Barrett Jackson Road Runner

[newbaufish]

Yikes...

At that price for a non-Saturday sale, I should have put my car on the back of his trailer from WA to AZ...oversight on my part.

 

[super-bee_ski]

Using the quote from fello team member HYRDGOON:
"In the real world right now project cars needing tons of restoration can go for a 6-10 range but completed "driver" restorations fetch mid teen's.... BJ definitely is the biggest driving force for "Numbers Mean Everything" as you watch the first 2 days of auction and see Resto-Mod's with 70-80k invested sell for in the 40 range and then you'll get the odd car that goes for something crazy and you shake your head and wonder why... the "why" is HYPE! as soon as multiple buyers are interested it's as much a game to some of these people with deep pockets as it is car buying! I forget the one billionaire gentlemen's name they always refer to but I know now that essentially any car he expresses an interest in no one will bid against him because it's pointless.... he drives the prices way up and overpays everything BECAUSE HE CAN!

There are so many influencing factors at BJ that are harmful to the regular car market for sure.. A market that's hard enough to understand as it is these days!"

Then Barrett-Jackson has that multi-millionaire Ron Prattt from Chandler who bids astronomically high bids for "Special-Cars" for charities or the "first of...new cars etc"

 

[wedge69]

BJ is just NUT's ! And one of the reasons people Think there rusted car is worth a Mint !!
INMO it just hurts the true working man with a car passion for good cars !

 

[soundhd]

Barrett Jackson is the "Fantasy Land" of the car collector world...........to many people with more money then "sense". Most bidders are just there to get on TV and to be seen by those who they think matter........LOL

prices on the vehicles sold there for the most part are waaaaaaaaay.... out of line...........

PS: was there a couple years ago on a Wednesday and a lot of regular driver classic cars sold during the early part of the day went pretty cheap...have to remember that the auction starts everyday at 8am I think......a lot of deals in the mornings.

 

[WP29440SE]

BJ is just NUT's ! And one of the reasons people Think there rusted car is worth a Mint !!
INMO it just hurts the true working man with a car passion for good cars !

my thoughts EXACTLY

 

[1970GTX]

Barrett Jackson is the "Fantasy Land" of the car collector world...........to many people with more money then "sense". Most bidders are just there to get on TV and to be seen by those who they think matter........LOL

prices on the vehicles sold there for the most part are waaaaaaaaay.... out of line...........

PS: was there a couple years ago on a Wednesday and a lot of regular driver classic cars sold during the early part of the day went pretty cheap...have to remember that the auction starts everyday at 8am I think......a lot of deals in the mornings.

That about sums it up. Too many people with too much money. Deals are on Wednesday. Met a guy about 8 years ago with a '69 Super Bee on a trailer. He was hauling it home to Vancouver Island. It was immaculate in my eye. He paid $33k if I remember correctly, from BJ. Those years were the height of the collector car world. Million dollar hemi Cudas etc. I guess people will always pay what they can afford and think a car is worth

 

[pro-streeter]

I have enjoyed reading all the thoughts on my post.
Thanks everyone