Barrett Jackson.....

[chevelleheart]

Absolutely , I never met the man,Craig Jackson, but the show has almost turned into a farce. Kinda like the "Emperor's new clothes" if you remember that childrens story ?? A lot of Back slapping each other,20 % commisions and as others have pointed out , the quick sales to friends and the long drawn out sales for friends cars.As GRB and paceme said it's for entertainment only and I value the members here opinion and their cars as the real market.My opinion on BJ , it never was about the cars, maybe originally 20 yrs ago, but now it's all about the money $20.00 MM for a week's work on commisions plus the gate , product sales etc, that's all it's about. Gonna be some interesting in Florida come spring time. !!!!

[quick-bowtie]

I will go back also but dont think it will be to sell.. They do put on a show and it is entertaining.. What burns me and alot of people I believe is the fact its alot about who you know. If you a movie star or rock star or just have a boat load of cash they stroke you to no end and make sure you car brings big money and give it all the time in the world on the block. Even worse for me was see all the BS bidding I personally saw 2 time right in front of me guys CLEARY BID (AND THEY KNEW THE PRICE) and then when there just about to drop the hammer they guys say I bid the amoun t below that??? what the heck that total BS and they let them out of it and the next bidder gets it. I wish I had my friend Billy Bob running up my auction and and then do the same thing at the end. This happened countless times Im sure it was seen on tv also. Worst of all nothing happens to these guys they should have got escorted off the property by the 3 GOONS.. All I can say was they was alot of BS going on. I dont think you can hold Craig Jackson or Steve Davis accountable for the prices because bidders are going to bid what they want and they have no control over that, and they did pack the place so there was no shortage of bidders.. I think mixing clones in with GOOD saturday cars was a HUGE mistake but what do I know. Everyone knows what there getting into before the auction so if you took a hit its pretty much your own fault unless they rushed you off because a STAR/RICH GUY was coming up behind you. The BS Bidding is going to HURT there name or whats left of it.

[chevelleheart]

Good point,but your right there is at least 3 or 4 sales I have on the speed channel tape that shows exactly that, guys bidding the car up and then when the real bidder stops , they back peddle like crazy......and they get away with it.

[musclecarjohn]

More "re-counting" than I can ever remember happening.
Lot's of "short pull" bidding too makes you wonder.
Strange,strange stuff going on for sure.Great for the buyers but I sure wouldn't want to sell one there.

[nuch_ss396]

Entertainment value! Wouldn't sell a car there!!

Put a fork in B-J. They're done.

[Steve Shauger]

I am not sure about phone bidding as well. Are we to assume there is actually someone on the end of the phone actually bidding. I would like to know how this is monitored.

[sYc]

IMO, the PR folks at B/J did their job. From what I have heard TV ratings were good, there is not a car site on the Internet that is not discussing the auction and it seemed a lot of folks attended, in spite of the poor weather conditions.

Same as NASCAR has become much more then just a stock car race, B/J is much more then just a car auction. With 40 hours of TV coverage, that is obvious. Few, if any of us would have tuned in for any length of time if all they did were roll cars across the block. No color announcers, the auctioneer out of site, showing no emotion, no celebrities or bidders being caught on camera, etc. Providing entertainment, which is what B/J has become, requires having drama. Need to have a couple of folks everyone likes, such as Amy, a couple most viewers dislike (the screaming dude) and a couple that you either love or hate (Craig maybe ?).

In an effort to keep things fresh, each year B/J tries new things. Some work, some do not. Doubt if we will see any Von Dutch stuff in ’08, but these items, plus the Rock and Roll stuff and the gravity racers did add spice to the mix.

For 2008 no doubt there will be a few changes, but I will venture a guess B/J will be even bigger and wilder, will remain a No Reserve auction and most of the 2007 staff on board.

Would I take a car there, don’t know. Will I tune in again next, absolutely, or better yet, attend in person.