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When you bring together billionaires, A-listers and high-rollers with deep pockets to check out and bid on some of the world’s most sought-after and unique cars — while guzzling down strong cocktails in the desert heat — rational decisions and millions of dollars are bound to go out the window.
Every year, Scottsdale, Arizona, hosts the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, a seven-day event where impulsive car collectors fly in, many on private jets, to bid on cars, trucks, bikes and automobilia, including quirky items like neon signs and old gas pumps. This year’s desert event — a weeklong gathering that is a mixture of gawking at cars and rubbing elbows with elitists and ran from Saturday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, Jan. 25 — nabbed a massive $195.2 million in sales, slightly trailing last year’s $198 million haul. “It brings together some interesting people,” Shaun Semple, Canadian billionaire and owner of the Brandt Group of Companies, told The Post, optimistically adding that Scottsdale,Plane passenger stages temper tantrum by using neighbor's seat as footrest: 'People are going mad'Remote learning is not for the weak — here's how a day of it went thanks to Mamdani's no-snow day verdict “When you fly into the FBO,” he said of accessing the private terminal, “they give 15-minute slots to land. If you miss it, you’re up there for hours. There are so many private aircraft coming in.” , a near-bargain at $98,000. Spade successfully sold a restored 1968 Chevy Chevelle for $374,000 at the 2022 auction, so it’s no surprise he tried his luck again four years later.The annual Barrett-Jackson event — with sister auctions held in Palm Beach, Florida , Columbus, Ohio , and Las Vegas — goes back 50 years and attracts serious money and collectors, like comedian Jay Leno and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, who sold his 2012 Venom GT Spyder here for a whopping $800,000 in 2017. That same year, pop star Justin Bieber offloaded his custom-built Ferrari 458 Italia for $434,500. Even legendary car designer Carroll Shelby got in on the fun when he sold his 1968 triple-black Mustang for $451,000 at the 2023 auction. This year, it was hard to predict which car would go for how much, a Barrett-Jackson spokesperson told The Post, because most of the cars were non-reserve, meaning they would sell to the highest bidder regardless of price.“ should go for $2 million to $2.5 million,” Semple predicted, joking with a laugh that he “probably will not bid on this car” because, while the not price tag wouldn’t hold him back, his wife would draw the line for him. Semple, it appears, was smart to follow his instincts: the sleek auto sold for a stunning $2.53 million. With so many big-bucks bidders, though, you’d think a bargain was impossible. However, day one’s rapid-fire auctioneer dropped the hammer on several astonishing deals, like a shiny, red 1975 Corvette that went for just $13,000. “There seems to be a lot of bargains today,” an audience member with a rolling Southern accent told The Post. “It’s the economy; people are worried right now.” But that stingy attitude didn’t last long. By Wednesday, a 1968 Chevy Camaro custom coupe went for $203,500. And by Friday, three sales hit $330,000, and a 1972 Chevy C50 custom pickup in the charity auction nabbed $875,000. Then came Super Saturday, when bidders wore their big-boy pants, as a Corvette Stars & Steel limited edition ZR1X topped around a dozen million-plus sales at $2.6 million. The week kicked off Friday night, Jan. 16, with a performance by country music star Cole Swindell, followed by a swanky invite-only opening night gala exclusively for big-bucks buyers and celeb sellers. Bop-worthy EDM filled the air at the historic Arizona Biltmore hotel’s Spire Bar, a martini cart made the rounds at the Sexy Roman restaurant, and the W Scottsdale hotel even offered guests a $20,000 two-night Barrett-Jackson package; it included VIP auction tickets and Champagne paired with “cowboy caviar” . As the week went on, attendees also headed to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess’s expansive Well & Being Spa, an all-day escape with an adults-only rooftop pool where Champagne was poured in waterfall cascades. Of course, the annual event isn’t just for moneybags who want to soak up sun and add a new toy to their collections — it’s also an opportunity for young car enthusiasts to learn a thing or two about the auto auction world. Shine Hogan, a 13-year-old Phoenix resident, had two self-built vehicles up for sale at Barrett-Jackson: a mini sports car and a mini trike, the latter finding a new owner for $7,000.Here, he was selling alongside some of the most expensive cars in the world — but was he hoping to be the next Carroll Shelby? His future wide open, Hogan seemed ready to embrace the words of Brandt Group billionaire Semple: “This auction is a great connector.”Kendall Jenner mocks the ‘Kardashian curse’ while trolling athlete exes in Super Bowl 2026 commercial ‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Roasts Melania Trump After She Asked ICE Protesters To “Protest In Peace”: “I Can’t Remember The Last Time I Saw Her”This auction-ready 2017 Ford GT was once owned by actor Tim Allen.This 1955 Mercedes Gull Wing was the envy of attendees.This 1972 Chevy C50 custom pickup was sold for $875,000.
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