"Junk in the Attic Auction"

[TMagda]

I was watching HGTV last night (sort of addicted to Flip This House) and a show came on about auctioning off junk laying around the house to generate funds to buy something else. I think it was called Cash in the Attic. Most of the stuff was very low dollar (under $50) and actually did seem like junk. The people wanted to raise something like $4,000 to buy a hot tub. The auction was held at what looked like a small local gymnasium or something like that, maybe 50 people bidding. Anyway the last item they brought out was an absolutely mint 66-67 Pontiac Tempest, 2 door, 6 banger. I was stunned that at this auction of old attic junk something like this would show up. The sellers were sweating it out because they thought it wouldn't break the $5k reserve they threw on at the last minute. I think it ended up selling for $6,700. I guess my point is that there are still some nice cars out there and these sellers had absolutely no idea what the car was worth - unless it was staged, which some of these show obviously are. Still, $6,700 for a mint Tempest - can you say GTO clone?