It has always seems so obvious to me on TV that the BJ team are a complete
group of less than professional hucksters. Their intimate TV coverage about
the behind the scenes just lends credence to Martin's remarks.
You certainly have to give it to them, as they have hit the sweet spot where
most Joes go to impress their friends. 10% on both ends, hell if you can
get it, stick it to them, that's the price of entertainment with a little
capitalism rolled into a cigar.
RM and other auctions are where the real connoisseurs sell their cars,
especially foreign cars.
Unfortunately most of the US cars they auction rarely get my blood racing,
but that's their market really, US iron, they have done a good job promoting
that indeed.
Ted L
On 1/19/07, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Speaking of Barrett-Jackson ...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Feibusch [mailto:rfeibusch1@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:26 PM
> Subject: Motorhead 101 - Getting Booted
>
> Collector-car writer ejected from show
>
> by Bob Golfen
> The Arizona Republic
> Jan. 19, 2007 12:00 AM
>
> Veteran collector-car writer and publisher Keith Martin was stripped of
> his
> media credentials and escorted off the WestWorld grounds of the
> Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction this week after he made what auction
> officials called disparaging and damaging public statements about the
> event.
>
> Wednesday's ejection of Martin, well-known as the former auction
> commentator
> for Speed Channel's live coverage of Barrett-Jackson, comes after a blowup
> with the auction regarding recent columns and coverage in his Oregon
> publication, Sports Car Market, which covers collector-car auctions in the
> United States and Europe.
>
> The disagreement resulted in Martin being fired as commentator by Speed
> and
> Barrett-Jackson, which partner in the coverage, said auction President
> Steve
> Davis. advertisement
>
> In the latest situation, Martin was "holding court" in the Scottsdale
> auction's media center before dozens of media people and auction goers,
> Davis said, telling them that Barrett-Jackson is rife with problems and
> irregularities and they should instead attend one of the competing
> auctions
> in Scottsdale and Phoenix.
>
> "He was holding a seminar on why you should leave Barrett-Jackson," Davis
> said. "It came down to him advising people that you need to go to Russo
> and
> Steele and RM (Auction), and that Barrett-Jackson has, at best, just
> average
> cars."Davis called Martin's behavior "journalistically unethical.
>
> "Martin, who was also covering the event for the New York Times, said he
> was
> unjustly targeted by Barrett-Jackson because of his prior columns, which
> focused on what he described as shady bidding tactics and what he calls
> the
> hyped-up values of the popular muscle cars that are fetching high prices
> at
> auction.
>
> "My business is talking about the value of collector cars and not getting
> into (altercations) with an auction company," Martin said. "They had three
> goons come up to me who said I was making disparaging remarks about the
> auction and I had to leave."Martin said he would purchase a regular
> admission ticket and cover the event as a spectator. Davis said he had no
> problem with Martin attending as a regular customer.
>
> Submitted by Robert McGarvey
>
>
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T.L.L.
1966 TR4A CTC 73139 LO
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