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Hard to tell based on asking prices alone.
I would phrase it as "Impossible to determine because we don't know actual sale prices for a statistically significant sample size." In many cases, the actual sale price is well below the advertised price.

When I have seen what are claimed to be actual buyer prices made available publicly, my sense is that Roadster prices have fallen slightly over the past two years. Which does not surprise me. EVs are highly dependent on the latest and greatest technological advances. Less than 9 years after going into production, the Roadster looks primitive compared to the current cars Tesla is producing. In contrast, most currently produced ICE vehicles are basically the same as 9 year old ICE vehicles. Currently, Roadster values are roughly half of what their new price was. A 9 year old ICE with average mileage in good condition is also roughly half of what it sold for new. Note I say "roughly"!

It typically takes several decades before a car starts appreciating because it has acquired "collector" or "classic" status, and the vast majority of car models never achieve such status, they are simply junked and forgotten.

I do not know the Roadster will ever become a "classic" and increase in value. My crystal ball is cloudy. But I do think that at today's prices a Roadster is a fantastic car if the owner is willing to accept the risk of potentially very pricey repair costs if something major fails.
 
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2008 Tesla Roadster
VIN:
#466 (US)
Mileage: 36,320
Price: $69,999
Radiant Red 1.5 for sale in Venice, CA. Cast rims, painted top. "New Drivers Seat and all warranty were just completed."

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They go right up in sequence...

5YJRE1A35B1001458 Red Las Vegas, NV
5YJRE1A37B1001459 Red Fort Myers, FL
5YJRE1A33B1001460 Special Red w/gray stripes Anaconda, MT
5YJRE1A35B1001461 Special Red w/carbon & gray stripes - Lamborghini of Houston
5YJRE1A37B1001462 Special Blue w/carbon & gray stripes Los Altos Hills, CA
5YJRE1A39B1001463 Special Red w/carbon & gray stripes (Light gray seats) Key Largo, FL
5YJRE1A30B1001464 Special Red w/carbon & gray stripes (Orange+Gray seats)

That is for North America... There is a different final sequence for the rest of the world (Europe mainly)
 
5YJ - Tesla manufacturer string
5YJRE - Roadster Convertible=RE
5YJRE1 - region code, 1=USA
5YJRE1A - restraint system type A
5YJRE1A1 - Motor type 1 or 3 (1=Tesla M6B base; 3 = Tesla M6S sport)
5YJRE1A1XA1000707

Motor type 1 = Non-Sport...
 
2008 Tesla Roadster - $42,500 in Palo Alto, CA
(not mine / no affiliation)

2008 Tesla Roadster

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Seller's ad:

2008 Tesla Roadster
55K miles
Serviced last year and in very good working condition
160 miles of ideal range
Soft-top only

VIN: ??? [[ TEG mod note: I think it is #104 ]]

Ad has been posted a month ago, me wonders why this isn't selling?
 
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