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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
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Mecum auction in Anaslime this week
Mecum car auction at Anaheim convention center across from dismaland starts Thursday.
Never been to an auction like that, but sometimes ya just gotta say WTF. $100 plus parking gets me in and a buyer's pass, guess I'll have to buy something besides beer. https://www.mecum.com/ |
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11-15-2016, 01:58 PM
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Still Doin Time
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nokesville, Va.
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As I've stated before, no different than a high- end strip club. If they could figure out how charge for the air you breathe - they would...........
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'15 Dodge - 'Dango R/T Hauls groceries and Kinda Hauls *ss '07 Jeep SRT-8 - Hauls groceries and Hauls *ss Sold '85 Guards Red Targa - Almost finished after 17 years '95 Road King w/117ci - No time to ride, see above '77 Sportster Pro-Street Drag Bike w/93ci - Sold |
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11-15-2016, 03:55 PM
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If you come out with glitter all over you we will know where you really went!
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11-15-2016, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: SF Bay Area
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My god that's expensive. I never looked into it but was always curious. I guess they are trying to limit the looky-loos. I guess I won't be going to a mecum auction anytime soon, pretty much the same reason I don't go to the main Monterey Car Week event.
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11-15-2016, 05:51 PM
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Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
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The $100 is buyer-registration and gets admission all three days. Regular lookie-loo admission is $30 per day.
Hypothetical question: how do you get the glitter off? |
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11-16-2016, 05:54 AM
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11-16-2016, 09:35 AM
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Unregistered
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
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Yeah, I've never been to one of these auctions and thought it would be cool, plus I gots money burning my pocket and need a new toy, so I said I'll do it!
But the more I hear and he more I learn 'bout it ......................... $100 just to bid, 10% buyer's commission, and according to the FAQ you cain't test drive em. Maybe iffn you are lucky the mecum guys will start a car so you can hear it run. So it's almost like you have to assume the clutch is gone or the tranny slips and the brakes are shot and bid accordingly ..... Used car salesmen on steroids. |
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11-16-2016, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Naw..more of a pissing contest with the bidding. Tall dogs trying to prove who can piss highest up the tree trunk.
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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11-16-2016, 10:43 AM
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Unregistered
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
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There was a time that I could do pretty well in those contests.
But that was long before my prostate started acting up ...... 
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11-16-2016, 02:38 PM
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1994 Porsche 928 GTS
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