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In this Discussion
- 46HudsonPU January 2009
- 51hornetA January 2009
- bill a January 2009
- boozer January 2009
- Dave53-7C January 2009
- dougson January 2009
- harry54 January 2009
- Heart Of Texas January 2009
- hudsonsoul January 2009
- Hudzilla January 2009
- Jim Kilday January 2009
- RL Chilton January 2009
- Swampy Meadows January 2009
Barrett-Jackson
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Did anybody catch the Barrett-Jackson this past week-end? On friday there was a yellow 1951 Commodore 8 Conv in yellow, sold for $59,000.
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Hud1105 wrote:
Watched quite a bit of it this weekend. Saw the Hudson go - don't think it 'set the bar' for anything...Did anybody catch the Barrett-Jackson this past week-end? On friday there was a yellow 1951 Commodore 8 Conv in yellow, sold for $59,000.
There were a lot of interesting cars, and there were some very decent 'deals', at least in my opinion. In many cases some real nice vehicles went for 1/3, 1/4 or less the cost of the restoration...
Main thing (as with any auction) is to know what you want, take a GOOD look (& written notes) of what you're planning to bid on - WAY before they come up for auction, set your 'PAIN' level (read as max $$$ willing to pay - and be sure to mentally add that 8% BJ commission to the total!), and last but surely not least - don't get caught up in the moment & be willing to WALK away... -
I thought it was interesting listening to Craig Jackson basically beg people to bid up prices on cars. On one he said "that's half of what it should be." Yeah, maybe last year, but this ain't last year, is it?
I managed to stump my BiL who has owned and raced Mini Coopers all his life. He had never heard of the Mini "Jolly" that B-J auctioned off for $48K. It had cut-away doors and wickers seats and was one of three built. He had to ask the definitive Mini expert what the heck it was. -
You mean add the 10% the buyer fee is 10% the seller is 8%. They get you coming and going and its 15% if you buy over internet.www.hudsonmotorcar.org
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51hornetA wrote:You mean add the 10% the buyer fee is 10% the seller is 8%. They get you coming and going and its 15% if you buy over internet.
Don't forget to add transportation costs. Oh, and sales tax and other fees if the car is registered and licensed. -
Buy Your Hudsons From Vintage Coach For A Better Deal, Lol Bill A. Btw, 49 Maroon Super Br Sold On Ebay For 18k Went To Mass.
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bill a wrote:Buy Your Hudsons From Vintage Coach For A Better Deal, Lol Bill A. Btw, 49 Maroon Super Br Sold On Ebay For 18k Went To Mass.
I'll second that!
Todd -
For those who follow these auctions--has there been a decline in values of the Barrett-Jackson and other major auctioneers?
I ask because I believe the world economy is in the early stages of what will be a major deflationary depression where values of all asset classes will fall and some will fall dramatically before this depression is over.
I haven't followed the major auctions closely enough over the years to know if the current decline in high-end autos is significant or not and would like to know if the people who do follow these auctions see a significant decline in values from last year.
Thank you,
Jim Kilday -
There maybe a decline in values for some of the cars. But there still seems to be a very lively amount of high end car sales going on. I am not speaking just of the public auctions either. There are lots of car sales moving in the backgound the values do not seem to be diminished for that class of cars. I agree that there is an overall decline in asset values, but I believe this to be true of general durable goods. I do not believe it extends to the normally high dollar valued goods to include motor cars.
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Heart Of Texas wrote:There maybe a decline in values for some of the cars. But there still seems to be a very lively amount of high end car sales going on. I am not speaking just of the public auctions either. There are lots of car sales moving in the backgound the values do not seem to be diminished for that class of cars. I agree that there is an overall decline in asset values, but I believe this to be true of general durable goods. I do not believe it extends to the normally high dollar valued goods to include motor cars.
That's pretty much right on the money, and my understanding as well. -
I had a friend who was there and he said this car was drop dead gorgeous..... good buy at 59000..... and rare to boot...
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Hud1105 wrote:Did anybody catch the Barrett-Jackson this past week-end? On friday there was a yellow 1951 Commodore 8 Conv in yellow, sold for $59,000.
A bit off topic but did you see the Allard Steyr and do you know what it sold for? -
don't knnow
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dougson wrote:A bit off topic but did you see the Allard Steyr and do you know what it sold for?
According to the BJ site, $203,500.00, including their 10% commission... -
I was there Fri night when the 51 Hudson conv. went across the block. I talked to the fellow who drove it on stage says it belonged to his boss who is a dealer in AZ. he had no idea where it came from and the dealer only had it for a couple of months. It had to be jumped to start it. It was lot 971.1
Once on stage the auctioneer stated it "once belonged to a long time HET president" -
boozer, thats nothing more than the pack of lies that come standard with every circus type auction that goes before TV cameras. P.T. Barnum had it right.....
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Yep. I didn't believe anything said about the car. Also under the hood the car had some bad paint in places. and the tail lights and brake lights didn't work.
