1973 Mercedes-Benz 280
Copart 80786784 11407312001252
Minor dents & scratches · 75,146 mi · Sun Valley, CA, USA
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
FinalBid holds 133 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for Mercedes-Benz 280. Across 113 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $3,800. Most of those cars were sold with minor dents & scratches. Half of the 35 verified odometer readings sit above 71,104 mi. The oldest auction in the archive closed in Jul 18, 2019, the newest in Sep 16, 2026. The Mercedes-Benz 280 auction archive — what it actually sells for at Copart and IAAI, lot by lot. The final bids below come from completed auctions, so they show what buyers committed rather than what sellers hoped for — and the sale history across model years tells you where the Mercedes-Benz 280 stops losing value.
Copart 80786784 11407312001252
Minor dents & scratches · 75,146 mi · Sun Valley, CA, USA
Copart 80167284 10801912067450
Water/flood · 0 mi · Tampa South, FL, USA
Copart 79433954 10801912060753
Stripped · 2,949 mi · Antelope, CA, USA
Copart 77243864 11406012008521
Water/flood · 0 mi · Punta Gorda South, FL,...
Copart 74823724 10806712013824
Normal wear · 45,919 mi · Wayland, MI, USA
Copart 79363254 10704212000280
Minor dents & scratches · 6,565 mi · Newburgh, NY, USA
Copart 68253254 12086504
Minor dents & scratches · 30,000 mi · Martinez, CA, USA
Copart 68581624 10801912057847
Minor dents & scratches · 15,928 mi · Antelope, CA, USA
Copart 72786644 12303312031905
Minor dents & scratches · 247,505 mi · So Sacramento, CA, USA
Copart 74448174 12044622
Water/flood · 754 mi · Punta Gorda South, FL,...
Copart 76980254 11406012003889
Minor dents & scratches · 2,213 mi · Portland North, OR, US...
Copart 80906243 10806812017841
Minor dents & scratches · 11,989 mi · Los Angeles, CA, USA
Copart 39505929 280SEL041577
Mechanical · 16,394 mi · San Bernardino, CA, US...
| Year | Auctions | Final bids | Median final bid | Average final bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1984 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1980 | 7 | 7 | $3,150 | $5,211 |
| 1979 | 5 | 5 | $2,650 | $2,990 |
| 1978 | 6 | 6 | $2,300 | $3,308 |
| 1977 | 4 | 4 | $3,450 | $3,419 |
| 1976 | 5 | 4 | $4,438 | $4,900 |
| 1975 | 5 | 5 | $1,950 | $2,460 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 27 | 25 | $4,100 | $4,934 |
| 1972 | 28 | 24 | $4,200 | $4,978 |
| 1971 | 9 | 7 | $3,950 | $4,175 |
| 1970 | 16 | 12 | $3,550 | $6,813 |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | $6,500 | $6,625 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
133 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between Jul 18, 2019 and Sep 16, 2026.
Across 113 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $3,800, with the average pulled to $5,228 by the outliers at either end.
minor dents & scratches leads, on 44% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
Half of the 35 verified odometer readings sit above 71,104 mi and half below it.
Work from the median final bid on this page, then adjust for the repair in front of you. A Mercedes-Benz 280 with light front-end damage and keys sits near the top of the sold-price range; a water loss without keys sits at the bottom.
Usually yes, and not evenly. Open the year links to see where the Mercedes-Benz 280 final-bid curve flattens — that flat stretch is where salvage buying tends to pay best.
No. These are auction results for damaged or salvage Mercedes-Benz 280 vehicles — the price at the close of the sale, before transport, fees and repair. Retail value sits well above them.
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