Barrett Jackson Las Vegas

[jeff morocco]

not sure whose it was........it was the green one/ white stripes. it was one of the "bargains of the day"

[sixtiesmuscle]

We need to remember that unless you're there to see, feel & touch the car & the docs, you can never judge an auction car on TV from 1000-2000 miles away. Are prices down from two years ago? Yes, but what may look like a bargain on TV often looks like a POS in person.

[Xplantdad]

That's for sure...

[Bill Pritchard]

"what may look like a bargain on TV often looks like a POS in person."

I'll third that.

That red & white 1970 "supposed" LS6 Chevelle convert sold for $150K....obviously didn't fool anyone knowledgeable

[Stefano]

Didn't Ron Pratt get the Red LS6?

[sixtiesmuscle]

He signed for it.

[Les Quam]

I just got back from the auction and the quality of the cars overall in general was really below average. Some of the cars mentioned as bargains on this thread upon closer personal examination were market correct even for a few years ago. They simply were not up to the standards one would expect.

The lack of quality reflects a couple things in my opinion. First the no reserve format is killing BJ in terms of consigning great cars. Who wants to take the chance in this market with a special car at a no reserve auction? Secondly for whatever reason you choose there were simply not a lot of buyers or spectators for that matter at the auction. Saturday night was like a ghost town for an auction. Lets just say parking was not an issue and parking most any Saturday night at any major strip casino is tough. I was walking around at 7PM tonight (Saturday) and it looked like it was closing and everyone was packing up to leave? The place was empty. Lots of shocked sellers as well. Very few did well.

[m22mike]

Les
Your comments are just what I saw on the tube...alot of empty seats.
I think this event was a bust
Oh yea, note to Steve...your in a building, it is ok to loose the shades, we already know your cool

Mike

[Chateau Slate 66]

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Oh yea, note to Steve...your in a building, it is ok to loose the shades, we already know your cool

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Thank you!! Man, that looks stupid! Many of the front line guys for both B-J and Mecum think the auction is as much about them as the cars.

[m22mike]

Did anyone notice the 69 Ralley Green X Ram Camaro go for $100K plus ?
Interesting read going on at CGR

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=4432.0



Mike