Barrett-Jackson Lawsuit

[kwhizz]

Now.........What about some Opinions about the way he handled himself after the car came off the Block......Forget about the Lawsuit and focus on his actions........Opinions....
And how should B-J have responded to the Chaining??

Ken

[ssl78]

The difference this year at BJ from other years (and this is just here say, correct me if I am wrong} in previous years the seller could buy his car back this year they couldnt and didnt realize it. If that was the case I would be very upset also being able to buy your car back was at least expensive insurance. What if he did try to buy it back and then was told he couldnt I probably would have done the same at that time.
I have heard there are many people trying to pull thier car out of the Florida auction, maybe thats why BJ is trying to blame it on the Judge. It will be interesting to see if they can pull the cars out.

[quick-bowtie]

I think it is more than a Judge running his mouth that has gotten people to pull theyre cars.. Greed by Barrett is one of them, declining market is another.. who is going to bring a "GOOD" car to a NO RESERVE auction after seeing what happened in January?? The Scottsdale auction is hands down the most talked about car auction in the world! and to see that fall on its face I think scared alot of guys with good cars, that along with really no advertising of the Palm Beach auction and not listing the cars until last week really makes guys take notice. I was offered a Great saturday number for one of my cars but decided against it, with the black cloud around Barrett and the lack of advertising that is definately not a chance I will take. Until they bring back the reserve or lower there commisions I cant see them doing good. Of couse you will always have a few rich people that dont know any better paying to much for a couple of cars but I dont think it will be like in past years. Im going down in hopes of getting a few deals and spending so quality time with my little boy on the beach, Im sure 100's of other guys have the same idea. It looks like there might be a couple of decent cars but nothing to write home about.

[Xplantdad]

Andy...have fun...and good for you on the quality time!

[Charley Lillard]

Amazing....Because people didn't consistently get stupid money like in the past couple of years it fell on it's face ? I'm guessing for the most part, if you bought a car at market rate 3 years ago and sold it at this years Barrett-Jackson you made money. Yes they might bring back reserves but I applaud them for going no reserve. It worked. If you went there to buy a car you knew it was for sale. In years past you could go to a auction thinking you have a shot at a certain car only to find out the seller had a reserve that was much higher than it's worth.

[ANDY M]

Was the judge wearing that chain around his neck, cleverly disguised as bling?
This needs more than popcorn.
I humbly suggest a Celebrity Death Match!
Seriously, nobody wins in a lawsuit except the lawyers.

[Les Quam]

In regard to the post that stated in the future Mecum will be the gold standard for auctions, I have to respectfully disagree.

I think Mecum is ALREADY the gold standard or leader in the muscle car auction industry and has been for at least a year. All he needs is a little TV and he smokes BJ and the whole carnival like BS atmosphere. IMHO Mecum gets the best "real" or significant cars as well as neat collections and has the least amount of issue's with his cars and auctions. Plus access to the cars for homework purposes just seems to be easier? I haven't bought or sold anything at one of his auctions but I have tried to buy some cars only to be turned into road kill by Charley or Colin. But after attending all the auctions and making serious efforts to buy and research cars at all of them Mecum generates the most confidence for me. I just think BJ has got too big, too fast and has overwhelmed themselves. I also think the no reserve policy while exciting discourages a large volume of significant cars. BJ is still a ton of fun, but tough for me at least to feel confident about buying or selling a car.

[njsteve]

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Was the judge wearing that chain around his neck, cleverly disguised as bling?
This needs more than popcorn.
I humbly suggest a Celebrity Death Match!
Seriously, nobody wins in a lawsuit except the lawyers.

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There's an old saying I learned in law school: The town that can't afford to have one lawyer, can always afford to have two.

This should be fun to watch.

[Xplantdad]

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Now.........What about some Opinions about the way he handled himself after the car came off the Block......Forget about the Lawsuit and focus on his actions........Opinions....
And how should B-J have responded to the Chaining??

Ken

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I'm thinking that the judge should have known better...though in the video it looks like the chains that he used were the cheap plastic ones...

I think that all in the world that is wrong today is the fault of Barrett Jackson <<<(see the tongue in cheek emoticon)...well at least there are some people that are never happy.

As a really wise man once said..."It is what it is!"

The judge doesn't have a leg to stand on...