Barrett Jackson

[Paul_G]

A friend asked if I saw any of the Barrett Jackson auction. My reply was no, watching Barrett Jackson is like watching the neighbors eat ice cream that we cant afford.

 

[Ron H]

Yeah - I catch bits and pieces of the auctions when they're on...too many other projects to spend time on. Some of the wild vehicles going for huge dollars isn't my cup a tea and others I drool over just crazy prices. But for those of us having restored cars da money does go quick...

 

[zyzzyx]

The auction folks are the reason the hobby of owning a classic has gotten out of
alot of people's reach!

 

[Nevada dan]

caught about 15 minutes , enough to see a lifted 71 blazer go for $280,000 and a stretched army power wagon with a cummins in it go for $290,000 , stupid money

 

[DeltaV]

The best ice cream is home made.

 

[cr8crshr]

Barrett Jackson is way over the top IMHO. I prefer to catch the Mecum auctions because they are more down to earth. Didn't catch but maybe 15-20 minutes total of it...cr8crshr/Bill

 

[RT68440]

I recorded it and then fast forward through it to watch anything interesting...hardly any mopars this year...if you like 70 Chevelle's, '69 Camaros, 67-68 Shelby's or 70s Chevy trucks then you were in luck because it seems that's what 90% of what went over the block was....

 

[sabre67]

Ya or Broncos

 

[Sonny Black]

Mecum are ******** they said this Plymouth was ULGY.... only smart guy is "john kramen"(i think that is his name)

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B/J has,
Steve Magnante – Auction Block Expert & only guy that knows his ****!

Magnante is the former Technical Editor for Hot Rod Magazine. After a life long fascination with cars, Steve landed the job at Hot Rod Magazine to re-emphasize the roots of hot rodding, nostalgia drag racing and focusing on inexpensive junkyard-sourced hot rod projects. He is the author of three CarTech Books and currently a spokesperson for Dodge.

 

[ksurfer2]

I just tune in to watch the "Sold Sticker" girl put stickers on the windshields!

 

[Nevada dan]

the one in the black pants, not that I looked

 

[DeltaV]

Those black pants looked different than last time. Different colored hair this time too.

 

[Dan64]

I watched a lifted Bronco go for 75k followed by a hemi Cuda that went the same 75k?. I turned the channel, these t.v. auctions don't even make sense

 

[beanhead]

Mecum are ******** they said this Plymouth was ULGY.... only smart guy is "john kramen"(i think that is his name)
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B/J has,
Steve Magnante – Auction Block Expert & only guy that knows his ****!

Magnante is the former Technical Editor for Hot Rod Magazine. After a life long fascination with cars, Steve landed the job at Hot Rod Magazine to re-emphasize the roots of hot rodding, nostalgia drag racing and focusing on inexpensive junkyard-sourced hot rod projects. He is the author of three CarTech Books and currently a spokesperson for Dodge.

Sonny forgot to add.....Magnante has a '69 Roadrunner and ain't afraid to do burnouts in it! That right there scores points in my book

 

[Budnicks]

I watched a bunch of the 30 hrs
my dad really like seeing the cars
we comment on prices constantly too
or I like that color or them wheels

damn it another red car
or damn it another red freaken' interior
damn it another Ford with a Chevy in it
get's the ol' man riled up

he usually doesn't have any interests in car stuff
so I put up with the auctions
not at the prices we saw in Scottsdale 2021
I've been to quite a few too,
a good buddy use to buy stuff...

