Going to the Barret/Jackson Auction Today...

[Joe Kriston]

...Wasn'n going to go this year because,well,the tix just keep getting too expensive,and frankly,there's not enough mirrors around the place to remind me to wipe the drool off my face--it can be embarrassing...But some lady knocked on my door(she had showed some interest in my '60 T-bird a while back),and said a T-bird collector from Minnesota is in town and might be interested in buying mine....Anyway,she works the info booth at the B/J auction and gave me a couple of free tickets--so what the heck,I'm going....

So if anybody wants me to pick up Elvis' old Lincoln,..or an AC Cobra or a Thunderbolt,...lemmee know and I'll see if they'll accept out-of-state two party checks to hold it for you ...

[spartman]

How bout a DeLorean.

My credit is good........sorta.

As long as I can pay with a check and they don't need money I'll be good.

[steveheer]

With free tickets I'd be going!! I wouldn't be in the market for ANYTHING right now, even if the prices were not inflated, but I"d sure like to go check out all the autos!

Have fun!

[Joe Kriston]

Well,I went to the auction today,took about 60 pics 'til the camera ran out of card space,or whatever it's called....I should be able to post some pics tomorrow,at least the one's of interest to most of us here...

To tell you the truth,I got pretty bored after a short while...Oh,I enjoyed looking at the cool and pristine old stuff--the new stuff,...the gals with the boob jobs,but after a while I started yawning at another 409,or another hemi,or Yenko Chevy clone....muscle cars,..hotrods....that's really what the auction has become...There were a few oddballs out there,but the real money is in the Z-28's,the Mach I's,the Hemis....I guess the collecting publc is getting younger,there weren't too many '50's cars,or the old Deusenburgs or Packards--those collectors are dying off,I guess....

There were a couple of trucks,and I'll put up some pics,but I kinda miss some of the wider variety of unique vehicles that used to be up for auction at B/J....

[fordman]

a mach 1 went for 37.000 on tv last night. on that auction. and a fastback went for around 23,000. until i turned the channel.

[capeclassics]

Hey Joe...ya promised to take me....oh well.I can remember when "collector cars" was a hobby...dem was da days

[FORDification]

I was watching that as well. I was flabbergasted at some of the prices the cars were going for. For example, there was a nice '67 GTX that had been fairly well restored, except that it had a Hemi in it....not original. That thing went for $110,000!! I could MAYBE see that kind of price if it was all-original and low miles, but it was a clone!

[GT-Racer]

I know of a guy who has a numbers matching all original hemi cuda. He reportedly turned down half a mill he was offered. He cant even drive it for fear of an accident. I say take the half a mil , retire, build a nice hemi clone and enjoy driving it. Geesh

[rjewkes]

I say F*** It! Man Drive the thing. I'd rather have something i can drive than look at sitting. No trailer Queen Drive Way hoggers for me. Mercy Sakes Alive.

[fordman]

you don't drive anything worth that much unless its on a closed lot or track.

[rjewkes]

Yeah but i don't think a 67-70 charger with all stock 440 six pack or 426 hemi would fetch over 50,000 unless at barret jackson wich to me seems like richer persons auction. And people are driving $40,000+ Vehicles on the road now.

[fordman]

but think about the replacement cost of that old of a car. if a person could even find some of the parts.

[rjewkes]

Oh yeah but man it'll eventualy rust out any way so i say have some fun. Beside if the guy wrecks you from behind, He/His insurance has to pay. And you have the right to have your vehicle fixed not replaced unless it truly is beyond fixing.

[Joe Kriston]

Hey,CapeClassics,how the heck are you?...Or even more importantly,how's my---er---your truck?...

Ok,letsee if some of these pics show up...

Testing,one,two,three...how now brown cow...

Guess not....I have to down size them...lessee if I can figure out how....

Did anybody catch what the announcer said the auction fee is?

$300 registration fee.
Buyer pays 8% commission on top of the price of the car.
Seller pays B/J 8% out of the cost of the car also.

Thats 16%!!! If your winning bid on a car is $10,000,you actually pay $10,800 for the car, and the seller only nets $9200... Wheeeee doggie!

[4x4x4crewcab]

I didn't make it this year have been twice in the past 3 years. Great time and would have loved to attend. I do get daily updates from some friends attending the show. Thanks for the reading
Isn't that 8% fee (buyer and seller) something WOW. It is my understanding all vehicles entered must be with out a reserve so if your not happy with the sale you (the owner) must be high bidder to buy it back. So to get your own car back it would cost you a 8% buyer fee and a 8% seller fee.