BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota — If you're in the market for a sports car, you could be in luck... but it's going to cost you.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is auctioning off a 2023 Aston Martin DB11 in Bloomington after it was seized for nonpayment of taxes.
"The IRS has been doing auctions for many years," said Christopher Miller, IRS spokesperson for Minnesota. "The seizure and auction of personal property or real estate is a last resort for the IRS when we've tried to work with a taxpayer, trying to get them to satisfy their nonpayment of taxes."
The British sports car, which is valued at around $277,000, is a grey, two-door coupe with just 282 miles.
"It's not every day that you see a car of this caliber show up in any auction and so we weren't surprised that it would be generating interest," Miller said.
The auction began Monday and will close Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. The bidding started at $50,000, but it took less than six hours to surpass $150,000. As of Jan. 9, the highest bid was $170,900.
"When you have a car valued at $277,000 estimated retail value, and you could come in at less than that, you know that's a deal. No matter how you slice it," Miller said. "So I think a lot of people, especially those car enthusiasts, are hoping for that."
For instructions on how to bid on the vehicle, click here.
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