Barrett Jackson.....

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I know a few guys lost huge huge money last night.. Its the chance you take if your doing this for investment/job and most know that. What REALLY pisses me off is that the fact Craig himself was hyping up a couple cars saying they were good cars and extremely undervalued blah blah blah, when infact they were well known piles of crap! its all about who you know and how good of a blo* job you can give PERIOD. I saw a lot of shady stuff this weekend and really dont know if I personally will sell there again. It seems MONEY is the only thing that runs that circus 10% buyer commission this year?? when is enough enough?? I think you'll see Mecum steal the spot light coming up soon.. Much more of a TRUE HOBBIST and down to earth guy and..granted he makes money too but he isnt out to make you bleed like Barrett. There is NO way Barrett will ever see another QUALITY LEGIT car again valued at more than 250k unless they bring back the reserve..and even then I think this year left a very sour taste in the mouths of many. I cant wait to see Palm Beach.. Im sure glad I didnt consign anything there. Just think if you had a 600k car there and it only brought 400k to buy your own car back would be $72,000 that is insane and if you didnt do it you would lose 200k. That auction is hurting for next year unless they get smart or just sell junk.. Cars that blew my mind were

Motion Race car.
OCC Charger/Bike
Ohlers 71 Hemi Challenger
68 Yenko Camaro
basically to many to list..

[Jeff H]

I saw signs last year that looked like they were at their peak and starting to lose it. This year proves that BJ is not where you want to sell your car. R&S and Mecum will probably have a banner year after this fiasco. Watching them rush the BM Corvette across the block last year pointed out to me what was really going on. 18% commission to keep your own car explains it all.

[DarrenX33]

While watching the auction over the weekend and seeing all of the stars and people come forward to donate to worthy causes such as the CNN Hummer. This discussion came up with a friend. Craig and his crew did a great job of getting the most out of the bidders on these items. And bless them for being so generous. But wouldn't it have been nice to hear Craig or his president come forward and contribute, offer some sort of matching or donate commission on the sale? Perhaps he has contributed in ways that I am not aware of. If so I apologize, but he had one hell of a weekend ($). Would have been nice to see him step up. Kinda made me sick thinking about it...

Regarding the Motion car.. I love them but they just don't seem to do well at auction for some reason...

[MosportGreen66]

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While watching the auction over the weekend and seeing all of the stars and people come forward to donate to worthy causes such as the CNN Hummer. This discussion came up with a friend. Craig and his crew did a great job of getting the most out of the bidders on these items. And bless them for being so generous. But wouldn't it have been nice to hear Craig or his president come forward and contribute, offer some sort of matching or donate commission on the sale? Perhaps he has contributed in ways that I am not aware of. If so I apologize, but he had one hell of a weekend ($). Would have been nice to see him step up. Kinda made me sick thinking about it...

Regarding the Motion car.. I love them but they just don't seem to do well at auction for some reason...

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Darren, I had heard the announcers say Craig donated or waved the commissions fees.

[kwhizz]

Another one that surprised me was Oehlers Gibb Nova.....it was bid up to $230,000 at Spring Mecum and was a No Sale.......I heard he wanted $275,000 for it.......It Sold Saturday for $160,000 ........Denis missed a good one.....a Perfect Restoration by Wayne Bushey

Ken

[Mr70]

That one was a show stopper for me too Ken.
I would imagine John bought it back??..I know I would've.

[sYc]

Ken, seems it makes a difference what type of car is sold where. At Mecum the majority of cars there were either muscle cars or race cars, which meant bidders there understoood, and appreciated, what they were bidding on.

On the other hand, BJ is a mix of everything.

[427king]

Plus Dana Mecum is a true car enthusiast that fully understands 20% commission and no reserve aint gonna work.

[x Baldwin Motion]

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...On the other hand, BJ is a mix of everything.

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when the piano came out, I thought the dog stepped on the remote !!

[quick-bowtie]

Id like to hear more about the WWF stuff.. I had vip access and heard a few guys talking that had some drinks in them and werent happy campers..cant really blame anyone unless they were promised something..

You guys might goof and big Paul but I dont think I want to tangle with him (he a pitbull with some big guns and a wild past) I actually got to talk with Paul Jr. he is one talented guy. Also meet Foose and Chuck Zito..

Zito was a very cool guy to talk to..definately another guy I wouldnt want to piss off, He has one of the best looking Gasser Style 57 Chevys Ive seen.. I tried to get him to sell it to me..No luck though.