[JpMotorsports]

When I was younger me and my dad would go there in the spring and he would buy a car and do minor restorations and drive and show the heck out of the cars for the summer and take it back in the fall and sell it and we would buy another to restore during the winter.

When I was 18 I took my 86 Cutlass to the Auburn Fall Auction in 2006. I originally had it in their huge car coral ( if you have ever been yod know how big it was) and got a open spot in the auction day Saturday around 4:30 (a really good time). The car didnt meet the reserve and I wasnt willing to drop it. After the car rolled off the block a man ( later to come find out he was a dealer) wanted to buy the car and paid my reserve asking price. We signed the seller papers and went to the auction office later that night to finalize everything and get my money. After an hour wait in the office we were seen (it was always extremely busy in there getting cars registered and paid) We were told that they yet to receive the funds from the buyer and was told he is a dealer with a long list of cars selling sold and recently bought and that he was scheduled to pay for the cars he bought by end of the day today and we would be able to get our money Sunday morning. So having dealt with Kruse for many years we said ok. Sunday morning came we went to get my money and was told he didnt come in last night and would pay this morning and to come back later so we did and to speed up the story everytime we went in they said to come back and remember every time we came to check it was at least 45 min wait.

So skip a head to 8pm Sunday night we want to leave and head home to Michigan (mind you we drive every year to the auction)We sit down with a lady who has seen us already 3 time that day and tells us the dealer has yet to pay for the car. We ask to speak with Dean Kruse and he comes in and insures us he is one of his good dealers that has bought and sold hundreds of cars at his auctions. He personally guarantees we will have my money with in a week. Me and my dad are pissed beyond belief we ask for a signed letter from kruse promising this would happen and he declined we then ask to see the dealer and get him to pay of sign a letter tonight. We find out he has left after they paged him for 20 min. So we drive home 6 hours and wait for over 3 weeks to finally get paid. The check that comes is a Kruse International check a free pass to sell a car at any Kruse auction the following year and a signed letter from Dean Kruse apologizing for the inconvenience. I can tell you I am still a little pissed about the whole situation but can some what appreciate the attempt Dean Kruse trying to be a stand up guy.

I for one can sympathize for those who he has wronged granted some have waited alot long and some are still waiting for their funds and know he wont be apart of any future auction houses due to the rep he has now I dont think any other company could afford and would want to have him and his bad rep. They did have some of the very best and funniest auctioneers I have ever heard. It was truely a show and kept you entertained even of you werent bidding.