I agree with alot of what your saying, and the headline and tone of the blog entry is a little more cruel than my point. I love your tv shows, and watch them regularly.

With that said, reading over my original post my view on the tv show comes across a little harsh so I will soften it a little here.

The problem that exists is that many that own these cars have no real knowledge about them or there value. They can’t see the difference between there old beater and the pristing camaro that just sold for a hundred thousand dollars.

I don’t necessarily feel that the blame for this falls on Barret-Jackson themselves. However, they are the medium through which these inaccurate assumptions are spread. The argument with this is do you blame the cable company for what comes on your TV? Not usually. Regardless, as they said on spider ma: “with great power comes great responsibility”.

I will give Barrett-Jackson credit where credit is due. They seem to spend a lot of resources gathering great cars, validating the cars, and bringing in quality bidders. With a less responsible company, the problem could be much worse.

However, I would like to see continued resources going toward educating people about the true value of there classic cars.

I have no problem with someone getting what a car is worth. However, when a car is going to require $20,000 worth of work to be worth $20,000 then it is not worth anything.

Gary Bennett
Barrett-Jackson