Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ?

Paul Ceasrine · 09-26-2010, 11:30 AM

Is Barrett-Jackson, Good or Bad for the the car scene?

Many points of view.
Do they help or hurt the industry of collectible cars.

Charlie A · 09-26-2010, 11:35 AM

At least the stupid money of the last few years is beginning to go away.
That whole B-J "experience" as they call it has been mostly about ego. (IMHO)
True classics are just that and thankfully someone is preserving them.

bigshow2966 · 09-26-2010, 12:25 PM

It was bad because people thought the prices they were seeing were real, not manipulated buy backs by the sellers to look good on camera. Same with E-bag.

Watched for a while last night. It appears that the bubble has certainly burst.

W J · 09-26-2010, 06:45 PM

It's nice to watch the stuff go thru on TV, but you really have to be there to see what's really good and what's really not. Prices at BJ are still overly-inflated.....my .02 cents only. WJ

treessavoy · 09-26-2010, 07:20 PM

BJ is manipulated TV show and the owners of cars (mainly Mopars) that are not Chevy's are screwed via the scheduling. What they consider high interest cars (read Camaro's) are run through at prime times when the most bidder's are in the seats.

If you have a $50,000.00 Mopar or " off brand " and your car is run through at 1pm on thur there will only be a few bidders present and you will lose your car for a small fraction of your car's worth.

As they were signing off Sat. night and the audience was all but gone they finally began to roll E-Body Mopars across the block, how many of those owners lost their *** with no one there to bid?

JimR

Paul Ceasrine · 09-26-2010, 07:27 PM

Jim R,

Something just doesn't seem right on that show.
Like missing a gear.
Or more like, 'canned laughter'.
Nice cars to watch on TV, but,,,,,,,,,,,
is it possible to have that many original cars still around.

09-26-2010, 11:30 AM	#1
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ? Is Barrett-Jackson, Good or Bad for the the car scene? Many points of view. Do they help or hurt the industry of collectible cars.

09-26-2010, 11:35 AM	#2
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ? At least the stupid money of the last few years is beginning to go away. That whole B-J "experience" as they call it has been mostly about ego. (IMHO) True classics are just that and thankfully someone is preserving them.

09-26-2010, 12:25 PM	#3
bigshow2966 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 655 Likes: 676 Liked 181 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ? It was bad because people thought the prices they were seeing were real, not manipulated buy backs by the sellers to look good on camera. Same with E-bag. Watched for a while last night. It appears that the bubble has certainly burst.

09-26-2010, 06:45 PM	#4
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ? It's nice to watch the stuff go thru on TV, but you really have to be there to see what's really good and what's really not. Prices at BJ are still overly-inflated.....my .02 cents only. WJ

09-26-2010, 07:20 PM	#5
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ? BJ is manipulated TV show and the owners of cars (mainly Mopars) that are not Chevy's are screwed via the scheduling. What they consider high interest cars (read Camaro's) are run through at prime times when the most bidder's are in the seats. If you have a $50,000.00 Mopar or " off brand " and your car is run through at 1pm on thur there will only be a few bidders present and you will lose your car for a small fraction of your car's worth. As they were signing off Sat. night and the audience was all but gone they finally began to roll E-Body Mopars across the block, how many of those owners lost their *** with no one there to bid? JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

09-26-2010, 07:27 PM	#6
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson; Good or Bad ? Jim R, Something just doesn't seem right on that show. Like missing a gear. Or more like, 'canned laughter'. Nice cars to watch on TV, but,,,,,,,,,,, is it possible to have that many original cars still around.