Recession, what recession?

I had the pleasure of meeting Rob Meyers in the summer of 1985 in Calgary. Since then, RM Auctions has grown in the last couple of decades to one of but a few genuinely premiere auction houses for historic and vintage automobiles. And they truly do it in style. A Canadian style. Not a Christie's or Bonhams, or Sotheby's. It is their own unique style. Not in the same fashion as Barrett Jacson or Mecum or Kruse. Simply Unique.

Recession? This short video prepared by RMAuctions lists the top ten auction results from 2009. The first 5 are $1-2M and Number 1 is .... well go look. Its a pretty astonishing number.