Anybody watching Barrett Jackson?

Rottnkid · Sergeant-at-Arms

Anybody watching Barrett Jackson?

LOSER · President

between commercials

meoracing · Senior Member

Watching it off and on. I have a client that has bought four cars so far.

Englishbob · Senior Member

The truck Gene Simmons and his wife (from Saskatoon) just sold for 450K with all the money going to Saskatoon childrens hospital.

bygddy · Senior Member

Taping it all, way to many commercials to not have a ff button. A lot of guys bash it, but at the end of the day its cool to see a couple hundred cars with big variety and different budgets IMO.

classsic · Veteran Member

Hey guys

I have been watching it off and on but recording most of it for later. Gene and his wife Shannon must have had another reason for the donation though. She's from Newfoundland. I knew her when she had her bar "Shannon's" on Bank St. in Ottawa. That was before Hugh Hefner!

LOSER · President

kind of bored as I have little like of Muscle cars. I like home built stuff with personality. The true historic cars are cool.

Scruff · Veteran Member

Stopped watching BJ. This auction is ruining the car hobby. Other than a handfull of reasonably priced cars, too much stupid money being thrown around!

meoracing · Senior Member

Ya....but it's a life style event...an opportunity.....a very rare car....one of only 8 with this alternator.....owned by Elvis' mother's brother.......all of the $400000 purchase price goes to charity and you can keep the $2500 car.....god bless america

LOSER · President

I get in trouble a lot by calling B-J a non car event more of a IRS tax haven for the super rich. Nice to see some of the cars but as Craig Jackson says they are just another commodity to trade on no more no less.

Rottnkid · Sergeant-at-Arms

I was over committed Saturday and Sunday so I missed the big dollar days. Barrett Jackson is reality TV at it's finest nothing more. They only air what they want us to see and I accept that.

-- Edited by Rottnkid on Monday 20th of January 2014 09:03:26 PM

LOSER · President

I didnt see any cars I liked. Camaros in every colour and build style just like any local cruise nite.

CANSO · Senior Member

Watched some,it is an 'over blown life style' but it's not helping our hobby.

LOSER · President

not helping the average car guy at all. If you look at most cruise nights and local cars shows the number of bleeding knuckle car guys is down and the # of mini investment car guys is up. Lots of talk about values and money less talk about junk yards and garage trashing. At least up this way as I see it.

Broke4speed · Senior Member

^^agreed.

Rottnkid · Sergeant-at-Arms

People who talk about dollar values don't talk to me anyways besides I think Ebay hurt the avarge car guy much more than Barrett Jackson or maybe it's the Internet's fault.

Much like Swimsuit Illustrated nobody is going to watch if all the models are just average. 2cents

LOSER · President

if you go back the auto trader made the car hobby smaller every one selling a car bought it first. They did their "research". I remember when the first auto traders came out the prices were reasonable within two years prices doubled as the OLD CAR traders started to spread across the country. Speculator prices drove up prices in smaller areas everyone wanted the same as the speculators. Speculators sell to suckers now everyone looks to sell to suckers.The biggest sucker know nothing about what they buy most are being coached by others and hype the biggest car hype and speculation is Barrett-Jackson.

Rottnkid · Sergeant-at-Arms

How to get rich quick: Buy a classic car?

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/02/business/how-to-get-rich-quick-buy-a-classic-car/

"Over the past decade the average value of classic cars has risen by 430%, according to Knight Frank's Luxury Investment Index. This compares to 273% for gold and a comparatively meager 55% for the FTSE 100 over the same time period."

LOSER · President

There is a sucker car investor born every second.