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Highlights of what's coming up at Barrett-Jackson, including the Hemi Cuda below and the original 1966 Batmobile.

http://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2012/12/17/barrett-jackson-rare-car-auction/index.html

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...And where "Ron Pratt" will buy that car and many more and put them in his museum that is "NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC"! :angry::angry::angry:

Which is why i dont watch the Scottsdale Auction anymore! :(
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I find it hard not to watch.

Especially considering what else is usually on TV.

And every once in a while you see a cool car that is sold for a price that makes you say, "Hey I could almost afford that car !"

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They sell cars for less than five grand? At least that's what my price range could be.
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They sell cars for less than five grand? At least that's what my price range could be.

Well, I'm thinking more like $10,000 to $15,000. Last year, or the year before, I saw this sweet 1950 Chevy truck go for about $12,000 !

If you look at new and used car prices you can't buy much for $10,000 to $15,000. Of course they want cash and I'd need a loan. LOL

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Looks like you're local - why don't you go?

I dont know, I have had the chance to go for free, just never had the time , and I dont like going Scottsdale :lol:

A few years back, we went to Vegas for my birthday, we were there on the same weekend as the Vegas auction, and I didnt not put two and two together while I was seeing people walking around with BJ lanyards passes, Sunday it hit me :lol:

Whats even worse, we were staying at the Luxor, one Casino over from the Auction :o

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...And where "Ron Pratt" will buy that car and many more and put them in his museum that is "NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC"! :angry::angry::angry:

Which is why i dont watch the Scottsdale Auction anymore! :(

sorry, not to be on his side, but if i had THAT kind of money.... i do exactly what he is doing.

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A few years back, we went to Vegas for my birthday, we were there on the same weekend as the Vegas auction, and I didnt not put two and two together while I was seeing people walking around with BJ lanyards passes, Sunday it hit me :lol:

Whats even worse, we were staying at the Luxor, one Casino over from the Auction :o

Heck you wouldn't even have had to go outside to get there. Just walk the mini mall Gauntlet that joins them.

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Yeah, I have watched some B-J auctions in the past, and some of the cars are cool, but I would'nt go even if I won lotto... it's a lot of over-hyped nonsense. Won't watch it anymore as I don't need to hear the inane ramblings of some auctioneer mixed in with the questionable utterances of whatever they call those people that "help" those who are bidding make their bids. "Tasteless garbage..." At least, that's my opinion. Maybe if the event were to be held with a touch of class, as with some of the auction action seen in "Chasing Classic Cars"...

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I enjoy strolling around looking at the cars and checking out the merch inside...I'll probably go again this year, to Russo & Steele, and maybe the Gooding & Company auction again also. And the cruise in at the Scottsdale Pavillions is always good that weekend.

Auction Week is one of the things I enjoy about living in the Valley of the Sun.

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I watch it occasionally and while I've seen some cars go for ridiculous prices, I've seen several go for less than what it would cost the average person like myself to have it built. Sometimes, I think the people who built the car may have lost money or barely broke even.

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