It sounds like he stepped on the wrong persons toes. Is this one of those
"He who has the Gold makes the rules things"?
Mike C
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:57 PM
Subject: Fwd: RE: [TR] BJ Auction
> From Randall of the triumphs list... passin' it around. Peter C
>
>>Sender: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
>>
>>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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