Wow. All this negativity toward B-J and the people who can afford to buy/play! I'd bet if any of us had the unlimited resources we'd be buying left and right, too. I know I would.
There's just that there are those who can and those who can't ... that's all. Doesn't make anyone better or worse than anyone else. The Barretts and Jacksons just honed in on a niche market with super potential. They worked hard to develop a cockamamie idea into a mega-empire catering to successful people and stupidly wealthy jet-setters. No different than Hollywood or Washington DC.
(Does class-envy mean that make the guy who sleeps under a bridge with his "borrowed" shopping cart the most virtuous person out there?)
I enjoy the Barrett-Jackson and ALL the other auctions for what they are ... car-guy entertainment. Not unlike major car shows or racing events ... a lot of those participants have nearly endless wealth and buy-sell-own-display exotically expensive super cars, too!