Did you see the guy who told BJ to f**k off...? [Archive]

buickfunnycar.com

10-10-2009, 03:42 PM

Bought the '68 PT Camaro for $102k then Steve Davis goes over to his buddy who the car was promised to obviously and claims he had a late bid in too...trying to force more money out of the original bidder...who had already done his paperwork.

That was not right...and looked very staged.

Steve1968LS2

10-10-2009, 04:27 PM

BIGX69

10-10-2009, 04:27 PM

that was crazy!!!:machine:

buickfunnycar.com

10-10-2009, 04:37 PM

What lot number.. I will have to check it out on the DVR

I want to say 680 but I could be wrong,it was the blue PT '68 Camaro.

Guy had done the paperwork @ $102,suddenly Steve Davis is kneeling down by this new bidder,next thing they're asking the guy for $104,he told them to pound salt...that he already had bought it @ $102,handed Amy the paperwork and walked off.
She looked freaking stunned.

Wifey & I looked at each other and said huh...?

Good for him,I woulda done the same thing.

Bow Tie 67

10-10-2009, 04:57 PM

I was wondering why it took so long to post the results. Someone post this video, I missed it.

formula

10-10-2009, 05:10 PM

that was crazy! Completely ridiculous, couldn't believe it. I was confused about who even really ended up with it.

nowukno

10-10-2009, 05:19 PM

yea, he was pissed. Thats just bad press right there

BonzoHansen

10-10-2009, 05:26 PM

After Frank's car, I'm gonna rewind & review. I'll post it if it is interesting.

tellyv

10-10-2009, 05:30 PM

It was a 67 I do believe.

FULMNTE

10-10-2009, 05:39 PM

It was Lot # 676

68Formula

10-10-2009, 05:40 PM

After Frank's car, I'm gonna rewind & review. I'll post it if it is interesting.

Please do. I switched right after the gavel fell. Missed the real drama.

buickfunnycar.com

10-10-2009, 05:46 PM

It was a 67 I do believe.

Sorry about the year...amd the lot #...I've had a cocktail or three.:smoke:
That looked totally staged though...smelled fishy to me.

BA.

10-10-2009, 05:59 PM

BJ's story was that they both had $102k bids,...so while the one guy signed the papers,..the other guy was saying wtf.

still kinda jacked up and def. bad press.
I'm glad the 1st guy said "no way, he can have it at 103, I already bought it at 102" .....then walked away! Nice! :)

BonzoHansen

10-10-2009, 06:58 PM

:)He can have it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahuNSrQ8_Ew)

Lot 676 full coverage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb_sYBwhs8g)
yb_sYBwhs8g

GRNOVA

10-10-2009, 07:04 PM

Boo!:enguard:

Boyd

10-10-2009, 07:06 PM

I would have said, "I just bought it for $102k, I have the signed ppwk right here...if he wants to give me $104k he can have it."

Steve1968LS2

10-10-2009, 07:10 PM

Booooo

01blacks4

10-10-2009, 07:15 PM

living here in PHX i goto BJ almost every year......A LOT of shady things happen.......

BonzoHansen

10-10-2009, 07:15 PM

living here in PHX i goto BJ almost every year......A LOT of shady things happen.......

LOL, I don't trust anyone that wears sunglasses 24/7.

1994 Python

10-10-2009, 07:28 PM

I have been to alot of auctions. You have to be careful. They will definately pull some shady tricks trying to get more money. I can't blame the guy for doing what he did. He should have made them let him keep the car at the price he bought it at.

Van B

10-10-2009, 07:37 PM

If I had bought anything else that weekend I would tell B-J to keep them too and walk out. From the looks of it, they did the guy a favor. I guess it was nice enough, but $102,000 nice? I couldn't see it.

buickfunnycar.com

10-10-2009, 07:37 PM

LOL, I don't trust anyone that wears sunglasses 24/7.

LOL...Steve Davis is as shady as they come.

Loved the whole Jay Leno bit,that was better than any reality tv show I've seen in years.

mc84_zz4

10-10-2009, 07:53 PM

I would have fought them: I have the paperwork right here!!

