Seems like a pretty obvious statement, and that all price guides should be taken with a grain of salt.
So, I've compared Hot Wheels price guides on a few different websites.
The North Carolina Hot Wheels Association Price Guide, Hall's Guide for Hot Wheels Collectors, and South Texas Diecast Price Guide.
My research involved my collection of carded Hot Wheels cars 2013 or older.
Here's the results:
(Note: South Texas does not have value listings on 2012 or 2013 mainline models, so they will be excluded from 2012's and 2013's on my list)
- 1987 Toyota Pickup Truck - 2013 - Tan
NC: 1 Star ($1-5)
Hall's: $2.00
- '12 Acura NSX Concept - 2013 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A (Silver is listed at $2.00)
- '71 Dodge Challenger - 2013 - Yellow
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Chevroletor - 2013 - Yellow
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- '14 Corvette Stingray - 2013 - Red
NC: 1+ Star (higher end of the $1-5 spectrum)
Hall's: N/A
- '92 BMW M3 - 2013 - Silver W/Roll Cage Interior
NC: 1+ Star
Hall's: $3.00
- Mad Manga - 2013 - Blue
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- '71 Dodge Demon - 2013 - Metalflake Aqua
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A
- '62 Corvette - 2013 - Aqua (Non-STH)
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $5.00
- Pagani Huayra - 2013 - Silver
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A (red listed at $2.00)
- Porsche 918 Spyder - 2013 - Silver
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Lotus Project M250 - 2013 - Orange
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS - 2013 - Orange
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Lotus Evora GT4 - 2013 - Black
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A (Green listed at $3.00)
- Cadillac CTS-V - 2013 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- '70 Chevy Chevelle SS - 2013 - Aqua
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Honda S2000 - 2013 - Blue
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- '11 Corvette Grand Sport - 2013 - Aqua
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A
- Volkswagen Beetle- 2013 - Aqua
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A (red listed at $2.00)
- Datsun 240Z - 2013 - White
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Toyota AE-86 Corolla - 2013 - Black w/ white stripes and chrome/black OH5 wheels
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $3.00
- '57 Chevy - 2013 - Purple
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $3.00
- Scion FR-S - 2013 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $4.00
- Honda S2000 - 2012 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A
- Porsche 911 GT2- 2012 - Blue
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: N/A (yellow listed at $2.00)
- Aston Martin One-77 - 2012 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle - 2012 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Mad Manga - 2012 - Red
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept Car - 2005 - Orange with 10SP wheels
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- Cadillac Sixteen- 2004 - Silver
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- Tooned Two 2 Go - 2004 - White/Purple
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- Cadillac Cien - 2003 - Silver
NC: 1- Star (lower end of the $1-5 range)
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- Flight '03 - 2003 - white w/ solid red trim
NC: 1- Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- 2002 Autonomy Concept - 2003 - Silver (Note: Error Car - No chrome finish on front wheel - may be worth more than the guide listings)
NC: 1- Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- Custom Cougar - 2003 - Yellow
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $1.00
- Mega Duty - 2001 - Silver
NC: 1 Star
Hall's: $2.00
ST: $2.00
So, with these three guides, what are some of your most valuable carded HW cars?