There was/were lots of automobilia, talk about crazy prices
you think the cars are pricey, some of that signage was astronomical

they do, do a really good job for the charity cars
get lots of $$$, millions went to charities

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I enjoy going to the BJ auctions
they get the sellers great $$$, the consigners do very well too
they have a captive audience there to buy
& willing to spend big $$$
buyer keep bidding, consigners keep selling
it takes 2 to tango, nobody is holding them hostage

it is a no reserve auction,
like 99.9% only like 3-4 cars were reserve
& they all sold, every single car

I do sort of believing if not for these auctions
& the spiked the interests in these cars again, people profiting
That most of the cars wouldn't be saved,
we wouldn't have the cool parts we have today either
IMO it created a huge industry of parts & lots of jobs work, labor/shop $$$
(especially for MoPars they never had before)
& IMVHO they would still be way overpriced
(it ain't 1977 anymore, the $1500 cars aren't out there)
If they were they be done with inferior parts & inferior workmanship
But;
not all of them
some are just lipstick on a pig true shadtree stuff
some are mondo beyondo crazy, super detailed & perfect too

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I really like the resto-mods & pro-touring stuff
But;
I'm more of the day 2 guy
I can't afford most of it
but I still think that they are doing the hobby justice
infusing huge cash into the economy
all them shops & all them people will spend more $$$

Maybe;
That's just me
I see all the good & a lil' of the bad in it

 

[FitzyB5]

https://www.mecum.com/lots/HA0421-457924/1968-dodge-hemi-charger-rt/
68 Hemi Charger selling at Mecum Apr 8-10.

 

[moparedtn]

Seems every time B-J or Mecum is on TV, we get more threads and comments about how ludicrous
the prices are and what-not...
and how those auctions are going to "ruin the hobby".
Personally, I typically don't watch those auctions - we might bounce by one getting ready for bed some
night as I set the TV for auto shut-off (I leave it on while falling asleep; it helps with my tinnitus).

The results of those auctions - and the cars in them - are not anything I'll ever participate in, own, see
in person, so I don't really care what happens at them - BUT....
I also understand those cars and the money they infuse into the hobby are a major reason we have
the plethora of sources of parts for these cars today that we didn't have a couple decades ago.
Those auctions are also the reason a lot of those cars were found, restored, returned to life too.
Otherwise, they'd have rotted into the ground like any other old car in the junkyard...
and nobody would have invested the time and money to resurrect them, because it wouldn't
have been worth the time and money.

Further, we'd all still be going to swap meets and paying ridiculous prices for whatever scraps
of old, used parts were still out there for our own cars.
Y'all remember those days, right? Think of the days before all the reproduction parts being available.

That's ok, let the rich folk trade the high-end cars like stocks - I was never going to be able to own
one of those anyways - but I do appreciate the byproduct, which is parts availability improvements.

 

[DeltaV]

I've been to property and equipment auctions in King County, Washington; farm equipment auctions in Tioga County, N.Y.; and car auctions in Rincon, GA (near Savannah). All were attended by "normal", everyday citizens looking for a deal; as well as businesses and car dealers and taxi cab companies looking for whatever. They are "normal" until the bidding starts on what they want. That's when they lose their minds; and they had not even been consuming alcohol. Freaking nutty people.

 

[moparedtn]

I've been to property and equipment auctions in King County, Washington; farm equipment auctions in Tioga County, N.Y.; and car auctions in Rincon, GA (near Savannah). All were attended by "normal", everyday citizens looking for a deal; as well as businesses and car dealers and taxi cab companies looking for whatever. They are "normal" until the bidding starts on what they want. That's when they lose their minds; and they had not even been consuming alcohol. Freaking nutty people.

Auction fever, baby!
Heck, that happens at most any auction I've ever attended, no matter what is being sold - people get
all caught up in the excitement, the "contest" of it.
I used to a lot, not so much anymore, go to local estate auctions and such just to watch the proceedings
andsee what's being offered, not so much to participate.

 

[Kern Dog]

I also understand those cars and the money they infuse into the hobby are a major reason we have
the plethora of sources of parts for these cars today that we didn't have a couple decades ago.
That's ok, let the rich folk trade the high-end cars like stocks - I was never going to be able to own
one of those anyways - but I do appreciate the byproduct, which is parts availability improvements.

As usual....Common sense finds it's way to the forum.
I agree.