Hot Wheels 911 Targa Chase Variants Resell for Over $500

The 1988 Porsche 911 Targa Turbo, better known to enthusiasts by its factory codename “930,” is one of the most beloved Porsches of its era. The air-cooled turbocharged flat-six, the wide body, the iconic whale tail spoiler — the 930 has been a poster car for generations of gearheads. This particular model year also introduced the removable targa top, which is why Hot Wheels chose it for their first-ever casting of this variant.

The standard version comes in Spectraflame brown with Real Riders Fifteen52 Outlaw wheels, a ZAMAC die-cast body with a functioning rear engine cover, and a removable targa top. The Chase version takes all of that and wraps it in premium pure chrome plating with an individually numbered sticker on special packaging. Both come in acrylic cases inside decorative slipcovers.

The Red Line Club (RLC) is Hot Wheels’ collector membership program, and these drops are exclusive to members. The 911 Targa was a member-only release with a hard limit of two per customer. RLC memberships are just $10 yearly and give access to juicy opportunities like this on the regular.

Here’s where it gets interesting for resellers. The 911 Targa created three distinct price tiers in the secondary market, each representing a different buyer.

The standard opened version sits around $70, roughly double retail after eBay fees. That’s a solid flip for something that retailed at $33, but not exactly a life-changing margin. The real money is in the other two tiers.

Unopened boxes are trading between $90 and $100, frequently listed as “Chase chance” by sellers who never opened theirs. These listings exist because buyers are willing to pay a premium for the possibility of pulling a Chase variant, just like ripping a pack of cards in hope of a grail.

Then there are the Chase variants themselves, which are landing around $500 on the secondary market. With only 5,000 numbered units worldwide, this is a rare and desirable option for collectors. This is one of the more extreme standard-to-Chase value gaps we’ve seen in the Hot Wheels collector space in a while.

The smartest play with a two-pack limit was almost certainly to flip both cars unopened at $90 to $100 each, netting around $113 to $141 after eBay fees on a $66 total investment. Clean, low-risk, no drama.

But knowing you might have a $500 Chase sitting in that box is not easy to ignore. Crack one open and you’ve either turned $33 into roughly $435 after fees, or you’re holding a $70 flip. The odds aren’t in your favor given the scale of production versus total units sold, but the asymmetry is exactly what makes these Chase drops compelling.

If you bought two, the hedged move was to open one and keep one sealed. You get your lottery ticket and preserve some resale value either way.