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>Speaking of Barrett-Jackson ...
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>From: Richard Feibusch [mailto:rfeibusch1@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:26 PM
>Subject: Motorhead 101 - Getting Booted
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>Collector-car writer ejected from show
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>by Bob Golfen
>The Arizona Republic
>Jan. 19, 2007 12:00 AM
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>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.
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>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.
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>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
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>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.
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>"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.
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>"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.
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>"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.
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>Submitted by Robert McGarvey
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