles on the clock as well, which seems quite viable given what we’ve seen happen in the collector car market as of late, too.
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