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- Aug 9, 2020
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- State College, Pennsylvania
I was there with Dennis. He was kind enough to transport me and my wife from our hotel, traffic in that area was horrible. I had planned on selling my '68 Hemi GTX there, had already made hotel and travel arrangements. Instead, I sold the car to a fellow FBBO member. We both agreed we didn't want Mecum to get a piece of the action. Win win. I saved transport, entry, and sellers fees, he saved buyers fee. I didn't bother with bidding approval for Mecum, because the car that replaced the Hemi was the last one for me, period.I went to Kissimee. I also got pre approved for bidding up to $100k. i had lunatic dreams of buying a new 300C from a flipper when they were hard to find last year. Enjoyed the Mopars and had fun. Also spent about $100 to get in, have a bite, a few beers. Didn’t even get a T Shirt. Heard some horror stories from sellers. Rich mans game from this perspective. To do again I’d wait til one came available. Still paid too much for an out of State car and had hell to pay at DMV. Morale: don’t get involved in the frenzy/emotion. Never pays off unless funds are unlimited.
After looking at some of the B bodies that went for big bucks, I was suprised at the number of flaws I found. Nice cars, but my last three were nicer, and cost a whole lot less than auction prices.