Barrett- Jackson Reflections

As noted on Facebook, Gary and I went to the Barrett-Jackson Collectors Car Auction today. This was a fun and amazing experience. Not only were there close to an estimated 1000 cars being auctioned this week by a cadre of supreme auctioneers from around the US, but the many acres of pavilion tents were filled with an array of other items for sale that exceeded any state fair we have ever been to.

From children's pedal cars to restored neon signs to restored historic lighted gasoline pumps to antique Coke dispensers to bling bling jewelry and clothes to personal mausoleums to kitschy home decor to auto care products to new motor homes to motorcycles to mattresses to airplanes to houseboats, not to mention the very eclectic collection of collector cars as old as 1910 to as new as 2003 or 2004.

We were astonished at the prices that some of these vehicles went for. Some seeming real deals ($5,000 - $8 or 9K) to what will, I am sure, be cars that go for $100's of thousands later in the week. When we were there earlier today we saw some cars going for $3,000 - $15,000. As we watch on TV tonight, we are seeing $40K and up. (This is day 1). That is nothing to what will happen on Saturday and Sunday.

Oh, by the way, if you have a "rust bucket" of some sort, fear not. It will be described as "patina", and may actually be valued.

We saw Paul Teutul of Orange County Choppers there today. But we did not see Jay Leno. That would not have been surprising.























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