Barrett Jackson COPO Camaro

Chevy454 · #1 01-19-2009, 02:54 AM

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Anyone still watching at the final closing comments tonight right at the close of coverage?? I believe It was Mike Joy who said:

"prices for COPO's and Yenkos are not what they were"

So-We have some cars that are questionable, Bidders are smart, the cars bring bring fair value and suddenly the media commentator passes judgement on an entire hobby segment.

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Phil, they're simply attempting to justify this fiasco...

BUIZILLA · #2 01-19-2009, 03:01 AM

I sincerely hope the green car buyer didn't pay and reads this first, then watches the video replay for himself... if there was ever a fraudulent auction consumated, this one was it... a totally, premeditated and rigged public auction... and on live TV no less, for unrefutable evidence... that fat man actually came out from the background and instructed Reggie to quit bidding... I am completely speechless....

shor · #3 01-19-2009, 03:21 AM

who did reggie leave the stage to talk to towards the end?

NWYENKO · #4 01-19-2009, 03:22 AM

The entire encounter was with the owner.

MikeA · #5 01-19-2009, 04:46 AM

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Anyone still watching at the final closing comments tonight right at the close of coverage?? I believe It was Mike Joy who said:

"prices for COPO's and Yenkos are not what they were"

So-We have some cars that are questionable, Bidders are smart, the cars bring bring fair value and suddenly the media commentator passes judgement on an entire hobby segment.

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Phil, they're simply attempting to justify this fiasco...

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Another big problem is that the commentators have a lot ( 4 to 10 hours) of time to fill-up with chatter. With that much time they are bound to say something stupid.

**67rs/ss** · #6 01-19-2009, 05:02 AM

If you watch Reggie bid 285k the asst. said 285 then spanky said can i get 10k bids only but then quickly took the 285, then instantly went 290, reggie went 300, then retracted then sold 290k to bidder #1265

**rubbinisracing** · #7 01-19-2009, 05:03 AM

Dang...that was quick, the youtube video is gone!

**Canuck** · #8 01-19-2009, 05:04 AM

A few obsevations:
I did not see Reggie wearing a bidder paddle.
The Kennedy Lincoln "Sold" at Las Vegas.
Ron Pratte clearly looked uncomefortable at the end of the ZL1 auction.
The Assiter family is a contract Auctioneering company, to have the CEO(Craig) interupt and say "Dont do it". Userps the authority given the lead Auctioneer to do the job he was hired to do.
What we see happening here insults the true car collector and affecianados, unfortunately 90% of the buyers and sellers at BJ are dealers. And they have to make a profit.
What makes a car more valuable because Reggie Jackson once owned it? he is a dealer. How many cars has he actually owned or possessed over the years?
Paul

**Canuck** · #9 01-19-2009, 05:06 AM

Wanna bet you wont see that ZL1 in future reruns of the 2009 Auction.
The Craigerator has already made a call to the honchos of the editing dept of Speed.
Paul

camarojoe · #10 01-19-2009, 05:11 AM

Ever notice that EVERY year for a week after the B-J auction ends there are countless threads noting many examples of deception, fraud, and outright lies? Yet people still have the guts to say that B-J "sets the tone" for prices for the upcoming year...In my opinion B-J is nothing more than a big joke, a car show at best, and less "real" than pro-wrestling....has been for years. I'd also bet most of the "well bought" cars weren't actually bought at all.

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