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Dennis Stines told me once early in my Butts replica purchase that all those replica built cars that get built will make YOURS less exclusive as they become more and more readily available. I do share that sentiment to some extent, but must acknowledge just how far Batmobile replica building has come in just the last 4 years alone.
I personally think $150k for ANY replica is a hell of a price when you think of "kit cars" in general. With the exception of 1 Merceds Gullwing replica I can recall, there is no other higher selling kit car than a Batmobile. I also suspect that many of the SUPER-high priced sold non-Barris replicas in the recent past which sold for $185k-$216k, the buyers may have believed they were getting some piece of history. And in a way, they were. Except for the Klassix debacle, I haven't heard of any complaints from those who bought their replicas at auction so until and unless they would sell at auction again, I'd have to say the buyer believed they got a good price for their money at the time.
Jim's car (Formerly Dennis' car) was built in a time when there was less information/sources available so while nice overall the higher end options were not as evident on that build, its biggest selling point was the most-autographed car which seemed to win some favor with the masses.
Now factor in the lack luster economy and you still have no way to know for sure what any replica might bring.
For example, the best investors with the $$'s to spend realize that this is a PERFECT buyer's market to make great investment purchases while the prices are a bit flat thanks to economic woes. There are some incredible deals to be had, many of which were evident in other Barrett-Jackson sales on the same date as Jim's car on Saturday.
What's a turn-key worth these days? Probably the same price as it was 3 or 4 years ago. There may be a shorter line to get them, but they are no less desireable in my opinion.