Auto Auction ?

[HogHunter34]

Anyone with experience with Mecum Auto Auction vehicle entry & success on showing/sale?
Looks like one is coming up in Dallas in September. Surprised it hasn’t been canceled yet with this COVID situation
I’ve never entered nor attended one. We are considering entering a vehicle for it.
Is it worth it?
Other options?

[GA Bowhunter]

I sold a Challenger Trans Am at Mecum KC.
Here's a post I did on another forum:

I took a car to a recent auction and learned a thing or to to carry with me next time I go.

1. Don't wait until the last minute to register, all the good time slots will be taken. You need a good time slot.
2. Don't drive your own car across the block, let someone else drive the car so that you can see what's going on.
3. Don't drop your reserve too fast, you may get a quick gavel.
4. Apparently it's not a conflict of interest for an employee of the auction house to bid on and buy your car(without your prior knowledge), while another employee asks you to drop your reserve and another employee drops the gavel.
5. Guys bid on your car without checking the #'s, docs or speaking to you. The just look at the paint.
6. Your paint job doesn't look as good under auction lights as it did in your garage.
7. Don't worry about your crappy looking under carriage, nobody is going to jack up a car that sits 4" off the ground to look under there.
8. There are a lot of POS cars at an auction.
9. Of the cars at the auction only about 2% were REALLY nice.
10. Most cars only had a few lines of description and made no claims.
11. I think I left some money on the table.

[GA Bowhunter]

This is the car I sold. Hard to believe it was 12 years ago.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/KC1208-76248/1970-dodge-challenger-ta-coupe/

I would take another car to Mecum. Just have someone else take it across the block. I have yet to see a car auction without funny business and home cooking.

[HogHunter34]

Ok thanks for some good insight. We have a guy that’s going to help us out since we have no clue other than the formalities on entry, etc. I just don’t have any experience with it & is this the best option
Thanks

[armadillophil]

Hoghunter...what are you looking to sell??? I put my 1970 challenger rt convertible in Mecum auction in 2005. Pretty nerve racking

[Blownshelby]

Whatcha wanting to sell? Might get a good deal outside of auction without all the hassle and Their 10% - 12% fee (typical) for lower end vehicles <100K$ but you can negotiate with them. It’s a click crowd that sells a lot of vehicles that can get the best %. Take in account your cost of traveling, overnight lodging, food, time....it adds up quick shoot me some pics and car bio, I’m always looking

[HogHunter34]

1970 Ford Bronco 302 Classic with hard top
Original engine with only 85k miles
8000 lb wench with heavy front bumper but have original bumper
Garage kept & zero rust on frame

[Quackerbox]

1970 Ford Bronco 302 Classic with hard top
Original engine with only 85k miles
8000 lb wench with heavy front bumper but have original bumper
Garage kept & zero rust on frame

I am a member of another forum where someone was looking for something like this.

[GA Bowhunter]

It’s a click crowd that sells a lot of vehicles that can get the best %.

That's a fact.

Quick gavel if one of the clique is a buyer. Slow gavel if one of the clique is a seller.