You have to be crystal clear when the buyer signs the paper they are obligated to pay, and the auction to transfer the goods purchased.
I have never purchased a vehicle at auction like that, but it would only seem straighforward, you give me papers, we sign, it is DONE.

Van B

10-10-2009, 08:39 PM

What do you think would have happened if there was no 2nd bidder and the guy said "I changed my mind, I don't want it". ? Definitely one way...

formula

10-10-2009, 09:23 PM

looks like he got out of overpaying for a car he could have built for less anyway...JMO.

Steve1968LS2

10-10-2009, 10:13 PM

I would have made a bigger deal about it.. imagine getting the crowd all riled up.. lol

XLexusTech

10-10-2009, 10:51 PM

Did that girl loose a commission? She sure ran somewhere fast....

BossaNova

10-11-2009, 04:28 AM

Word.
The hammer dropped, the papers signed.....the guy in the crowd can shut the f up!

I would have fought them: I have the paperwork right here!!

You have to be crystal clear when the buyer signs the paper they are obligated to pay, and the auction to transfer the goods purchased.
I have never purchased a vehicle at auction like that, but it would only seem straighforward, you give me papers, we sign, it is DONE.

MarkM66

10-11-2009, 04:54 AM

So the guy in the crowd shouldn't get a chance to buy the car?

Could be a legitimate case of his bid just not getting recognized time.

Now if it was a phone or internet bid, I would be suspicious.

BonzoHansen

10-11-2009, 04:54 AM

Did that girl loose a commission? She sure ran somewhere fast....

She sure had a stunned look on her face.

trapin

10-11-2009, 05:27 AM

"I'd sue."

"Sue who?"

"I don't know....SUE EVERYBODY!!!"

MarkM66

10-11-2009, 05:58 AM

"I'd sue."

"Sue who?"

"I don't know....SUE EVERYBODY!!!"

LOL! Punitive damages. -Sole Rosenburg.

Mr.VENGEANCE

10-11-2009, 06:11 AM

damn that wack..

Steve1968LS2

10-11-2009, 06:41 AM

So the guy in the crowd shouldn't get a chance to buy the car?

Could be a legitimate case of his bid just not getting recognized time.

Now if it was a phone or internet bid, I would be suspicious.

You mean like the mysterios last second phone bid on the Super Snake?

And no.. once the gavel drops and the guy signs the papers it's HIS car.. BJ wouldn't let you back out of a deal once you sign so it should work the other way as well.

6'9"Witha69

10-11-2009, 06:52 AM

Yeah, when the gavel drops and the papers are signed, done deal. If he really had a dog in the race up until then there should have been a big scene right then and there.

I'd a said ":no way. It's mine now and it's not for sale."

wedgehead

10-11-2009, 07:09 AM

I remember seeing one of the cars go last year and one of the floor guys was trying to get them to see his guys bid and they hammered it down without recognizing his bid. He looked flabbergasted after it was over. Kinda like you don't want my money?

MuscleRodz

10-11-2009, 09:50 AM

Bad deal for sure, but the guy must have got over it because he bought the red/black tri-five at the end for way over $200k

Throttle

10-11-2009, 10:36 AM

That was some BS!! I would have done the samething.. Screw them, he already signed for it.. I have never really liked Barett Jackson anyways..

ProMC1

10-11-2009, 11:39 AM

I'm in the car business and buy at auctions every week. These things do happen alot. I replayed it again and the guy bid 101k and the girl repeated it to the auctioneer. The other guy in the crowd bid 102k and should have been the rightful owner. The auction messed up and signed the wrong guy up, that's why they went back and fixed it.

buickfunnycar.com

10-11-2009, 12:01 PM

Quite possibly but the fact that Steve Davis was kneeling down by the guy leads me to believe he is a "buddy" and you know they can steer a car towards someone if they want to.

Like Steve Rupp said,they wouldn't reverse their decision if the shoe was on the other foot.

Signed paperwork and the handshake from Amy...done deal in my book.

Mr.VENGEANCE

10-11-2009, 12:10 PM

i feel bad for the dude...

Roger M

10-11-2009, 12:13 PM

^^ likewise

He should buy Charleys blue 69 for 100k.

Its a much nicer car(IMHO)

megaladon6

10-11-2009, 12:46 PM

So the guy in the crowd shouldn't get a chance to buy the car?

