Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction

[BigDaveDogg]

Anyone else been watching? I'm pretty sure Ron Pratt is my hero.

[Silverstar]

I watched the big marathon they had the first week this month, man that place rakes in the cash...I think they got $10mil over a day once?

That Shelby Cobra Super Snake was just hot....$5.5mil . It would be nice to go there on a budget day, and pick up a sweet resto/restomod for $30k.

SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!

[BigDaveDogg]

The no reserve makes for some pretty nice deals. I've seen quite a few cars < $20k

Oh and that bidders assistant Amy Assiter is a pretty good lookin lady...

[thedguy]

Thats also fucked over a large number of people. Unless your car is high profile, or you are, they have more than once rushed 'em off the stage.

There was a really good looking Model A pick-up (had lots of detailed machine work, and a wood floor) sold at BJ, when bidding hit about $230k they just said "sold" no countdown and bidding was still rising. To make things worse for this particular group... they ran their car right after all the multi-million Mopars and exotics/classics.

I have a disliking for Barrett-Jackson as it's bringing in people to buy these cars only as an investment, raising their prices for the people that actually want them.

/rant

[Ottobon]

Originally Posted by thedguy

I have a disliking for Barrett-Jackson as it's bringing in people to buy these cars only as an investment, raising their prices for the people that actually want them.

/rant

I can see the point in that, but i don't think that its anything that wouldn't normally have happened, so i don't blame Barrett-Jackson.

With that said its made a big deal about muscle cars, and i'm still undecided what i think about that, i remember when i was 15 (5 years or so) you could find a genuine Charger Daytona or Superbird for under 50k, and a genuine AAR Cuda or under 100 grand, now you pretty much have to be Ron Pratt if you want to own either of those cars.

With that said i enjoy looking at all the shiny cars go on and off the block, as well as speculating on prices and then complaining about how dumb people are whenever I'm wrong.

[tigger]

Originally Posted by thedguy

I have a disliking for Barrett-Jackson as it's bringing in people to buy these cars only as an investment, raising their prices for the people that actually want them.

/rant

That's my beef with them. I absolutely hate car collectors; I feel that cars are supposed to be driven. Mostly I'm just jealous though . The trend of ever escalating prices on old iron would probably happen with or without them, but they're not helping anything.

[thedguy]

Originally Posted by tigger

That's my beef with them. I absolutely hate car collectors; I feel that cars are supposed to be driven. Mostly I'm just jealous though . The trend of ever escalating prices on old iron would probably happen with or without them, but they're not helping anything.

The collectors putting them in museums and to preserve I don't have a problem with. It's the guys who are just business men who buy them just to make a profit on, and/or to hide away from the world.