WEST PALM BEACH — Original Star Trek star William Shatner showed up at the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the South Florida Fairgrounds over the weekend to watch two of his cars sold — for a lot less than $80,000 COMBINED!
Shatner, 85, was there to see his prized low-mileage 2002 Aston Martin DB7.
He wanted $55,000 and, late Friday, it went for $50,000.
As for Captain James T. Kirk’s 2004 VW Phaeton, a limo-like car that was sold in the United States for just four years until 2006, it fetched $27,000. Shatner wanted $29,700 and traveled from California to make sure he’d get it.
$77,000 for two cars? In Beverly Hills, someone would’ve bought them off a used car lot for a lot more!
Considering the man has 2.3 million Twitter followers, it’s strange Shatner schlepped all the way to West Palm Beach to make just a few bucks on two cars.
“It goes against my grain to spend the kind of money on a car that in my more modest-means day I could have bought a house, or actually three houses,” Shatner told the Barrett-Jackson website. “So I look for cars like the ones I am selling: a great VW Phaeton – one of the most advanced cars of the world of its time – and this Aston Martin DB7, which is a jewel of a design inside and out.”
By Jose Lambiet, GossipExtra.com, SouthFloridaReporter.com, April 11, 2016
[/vc_message]Disclaimer
The information contained in South Florida Reporter is for general information purposes only.
The South Florida Reporter assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of the Service.
In no event shall the South Florida Reporter be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service or the contents of the Service. The Company reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the Service at any time without prior notice.
The Company does not warrant that the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components
I think the sales prices achieved at the car auctions could be substantially higher if they were more accessible to consumers. Through my car auction site, http://www.buycarsbelowwholesale.blogspot.com, I try to explain the process, but I think many people are still hesitant about participating in car auctions.