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Cross-market price differentials: Japan imports, salvage-to-clean spreads, BaT vs Classic.com.

Cross-Source Price Comparison

Same variant, different platforms. Positive spread = BaT sells higher.

Variant Classic.com Median BaT Median Spread
E28 535i $11,225 n=16 $16,550 n=13 +47%
E28 M5 $50,750 n=20 $32,500 n=13 -36%
E30 325is $20,000 n=43 $16,500 n=17 -18%
E30 M3 $64,850 n=52 $61,000 n=37 -6%
E34 535i $9,425 n=14 $13,250 n=15 +41%
E34 540i 6-speed $15,814 n=18 $19,895 n=8 +26%
E34 M5 $28,600 n=25 $32,535 n=35 +14%
E36 328i $10,975 n=22 $11,550 n=14 +5%
E36 M3 Lightweight $149,000 n=5 $115,000 n=10 -23%
E36 M3 US $21,366 n=192 $23,000 n=64 +8%
E39 530i $10,500 n=29 $11,000 n=16 +5%
E39 540i $11,150 n=107 $10,150 n=16 -9%
E39 M5 $33,000 n=145 $37,000 n=41 +12%
E46 330Ci $11,250 n=116 $12,400 n=14 +10%
E46 330i ZHP $14,700 n=30 $16,190 n=14 +10%
E46 M3 $25,250 n=310 $27,750 n=94 +10%

Salvage Market Baseline

Salvage auction bids (API-provided averages) (Copart + IAAI). Compare to clean-title prices above.

Model Source Avg Bid Total Sales
BMW 3-Series COPART $9,459 5930
BMW 3-Series IAAI $9,935 2140
BMW 5-Series COPART $13,457 3845
BMW 5-Series IAAI $13,380 1142
BMW M3 COPART $27,628 835
BMW M3 IAAI $33,509 260
BMW M5 COPART $21,237 573
BMW M5 IAAI $22,283 225