For the 2021 RM Sotheby’s Arizona auction, there was no glitzy Arizona Biltmore ballroom, but the auction’s new location – the OTTO Car Club in Scottsdale – offered even more visual pop, especially for those bidding and watching on the computer screen. Behind the auction block were and facing the limited on-site bidders were high racks of collector cars, dimly lit and towering overhead.
Despite offering 59 fewer cars than 2020, the sale brought in nearly $5M more in total sales, largely thanks to a few seven-figure consignments. In fact, RM Sotheby’s sold eight cars for over $1M and four of the top five sales of the 2021 January auctions came from RM.