Possible to get lucky at auction?

[GrannyWithA50Cal]

The change to get lucky at an auction is what makes it exciting. Are people not paying attention to a hidden gem? Maybe a car with a few bits and bobs under the hood that nobody has seen but you. SO you have a chance to get an absolute steal!

I know this is hard to do in a game but for me the auction feels really static. You never seem to get lucky. You just pay the value pretty much 90% of the time and sometimes you are 5k under the estimated value.

Is there a planned update to make the auction a bit more exciting?

Or am I just super unlucky and is this already a thing?

Kind regards,
Robbert

[Officer Payne]

It was the same thing in CMS 2018. The computer would keep bidding against you until the price was over the car’s estimated value. I’ve always found that annoying. That’s why I stopped buying from auction.

[Flam3]

You'd think that would be the reason to even buy cars at the auction, but no.

It is a bit of a shame that there isn't some feature where if you inspect the car enough, you get X% chance to get it under the value. Otherwise what even is the point, you're better off going to the junkyard or doing a barn find if you want to restore a wreck and flip it for profit.

[GrannyWithA50Cal]

Originally posted by Flam3:

You'd think that would be the reason to even buy cars at the auction, but no.

It is a bit of a shame that there isn't some feature where if you inspect the car enough, you get X% chance to get it under the value. Otherwise what even is the point, you're better off going to the junkyard or doing a barn find if you want to restore a wreck and flip it for profit.

Originally posted by Officer Payne:

It was the same thing in CMS 2018. The computer would keep bidding against you until the price was over the car’s estimated value. I’ve always found that annoying. That’s why I stopped buying from auction.

Its still a fool proof way of making money. I buy all the 5 star cars and make between 5 and 49k profit without doing anything to the car.

I would love for the auction to become a bit less static cause this is a really boring way to make money.

[GrannyWithA50Cal]

Originally posted by GrannyWithA50Cal:

Originally posted by Flam3:

You'd think that would be the reason to even buy cars at the auction, but no.

It is a bit of a shame that there isn't some feature where if you inspect the car enough, you get X% chance to get it under the value. Otherwise what even is the point, you're better off going to the junkyard or doing a barn find if you want to restore a wreck and flip it for profit.

Originally posted by Officer Payne:

It was the same thing in CMS 2018. The computer would keep bidding against you until the price was over the car’s estimated value. I’ve always found that annoying. That’s why I stopped buying from auction.

Its still a fool proof way of making money. I buy all the 5 star cars and make between 5 and 49k profit without doing anything to the car.

I would love for the auction to become a bit less static cause this is a really boring way to make money.

Unless the bots just keep on bidding ofcourse :)

[LostSchema]

Originally posted by GrannyWithA50Cal:

Originally posted by GrannyWithA50Cal:

Its still a fool proof way of making money. I buy all the 5 star cars and make between 5 and 49k profit without doing anything to the car.

I would love for the auction to become a bit less static cause this is a really boring way to make money.

Unless the bots just keep on bidding ofcourse :)

Is this a problem for most people? I seem to get cars under value just as much as over value in auctions.

[FlyingAllNight]

Originally posted by GrannyWithA50Cal:

The change to get lucky at an auction is what makes it exciting. Are people not paying attention to a hidden gem? Maybe a car with a few bits and bobs under the hood that nobody has seen but you. SO you have a chance to get an absolute steal!

I know this is hard to do in a game but for me the auction feels really static. You never seem to get lucky. You just pay the value pretty much 90% of the time and sometimes you are 5k under the estimated value.

Is there a planned update to make the auction a bit more exciting?

Or am I just super unlucky and is this already a thing?

Kind regards,
Robbert

IN 18 you never seemed to get lucky. But I did buy a car at auction 10k cheaper then the set price. Was really surprised. So maybe there is a very small chance of getting lucky

[X-SR71]

This is my personal profit record from auction. Bought it for that. Check bid x estimated price. Bots really slept for that one I think.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513379

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513443

Price without touching it
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513504

Price after Welder + Internal Detailing
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576358090

[Jᴧgᴧ]

Originally posted by Flam3:

You'd think that would be the reason to even buy cars at the auction, but no.

It is a bit of a shame that there isn't some feature where if you inspect the car enough, you get X% chance to get it under the value. Otherwise what even is the point, you're better off going to the junkyard or doing a barn find if you want to restore a wreck and flip it for profit.

Pretty much yeah, that's the only real reason to go picking at a barn/yard or to an auction - to save money. I don't remember the last time I heard about a used/sub-optimal car going for over it's valuation at an auction, but then maybe I don't get out enough.

I agree that the more info you get on the car by inspecting, the better your chances should be at a lower final sale price. The bidding seems to intentionally target a price higher than it's estimated, and I have all skills maxed out, and fully inspect all cars there I bid on.

I've bought several cars at auction, but am using the junkyard/barn more now as the profit is higher due to what I'd call "broken bidding wars".

[FlyingAllNight]

Originally posted by X-SR71:

This is my personal profit record from auction. Bought it for that. Check bid x estimated price. Bots really slept for that one I think.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513379

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513443

Price without touching it
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513504

Price after Welder + Internal Detailing
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576358090

Nice!

[GrannyWithA50Cal]

Originally posted by X-SR71:

This is my personal profit record from auction. Bought it for that. Check bid x estimated price. Bots really slept for that one I think.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513379

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513443

Price without touching it
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576513504

Price after Welder + Internal Detailing
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576358090

This to me feels more like a bug then a feature. But not sure, I am not sure what the developers have implemented.

I am still having so much fun with this game, I own all the previous games with all the DLC and its pretty much my favorite game to play out of all the 400+ games I have.

But the auction just to me feels like its copy pasted and then reskinned. I would have loved to see a bit more new stuff added to it.

Would love to hear from 1 of the devs if there are any plans for a future update to this game mechanic.

[X-SR71]

Originally posted by GrannyWithA50Cal:

This to me feels more like a bug then a feature. But not sure, I am not sure what the developers have implemented.

I am still having so much fun with this game, I own all the previous games with all the DLC and its pretty much my favorite game to play out of all the 400+ games I have.

But the auction just to me feels like its copy pasted and then reskinned. I would have loved to see a bit more new stuff added to it.

Would love to hear from 1 of the devs if there are any plans for a future update to this game mechanic.

I don't know if it's a bug, but I've made a million from auction alone, without changing any car part.

Other examples here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1190000/discussions/0/5503948370875954089/

[GrannyWithA50Cal]

Originally posted by X-SR71:

Originally posted by GrannyWithA50Cal:

This to me feels more like a bug then a feature. But not sure, I am not sure what the developers have implemented.

I am still having so much fun with this game, I own all the previous games with all the DLC and its pretty much my favorite game to play out of all the 400+ games I have.

But the auction just to me feels like its copy pasted and then reskinned. I would have loved to see a bit more new stuff added to it.

Would love to hear from 1 of the devs if there are any plans for a future update to this game mechanic.

I don't know if it's a bug, but I've made a million from auction alone, without changing any car part.

Other examples here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1190000/discussions/0/5503948370875954089/

I know thats exactly what I said in one of my previous comments, its a great way to make big money but its far from fun.