OK suppose that the author of this article may be reaching for things here. I have never been to BJ in person but have spent countless hours over the years watching it live and then again on tapes and or Tivo of the live broadcast. I have noticed and observed things that other people have discussed before but I'm looking at like an arm chair quarterback so it's all 20/20 hindsight to me. I have been to my share of regional auctions and I know the momentum moves quick but I have not observed some of the things I have noticed recently with BJ. Has anyone else who has attended the other auctions( Mecum, Kruse, R&S etc ) noticed the same things in those auctions ?
Charley, you have been there more than anyone on this board that I am aware of. You have seen it first hand and in person and appear to have an inside track to the goings on. Is there any truth to this statement from the referenced article :
"Like many surrounding the hobby, I will be watching the events unfold. Will the Westworld tents come down like a house of cards, or will everything just go away with an exchange of a little money? It’s happened before, like the 2006 event’s Futurliner debacle when investor Ron Pratt allegedly negotiated a $3.0M price (after B-J staff admitted to mistaking the high bid), but the reported sale was for $4.0M."
Did this really happen with the Futurliner? Did the new owner of Shebly's own Super Snake 427 really have this happen or was it Kato Kalin just messing with us? If it did happen and BJ continues to refer to the $4M as the record bid amount (that has been since been broken), that is just plan wrong.
