Disgusted with Barrett-Jackson
 

I tune in to watch the cars cross the block and see how much they sell for. Speed Channel shows every bit of nonsense except for the actual auction. It gets more cluttered every auction. I can't wait for Mecum. How do others on this forum feel?

They're selling the AUCTION not just the cars. ;)

I agree, the BJ auction sux. The Mecum auction will be MUCH better and it starts today!

I was at Barrett Jackson and I will tell you it was amazing! TV coverage is one thing, but live in person as a spectator is just wild.

The auction is a small part of the activity....

Agree 100% w Judge273 re: Live In Person attendance.

Highly Recommend you contact the Auction of your choice and find out when/where the next one is closest to your location and VOLUNTEER as a Driver etc.

Did that in 2012 for MECUM and had a blast.

Not my scene. The cars are over-restored and overpriced, usually. Not my type of people, either.

I can't stand watching it anymore on TV, so commercialized.

That is why I watch it on the internet at

http://stream.speedtv.com/barrett-jackson/

There are no commercials, no breakaways to Dick out at the staging lanes and the mind numbing April and the other guy she talks with. You actually see every car that crosses the block and you hear the auctioneers not the commentators.

Try the link I posted above and pick your camera view you want to watch, there are 3.

Mark

Agreed.

Years ago when the televised car auctions were a new thing it was the best thing on television for me. The last couple years is getting really old for me. I flip off the channel after watching just a few minutes. Very boring hearing those guys talk about the same things about these cars car after car after car....year after year after year. No interest at all anymore.

these auctions have helped hype the price of musclecars right out of the stratosphere--out of the hands of folks like ourselves. to me, they have been the bane of the hobby.

Same here. We used to print out the list and highlight certain cars to watch for. I've watched maybe 15 minutes of it so far this year. Usually when a commercial is on whatever other show we're watching.

I like when they say "upgraded" when something was added to the car like tri-power or incorrect hood.

YEP! Watching Camaros, Chevelles and Mustangs gets boring very quickly. Sprinkle in a few over-restored pickups and there ya have it.

...and everything is a "custom" if it's not a restored original.
Unless it's their favorite brand, (Mustang, Camaro or Corvette) then it's modified to the owners tastes.

And don't get me started on "it's a Shelby, a Shelby, a Shelby......" :jumping:

I turned the auction on Wednesday night at 9:10 and as of
9:40 when I turned it off they had shown one vehicle go through, twenty minutes
of commercials and 5 minutes of mindless chatter.

I went once three or four years ago. I would liken it to going to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas for those of you from Texas. We also went to Russo & Steele, The Silver Auction at the indian reservation, and one other I don't remember which one. Every car guy/gal ought to go at least once if he/she can. Once was enough for me though. One thing that really surprised me was that the quality of a lot of the cars was not as high as I thought they would be. There WERE some very very nice cars but there was also a lot of Eastwood's paint where I thought stuff should have been re-plated, especially with the prices things were going for.

I my opinion a person would be far better off buying a car off of this site (or the "348-409" or "Moparts" site or whatever), or craigslist, or Ebay, than at one of those auctions. The nicer cars end up being overpriced when the hammer falls on them and you do not really know what you are getting. Every one of those auctions disavows any responsibility for what is being represented in the cars by the sellers.

x2 Walking around the tents for a couple hours always makes me appreciate what I have in my garage.

You don't see all that many Pontiacs go across the block at these auctions. That tells me one thing. Sellers don't like what they have and auction it off to get rid of it.

99% of Pontiac owners hang on to what they have because.... they love their Pontiac. :D

I quit watching B/J because of all the commercials and crap they dole out.

It sucks.