When we look back at April 2026, it all revolves around one auction: RM Sotheby’s Monaco took 9 of the month’s Top 10 sales and single-handedly pushed Live dollar volume past Online for the first time in five years of April data. Take that one event out of the picture and the rest of the market kept doing what it’s been doing for the past 5 years: Online quietly grinding higher, Live owning the top of the price ladder. Here’s how the month played out.
From 2022 through 2025, Live ranged between $104M and $136M every April, then jumped 90.5% this year — and almost all of that came from RM Sotheby’s Monaco: accounting $101M on its own. Meanwhile, Online dollar volume has been quietly climbing 35.8% over four years without leaning on any single headline lot – showcasing Online’s steady growth vs Live’s dependence on individual events.
When it comes to the number of sold listings, the story changes a bit. Online has grown every April for five years running, hitting 4,624 this year, up 41.7% from 2022 — climbing right alongside its dollar volume. Live sold listings, meanwhile, have stayed pretty flat (if not shrunk): they peaked back in 2023 at 2,429 and have settled around 2,000 to 2,060 ever since. The trend persists that we’ve been watching since 2020: Online keeps driving the market with steady growth, while Live owns the top end.
Top 10 Sales in April
It’s no surprise that 9 of the 10 highest sales of the month came from RM Sotheby’s Monaco. The only car to break through was a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach from Broad Arrow, which landed at #8. Online had a strong run of its own, with multiple sales hitting $1.8M, but that’s still nowhere near the top of the list, where Live is firmly in charge.
As for what actually sold: Ferrari took 7 of the 10 spots, and the field leans hard into race and track cars — two F1 chassis (the 312 T3 and 642), the track-only FXX-K Evo and Bugatti Bolide, and the racing DB3S — alongside the modern hypercar greatest hits (Enzo, LaFerrari, F40, 918 Spyder), with a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider as the lone vintage road car in the mix. It’s the kind of buyer Monaco brings out — someone shopping for trophies, not weekend cars.
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New Market Records set in April
Big numbers get the headlines, but some of the most interesting things happening in this market aren’t at the top of the chart – a milestone is a milestone whether it happens at $50,000 or $5 million. Here, we track records broken across every segment and price tier… and while online auctions may not dominate volume at the very top, it’s clearly finding its lane in the record books.
Top 10 Flips & Flops in April
And we can’t forget about everyone’s favorite lists… .the flips and flops!
Each month, we track “Flips” and “Flops,” which we define as cars with documented previous sale records. This enables us to calculate the net gain or loss and the time elapsed since the last sale. While some purists argue that a genuine Flip/Flop occurs only within a 12-month timeframe from the previous sale, we believe this list offers entertainment and valuable insights that a narrower window would overlook. Admittedly, it’s plausible that cars have changed hands in private transactions between these public listings; nonetheless, this data provides valuable insights into which cars have realized significant gains or losses compared to their previous sales. Enjoy this data at your own discretion.
Flips
Flops
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Results are included from the following auctions in March 2026:
Online Auctions:
Live Auctions (US)
- Alderfer Auction
- Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach
- Broad Arrow Porsche Air/Water
- GAA April
- Mecum Houston
- Kruse Auction Spring
Live Auctions (UK & EU)
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