Could be a legitimate case of his bid just not getting recognized time.

Now if it was a phone or internet bid, I would be suspicious.
the gavel fell and they announced the winner. that's basically end of story. he should have bid faster. besides, if he had HONESTLY had the bid in before the gavel, he would have made a stink right away.
i agree, the real winner should have said, i have paperwork, you want to give me 105?

dadto2jays

10-11-2009, 01:04 PM

I would definetly had created a little bit more stink than what the buyer did by just walking away.....I would of bought the pontiac from prodigy for alot less and alot more vehicle just saying....

hotrdblder

10-11-2009, 03:16 PM

i watched during that and the auction assistants scream when there buyer raises a bid, there was no yelling or anything when the hammer went down, its a scam. but hey there barrett jackson

68Formula

10-11-2009, 03:54 PM

I would of bought the pontiac from prodigy for alot less and alot more vehicle just saying....

Agreed. That car wasn't worth it, and prodigy's was worth way more.

Tony_SS

10-11-2009, 04:13 PM

LOL! Punitive damages. -Sole Rosenburg.

LOLOL.

They guy got a bum deal, but like others said, a blessing in disguise probably.

Poor lady lost her commission though.

6fastback7

10-11-2009, 04:22 PM

nothing beats the drama a few years back when they sold the GM futureliner Bus for 4million ...anyone remember them selling it to wrong bidder...and when they went to the guy to sign the deal he said no way im not the high bidder...Jackson freaked out on him! and then when they went back to the video they realized he didnt bid what they thought...and the high bidder was actually ron pratt... then Pratt refused to pay too...later behind closed doors they signed the deal with Pratt

Runamok

10-11-2009, 04:31 PM

I watched quite a bit of the coverage since I'm on my first vacation in a while. I've come to the conclusion that you need to be pretty stunned to buy cars at BJ.

Who's the monkey with the head set that stands just out of view of the cameras while hiding his mouth behind a program?

It's also nice to see cars that don't even stop on the stage that get hammered at the first slight stall in bidding. I'd be pissed if that happened to me and then had to sit through 10 minutes of Craig Jackson etc. admonishing the buyers about how they should be ashamed for how little they're bidding for a yellow Jag with an SBC.

I just don't get it.

WEAVER

10-11-2009, 04:31 PM

You mean like the mysterios last second phone bid on the Super Snake?

And no.. once the gavel drops and the guy signs the papers it's HIS car.. BJ wouldn't let you back out of a deal once you sign so it should work the other way as well.

I agree,That was BS

Mike Holleman

10-11-2009, 04:36 PM

Did that girl loose a commission? She sure ran somewhere fast....
The folks that work the floor are not on commission. They are salaried employees of the auction co. In this case they work for Spanky.

Van B

10-11-2009, 05:01 PM

The folks that work the floor are not on commission. They are salaried employees of the auction co. In this case they work for Spanky.

One of the auctioneers that works at our auction has gone and worked as a ringman (bidder's assistant in Speed TV lingo) at Scottsdale for the past few years. Although he has not shared any figures, they are not paid as much as one would think.

Tony_SS

10-11-2009, 05:43 PM

The folks that work the floor are not on commission. They are salaried employees of the auction co. In this case they work for Spanky.

They said Fri night that each assistant was an independent contractor.

BRIAN

10-11-2009, 06:09 PM

Look what is for sale at that amount...If I was that guy I would be happy as heck and thanked BJ for helping me not making a huge mistake. That is not a $103k car. Come one!

I agree that the "Show" is getting a bit much. The Jay Leno deal, the mystery phone call, 2nd time for the Dukes car, etc..

Van B

10-11-2009, 06:32 PM

They said Fri night that each assistant was an independent contractor.

They are independent contractors paid on a per event basis. Spanky hand picks the team through his contacts in the auction business. It is possible that B-J sublets the auctioneer/ringman service to Spanky for a lump sum then Spanky pays the individuals out of his end.

HOTRODSHOP

10-12-2009, 12:41 AM

and Amy is Spankys wife also

IndyNova

10-12-2009, 01:41 AM

barret jackson can suck it-why do you think prices are as high as they are-people think there junk is worth tons of money