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Did anybody watch Barrett Jackson Scottsdale? I suppose it was on TV but for the first time in years I completely forgot about it. It was easier to follow when we had Speedchannel so I don't know who if anybody covered it.:confused:

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Velocity and Discovery channels covered it. It is showing on Velocity now. As usual the sell prices are all over the place and don't make any sense.

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...my favorite, a super nice restored 34 roadster 150K, I think.

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Yeah, I saw that 34 roadster for 150k. Those are prices from like 15 years ago. It looked like a very nice restoration.

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I've been watching on and off. The prices seem insanely high. My impression is there are a lot of people with more money than good sense. But what do I know?

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But you try to sell yours at home to one of those at BJ for the prices they buy and they will lowball you to death.Get caught up in hipe I guess

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1585 vehicles sold. $135,000,000 in sales. Pratte collection sold for $35,000,000. These numbers are from my recall of yesterday. Sunday was a good day for buyers.

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When a car is put up for sale @ Barrett Jacksons auction is there a scoring system on the cars to weed out the every day drivers ?
AKA ( rust buckets ) :eek:

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Some neat pictures of the Pratte collection on these sites:
http://www.supercompressor.com/rides...arrett-jackson

http://robbreport.com/automobiles/ba...-more-100-cars

Haven't seen the auction in 5 years since I lost SpeedChannel but I used to wonder
about the background of Ron Pratte .

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The '34 flathead powered pickup owned by Jimmy Shine of SoCal fame sold for $236,000.

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I assume you all saw the Prius Woodie that was there??

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This guy destroyed some valuable trees for an eco-friendly Prius? I'm shocked.

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I talked with a fellow that goes there every winter. He says that you would be surprised with the poor workmanship on a lot of those cars. When they put them on camera, they know what angles to shoot and what parts of them not to show.
Maybe this is why prices are all over the place. The buyers see them in person and can better judge what they should bring, than we can watch on TV.

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Hi Everyone; Here's the listing for the 1934:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Event...OADSTER-178656

EDIT: I was thinking... The $150k bid is really a $165k check (10% buyer premium). Then you've gotta get it home and pay home state sales tax. (A Scottsdale resident pays 7.975% I think.)

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You have cars that look good at 50 feet, closer than that the flaws show. Then you have car that look good at 5 feet---they are worth far more than the 50 footers. Finally, you have the cars that look good "all the way". Those become the reeally "high dollar" cars.

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Some of those heaps literally wave at you as the camera pans them. Man, a big screen HD TV shows every flaw. But, it's just TV so, when I get bored, I go back out in the shop or change the channel.

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As I've heard said before, with enough polish even a turd would shine under bright lights.

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I have been there. It is best to look them over good as they wait in line outside, or better still, go to the parking tents. Still, you never know the mechanical condition until you drive it. It has become big business, definetly a rich man's game...

Watching the auction makes me want to go out in the garage and hug my junk...

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Randy, my brother in law is a true car nut like us, and he told me that EXACT same thing! He has been there to see the cars several times and he says there are some real turds that slide thru, the kind you see Fast and Furious the TV show shoot a quick paint job in two stage and give the car a quick cleaning, some really poorly done cars that the buyers will think 'oh sh-- what did I do?' when they get home!! factor in all the shill bidding going on to boost the price, gets ugly. Car show only in my eyes nothing more nothing less...............

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Had the opportunity to be there last week, went to 5 of the 6 auctions going on in and around Scottsdale. A great experience, saw a ton of cars, from my perspective I think it is hard to hide defects on tv, even harder to hide from the bidders who can check them out, touch them etc before they go across the block.

Just to see all the cars is an experience I would recommend to any car guys and girls.

Jim

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Me, too. Our cars might not sell for what the cars at Barrett-Jackson do, but I'll bet ours are in better mechanical condition and can be relied upon to get us to where we need to be.

So, Shadetree, have you ever been to Hardy County, WV? That's where my family is from.

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I tend to shy away from events with a lot of hype, so the auctions have not interested me much. I do read about some of the cars that are featured in the summaries in the car mags, just because I am interested in cars. I have never watched any of these shows on TV, but that is because I don't watch TV. They are popular and serve their function and are making someone some bucks - the auction companies, most likely.

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Hug my junk? It's a generational thing I guess....

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Barnfind, I was told Ron Pratt developed, and patented,those metal gussets you see on roof trusses and many other pre-fab building components. Not sure if he sold the business or not. One other thing-I doubt if a Ron Pratt pays the same buyers premium or sellers cost as others.

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What he said.