The Face of Greed

[Belair62]

OK you just have to come here every night and help me put a 66 Chevelle back together for free then.

[Jeff H]

Yup, and forcing everyone to list their cars with no reserve so they'll still make the 16% commission even if the seller has to buy it back himself. Private sales will be the only way to deal with musclecars from this point on. Why waste money dragging a car out to BJ and have them hit you up for the commission when you have to buy it back so you don't lose big $$$.

[hvychev]

After seeing this fiasco I would never sell a car at Barrett-Jackson.

The funniest part is when people start to clap and go crazy including Craig Jackson when a guy blows his brains out and spends stupid money on a car. Personally I would back off once I heard everyone start to clap and go crazy......

[JoeG]

Frank---It kinda gets like the O.K. CORRAL, but instead of guns a blazing, they whip out their bankrolls---The fella who dropped the 3mil on that Historic Olds kinda got in the face of the competition and really IMO, caused a very costly payment--the bidding kinda stalled at 2mil-if you can call that stalling ---He didn't have to have a poker face , it seems he had carte-blanche---At least the car will be available to be viewed by the public---

[budnate]

guy did appear like he was sent on a mission to get some cars...I plan to a make trip over there and check it out this summer..its only a state away..if he was collecting stuff like this at any cost I cant wait to see what they put together.....

[njsteve]

I'd just love to know what little BS lines the "auction elves" are whispering into the ears of the bidders to get them to go the next step. Gotta be something like used car salesmen and the old "whattul-it-take-to-getchoo-inna-dis-car-today" kind of crap.

If some foolish bozo or bozette grabbed me by the shoulder with that fake friend garbage I would have quite a bit of fun with them (hopefully on camera of course) I'd fall down and fake a major injury (kinda like Rodney Dangerfield at the end of Caddyshack - "ogh my arm I thinks it's broken"

[JoeG]

Bring a camera---

[Mr70]

I'd pay someone to punch that high Screaming auction elf....
Amazing how the Muscle Car atmosphere has changed out there in the last 8 years,since the first B/J Scottsdale auction.
Those were the days.....

[hvychev]

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Gotta be something like used car salesmen and the old "whattul-it-take-to-getchoo-inna-dis-car-today" kind of crap.


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LOL! been there......done that......!

[GOAT72]

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I'd pay someone to punch that high Screaming auction elf....


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Amy Sparks makes certain she puts her hands all over the bidders, and when the auction's over they get a hug and then she bolts-off to the next bidder.
She's a glorified lap dancer.


Anyone who thinks Craig Jackson is "just the auctioneer" or "middleman" oughta take a look at the application page. It costs $350 just to register to bid. Then you need a letter from your bank or a special MBNA auction credit card.
This is NO auction for the common work-a-day guy.

They also have an open bar for the high rollers - nothing like a few good pops to loosen-up the wallet, eh?


I did a Google on Jackson-- he's appeared in a bunch of zillionaire's magazines this past year - preaching the benefits of "alternative investing."

These dudes are driving up the prices on our hobby.
Now, for example, you can't buy a basket case Challenger R/T 440 from a barn sale, because they'll want $15-20K for it!


Watch the market for '73-'77 GM A & F bodies over the next few years. They're cheap now, but the high-end auction boys are gonna wreck THAT too.

Mac