Barrett-Jackson Records Strong Sales

[StealthBird]

And I can see Craig Jackson now commenting on the 2009 sales figures..."Nothing to see here folks, move along...."



The collector market is still healthy?

Barrett-Jackson Sales Totals
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2007 Sales $112 mil
2008 Sales $88 mil
2009 Sales $63 mil

And that low $63 mil figure was boosted by a $1.1 mil Tri-Motor airplane (not even on the grounds), and a record 14 charity cars, which always have greatly inflated prices.

One thing that's obvious, the high end cars have fallen dramatically. Dozens of Hemi cars sold for under $100K, where 3 years ago, nearly EVERY Hemi car at B-J sold for over $150K (even crate motored customs), and back in 2006, many sold for $500K+. But the mid-level cars were still strong this year, as was stated in the closing comments by the commentators. The base model SS396 Chevelles, SS396 Camaros, 442's, GTO's, were as strong if not stronger than last year. Price adjustments I guess, seeing as how the economy isn't too great right now. It seems like the higher end cars came down, and the lower end cars went up.