Russo Steele Tent Collapse

[427TJ]

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the commentator made a comment about tents blowing over at another *smaller* event across the road or nearby

then Steve Davis announces something about taking an auction break due to weather watch

then Craig grabs the mic and says something about watching storm cells blowing over, then hands the mic back and goes back to the laptop, watch his face at that point.. maybe I misconstrued the expressions.. but it sure looked cynical to me..

a friend of mine summed it up perfectly today, he said it was like being a Capt of a ship and watching another ship sink right next to you, and smiling and looking the other way, and motoring off without offering to help..

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Well, they are competitors after all. When big money is at stake I'm pretty sure there is no love lost when your competitor--no, your "enemy"--sufferes a loss. The Japanese say: "Business is war." By other means, of course.

If you think Craig Jackson is difficult to watch win in his business, you'd probably throw-up if you got to watch two large corporations duke it out with their legal departments firing at each other.

[Late BrakeU2]

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Thanks! Hagerty is being really good. They are offering to pay for a new paint job and the other repairs and letting us run the car as is. May as well let it run and see what happens...it's got a reserve so no worries Glenn is coming back to get me...now they will let the consignor and one person in. I'll try to get some pictures.

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Good point about Ins, we will get to see how all the Ins Co's do and if they perform with no hassles as promised when we bought the policies.

Glad to hear your car is really not hurt bad, that vert is a cool piece.

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You can bet the house the big collector car insurers will pay quickly on this deal- it's a highly visible marketing dream, they will postion and promote their paid claims from this event for years to come IMO

[musclecarjohn]

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the commentator made a comment about tents blowing over at another *smaller* event across the road or nearby

then Steve Davis announces something about taking an auction break due to weather watch

then Craig grabs the mic and says something about watching storm cells blowing over, then hands the mic back and goes back to the laptop, watch his face at that point.. maybe I misconstrued the expressions.. but it sure looked cynical to me..

a friend of mine summed it up perfectly today, he said it was like being a Capt of a ship and watching another ship sink right next to you, and smiling and looking the other way, and motoring off without offering to help..

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Well, they are competitors after all. When big money is at stake I'm pretty sure there is no love lost when your competitor--no, your "enemy"--sufferes a loss. The Japanese say: "Business is war." By other means, of course.

If you think Craig Jackson is difficult to watch win in his business, you'd probably throw-up if you got to watch two large corporations duke it out with their legal departments firing at each other.

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True...but it was the perfect opportunity for Craig Jackson to step up and say a few words in support of a fellow auction house (and former employee) whether he meant it or not.It could very well have been his tent that collapsed.The positive press would have been priceless.

Instead,he chose to take the low road like the uncaring snake he is...

[AutoInsane]

Russo & Steele post collapse video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cee2BLwRLnk

[CanadianPoncho]

Here's a link to photos of the damaged cars. Not for the faint of heart!
Click Here

[kwhizz]

Wow!!.....That's about as bad as one could imagine

Ken

[TC]

Yes it is Kwhizz...... very sad

[Xplantdad]

Agreed! I see some of my Pavillions friends cars in those pics

Glad that the people are all okay!

[njsteve]

HOLY CRAP.

That is some major damage to some really serious cars. I see the one-of-17, Tawny gold, six-barrel 'Cuda ragtop got damaged.

I really hope no one cancelled their insurance before the auction.

Can you imagine having just bought a car there and then experiencing this.

[Smokey]

Not that it was a car for me...but the black TA...like a Smokey and the Bandit style. All I can do is pray for the family that owned it. I think that was the worst one.