Barrett-Jackson

Rich Biebel · 01-22-2011, 09:41 AM

Barrett Jackson is built on theatrics and hype. But in their defense..

All cars are put up there at NO RESERVE...
Many cars appear to be either the best out there or close to it
Mecum auction cars are way more reasonably priced and don't look to be near 100 point cars on many. And the bidders look like average people on many shows. Prices are much more realistic.

Ever notice all the big time players at B-J.......Familiar faces ...drag racers, Nascar owners and these people with mega bucks that are always there every year. They drive the whole deal. You can't sell hot dogs to people used to Fillet Mignon...

In the mid '70s I worked in a very prominent auto restoration shop for a short while. At the time the owner specialized in Packards. We had one car that had bills for over $100,000 in labor and parts and this was the mid '70'. There's no way you can restore one of these old cars to top of the line condition without spending a fortune........

I enjoy seeing the cars in awesome condition and really don't care what they sell for. Sure I'd love to have many of them but it's not happening. I have friends with various cars and they do the car show thing. That would not be something I would do.

Today is saturday and the B-J auction usually rolls out the really high dollar overpriced cars tonight.......

The T/K Chevelle from a few years ago was pretty much the most insane price I ever saw......The Car went for over a million and was sold again for 1/4th of that a year or two later.....makes sense to me

bigshow2966 · 01-22-2011, 09:49 AM

One thing you have to remember, B-J is to auctions what Pinks was to drag racing.....A TV show with a lot of canned drama.

To get the TV time cars have to be put up with no reserve. But, it has been proven that sellers are allowed to bid on their own cars and buy them back for a set fee to avoid taking it up the wazoo on a no reserve sale. The only problem with that is the general public tends to believe it is real.

You have the same problem with E-Bag. Shill auctions ruined for the real world.

Joe Marcinowski · 01-22-2011, 12:06 PM

I agree with Wade. The entertainment is earlier in the week. After the hammer fell, there were definitely a few sellers behind the tent puking.

01-22-2011, 09:41 AM	#1
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,315 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson Barrett Jackson is built on theatrics and hype. But in their defense.. All cars are put up there at NO RESERVE... Many cars appear to be either the best out there or close to it Mecum auction cars are way more reasonably priced and don't look to be near 100 point cars on many. And the bidders look like average people on many shows. Prices are much more realistic. Ever notice all the big time players at B-J.......Familiar faces ...drag racers, Nascar owners and these people with mega bucks that are always there every year. They drive the whole deal. You can't sell hot dogs to people used to Fillet Mignon... In the mid '70s I worked in a very prominent auto restoration shop for a short while. At the time the owner specialized in Packards. We had one car that had bills for over $100,000 in labor and parts and this was the mid '70'. There's no way you can restore one of these old cars to top of the line condition without spending a fortune........ I enjoy seeing the cars in awesome condition and really don't care what they sell for. Sure I'd love to have many of them but it's not happening. I have friends with various cars and they do the car show thing. That would not be something I would do. Today is saturday and the B-J auction usually rolls out the really high dollar overpriced cars tonight....... The T/K Chevelle from a few years ago was pretty much the most insane price I ever saw......The Car went for over a million and was sold again for 1/4th of that a year or two later.....makes sense to me __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

01-22-2011, 09:49 AM	#2
bigshow2966 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 655 Likes: 676 Liked 181 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson One thing you have to remember, B-J is to auctions what Pinks was to drag racing.....A TV show with a lot of canned drama. To get the TV time cars have to be put up with no reserve. But, it has been proven that sellers are allowed to bid on their own cars and buy them back for a set fee to avoid taking it up the wazoo on a no reserve sale. The only problem with that is the general public tends to believe it is real. You have the same problem with E-Bag. Shill auctions ruined for the real world.

01-22-2011, 12:06 PM	#3
Joe Marcinowski Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 203 Likes: 860 Liked 33 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Barrett-Jackson I agree with Wade. The entertainment is earlier in the week. After the hammer fell, there were definitely a few sellers behind the tent puking. __________________ Joe Marcinowski 3377 STK

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