Auction prices are usually way more than the cars value. If you did not see the car that was auctioned in person, then you cant go by the pictures for condition. Pictures lie, big time. Condition and rarity set price mostly. If I were buying a car, I would not let auction prices determine my offer price. I would research it through a lot of sources. Hagerty is one. At the very most, I would use the selling price of the vehicle (hammer price, not the % commission on top) as my upper range. My initial offer would be lower. You can always come up on your offer price. Cant go down. If you want the car no matter what, then kind of a mute point.