Considering how many Elans, Esprits, Elises, Exiges, Europas plus miscellaneous other Lotus that regularly show up on BAT, Lotus seems to have a strong presence on that auction site. And all across the board, all Lotus seem to be going up in price. The Elan had already escalated in value; maybe that's why one occasionally goes for a lower than expected price, especially with so many for sale in a short period of time.