Re: [FWDLK] MAJOR CHANGES IN THE COLLECTOR CAR MARKET???

[admin <cpollock2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ron,
I don't know why it says 'Admin'-all I can figure is maybe it had to pass
through his server first. I can say that I have never had one of my emails
post on the list with it there...so don't know what it's all about.
Sooo to set the record straight-
I AM NOT THE ADMIN!
As Ron sas said- our illustrious leader is Dave S.
Always has been- and hopefully- always will be....

Charles.



On 1/24/11 9:14 PM, "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Totally agree with you, Charles. To add to it, sellers have the option of
> paying for placement'. In other words, if you want your car to sell during
> 'prime time', you pay B-J for that privilege.
> 
> Small request, Charles: your id reads 'admin'. Please change, as the only
> admin on this board is Dave S. Thanks !
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "admin" <cpollock2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] MAJOR CHANGES IN THE COLLECTOR CAR MARKET???
> 
> 
>> I hate to point this out- but one thing all of you are missing is that
>> Barrett Jackson is actually nothing but a reality TV show.
>> IT DOES NOT REFLECT REALITY AT ALL!
>> BJ is trying to make MONEY on this auctions- so they bring up the volume,
>> the pump up the crowd, and they use pretty girls and select cars to sell.
>> Notice the more mundane cars sell at really strange times (like 7:00am
>> when
>> everyone would normally be a work) and the 'hot' cars sell at Prime Time.
>> The buyers not only get to buy a car they get to be on TV!  Why else would
>> they pay so much....and of course the more BJ can promote it, the higher
>> the
>> price the more Commission they make.  And don't get me started on the
>> Advertising dollars they pull in, and the merchandising...
>> Bottom Line- Its All A Show People.
>> 
>> Go to any other 'collector car' event, auction,etc,where it is NOT
>> broadcast
>> across the globe, or internet or whatever and you will see what these cars
>> really sell for, what they are really worth, and what is the true nature
>> of
>> the market.  I see ads listed every day that say how priceless a car is
>> based on BJ...I say-pardon my french here people- bullshit!
>> A car is worth what YOU pay for it....not some inflated, exaggerated
>> amount
>> that BJ would try to sell it on.
>> Every owner who has said that I have walked away from and told them to go
>> sell it on BJ and leave me out of it.
>> My own personal opinion is that BJ has done nothing but artificially
>> inflated the prices of these cars.  To the extent that most of them are
>> now
>> no longer in the realm of the Joe Six-Pack (that's me) that loves them for
>> what they are and was the original intended audience for these cars.  Not
>> the 'investor' who buys it and sticks it in a garage somewhere where it
>> will
>> never see the light of day except when he takes it to sell it again- and
>> tries to make a profit.
>> 
>> Sorry fellas, but I REFUSE to watch BJ.  We need to boycott them, not
>> PROMOTE them.
>> 
>> Sorry for the rant, but they Really, Really piss me off!
>> 
>> Charles.
>> 
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