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Old 12-20-2008, 12:12 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by littlecammi View Post
From the LETTERS section in the February 19, 2007 issue of AutoWeek:

When the Barrett-Jackson auction was first televised, it was like an automotive This Old House: an interesting assortment of old cars lovingly restored. Now it is an automotive Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Who wants to sit around watching two guys bid a Shelby GT350 to $250,000? Like we should cheer as these investors push the cost of all collector cars through the roof.
- Skip Corey, Wallingford, Pennsylvania

LOL! Exactly. The show artificially inflates the standard prices for these cars.
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