[TR] barrett jackson

[FRED E THOMAS]

I am mailed them application every year, you must also have your bank mail a 
statement as to how high you can go on bidding and as Joe said tickets are 
N/C and that includes the private banquets.  "FT"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist at cox.net>
To: "'Gary Nafziger'" <nafzigerg at yahoo.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] barrett jackson


> Gary,
> This is the first time in the last 5 years that I have not attended the BJ
> in Scottsdale.  Each time it has not cost me a cent for entry.  Many 
> tickets
> are given to various organizations as promotional items.  My daughter has
> gotten free tickets through the resorts she has worked for and that is my
> source.
>
> High roller bidders also do not pay and enjoy many other perks like 
> special
> parking permits and of course special seating.
>
> I don't know how much those guys pull in, but getting money from buyers,
> sellers, vendors and the public, they have to be laughing all the way to 
> the
> bank.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gary Nafziger
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:13 PM
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] barrett jackson
>
> Just got back from 4 hours at Barrett/Jackson sale in Scottsdale.  For 
> wife
> and me $50 basic entry fee got us into basically a tourist mall.  Anything
> and
> everything from furniture to jewelry although it did include auto
> memoribilia.  Could not sit on chairs to watch the sale apparently  that
> took
> even more money.
>
> Did see loads of cars of all kinds but huge majority were
> US muscle cars.  Didn't notice any triumphs, a few healeys and jags.
>
> Seems
> to me they could be satisfied with vendor rental fee's and lower the 
> prices
> for basic entry.  It was one of the things on my bucket list but once is
> enuf.
> LOL
>
> gary n.
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