PRIVATE CLIENT AUCTION REPRESENTATION & BROKERAGE

Private Client Representation for Collector & Enthusiast Motorcars.

We represent owners of enthusiast-spec cars—specializing in manual-transmission and desirable collector vehicles—engineering top-of-market results.

Submit Your Vehicle for Valuation Download Track Record Memorandum (PDF)
Top Result
$91,000
Channels
Auction • Private
Specialty
Manual & Analog
1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe, factory M491 Turbo-Look
Flagship · Sold on Bring a Trailer 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera M491 $91,000
$284,153+
Verified Auction Volume
$286,153+ including private placement
10
Featured Enthusiast Transactions
Auction results and private placement
100%
Reserve & Sale Integrity
Status stated plainly on every listing
EXECUTION CHANNELS
Global Auctions & Private Network
International auction marketing & direct private client placement

§ 01 Specialization

Where enthusiast engagement sets the price.

Core Specialization

High-Engagement Manual & Analog Driver-Spec Assets.

Where mechanical provenance, factory option codes, and enthusiast engagement dictate premium hammer pricing.

§ 02 Why Use a Broker?

The 4-Pillar Advisory Blueprint

Private sellers who list alone routinely leave 15%–25% on the table. Here is where that value is lost—and recovered.

Advisory Pillar
Unrepresented DIY Listing
Scher Masella Representation
01

Forensic Photo & Cold-Start Video Suite

A dozen phone photos and an idling clip at best. Bidders fill gaps with doubt—and discount the hammer.
120+ studio-grade photos, 4K cold-start & walkaround films, and comprehensive detail-driven documentation tailored to the specific vehicle.
02

Bespoke Deal Curation & Collector Storytelling

Generic description, unverified claims, loose paperwork. Option codes go undecoded and the story never gets told.
Every vehicle and deal is unique. We curate each listing around the specific story, factory options, provenance, and preparation that matter most for that exact car to achieve top-of-market results.
03

24/7 Live Auction Moderation & Bidder Defense

Questions sit unanswered overnight. Skeptics set the tone in the comments and hesitant bidders walk.
Round-the-clock technical Q&A management in the comment thread to eliminate buyer hesitation and ignite final-hour bidding wars.
04

Settlement & White-Glove Hand-Off

Payment risk, title confusion and a transport scramble—handled by the seller, alone, after the sale.
Settlement tailored to client preference—verified wire, certified bank instrument, or attorney escrow—followed by insured nationwide enclosed transport.

* Illustrative positioning of the typical value gap between unrepresented and professionally advised listings; individual results vary by vehicle, market and timing.

2000 BMW E39 M5 in Le Mans Blue

§ 03 Featured Case Study

The Private Network Backstop

2000 BMW E39 M5 · Le Mans Blue · 6-Speed Manual

The car reached a $22,000 high bid on Bring a Trailer—reserve not met. Rather than letting the momentum die, Scher Masella Motorcars immediately placed and sold the car to a collector through our private client network for $24,000.

This proves we protect our clients’ downside and beat the auction high bid when needed.

Protect Your Downside
  1. 01
    $22,000High bid on Bring a Trailer
  2. 02
    Reserve Not MetAuction closes without a sale
  3. 03
    Immediate Private PlacementCollector sourced via our private client network
  4. 04
    $24,000 Sold+$2,000 (+9.1%) above the auction high bid

§ 04 Proven Track Record

Ten transactions, ranked by price.

Every result links to the live auction page. Where the listing carried a cold-start or walkaround film, you can watch it here.

Showing all 10 transactions

§ 05 Results Ledger

The proven track record.

Sortable by any column. Select a header to reorder.

Results ledger of all ten featured transactions
Verified auction volume · 10 transactions (9 closed sales + 1 high bid)$284,153
Including $24,000 private placement of the 2000 BMW E39 M5 (in place of the $22,000 high bid)$286,153

§ 06 Media Suite

The film library behind the hammer.

Cold-start and walkaround films pulled straight from our live listings—the same footage bidders watched.

  • 120+Studio-grade photographs
  • 4KCold-start & walkaround films
  • 1:1Bespoke preparation tailored to each vehicle

§ 07 Private Client Intake

Private Client Valuation & Consignment Intake.

Tell us about the car and your target net payout. We respond with a recommended venue, schedule and pricing strategy—typically within one business day.

  • Confidential, no-obligation review
  • Platform strategy: BaT, Cars & Bids or private network
  • Net-to-seller modeling against your target payout
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