Many fans are curious about Craig Jackson's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Craig Jackson's net worth?

Tom Barrett died in 2004 at the age of 75. That year, Barrett-Jackson generated nearly $40 million in gross sales.

In 1960, Russ and Nellie moved the family to Scottsdale full-time. In Scottsdale, Russ opened a car wash and soon landed an exclusive contract with the city's police department. Nellie ran the books. Within a few years, they launched a company called Classic Carriage House, which bought, sold, and restored classic cars.

In 1963, Russ saw a classified ad in the local paper placed by a fellow car enthusiast named Tom Barrett. Barrett's ad offered a 1933 Cadillac V16 Town Car that had once been owned by actressJoan Crawford. Russ got in touch. Though they did not ultimately reach a deal on the Cadillac, a lifetime friendship was born, as were the seeds of a future business partnership.

In 1967, Russ and Tom launched the "Fiesta de los Autos Elegantes." The auction was created as a fundraiser for local charities and grew from there. In 1972, they began auctioning off cars. The first car they auctioned wasAdolf Hitler'sarmored Mercedes-Benz 770K. The car sold for over $150,000. That's the same as around $1.2 million in today's dollars, which was considered an enormous sum for a vintage car in the early 70s. Over time, the auction and the business evolved into the current "Barret-Jackson Collector Car Auction."

Craig Jackson was born in Arizona in 1959. His father, Russell Jackson, was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan. Russ attended the General Motors Institute in Flint and then became a car salesman. He was a Chief Mechanic in the Air Force during WWII, serving at bases around the country. He and wife Nellie married in 1940. Russ and Nellie eventually welcomed sons Brian and Craig.

From 1940 to 1960, the family lived in Michigan, where Russ and Nelli owned and operated a country store. Starting in the 1950s, they vacationed several times a year (especially during cold Michigan winters) in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Brian and Craig Jackson both began working for his father's company as kids. Russ Jackson died in 1993 at the age of 78 from colon cancer. Tom Barrett retired from the company soon after Russ' passing and happily allowed Brian and Craig Jackson to take over. Tragically, Brian Jackson died of colon cancer just two years later, in 1995, at the age of 49. From that point on, Craig Jackson became the solo Chairman and CEO in 1997.

Barrett-Jackson pioneered the "no reserve" auction format and became internationally famous by broadcasting its auctions to more than 200 countries, with millions of viewers tuning in. Barrett-Jackson also owns the online car auction venture Car Collector Network, which owns AutoHunter.com and ClassicCars.com.

Craig Jackson is an American entrepreneur who has a net worth of $300 million. Craig Jackson earned fame and fortune as the owner of Barret-Jackson Collector Car Auction. To date, Barrett-Jackson has sold over $1.5 billion worth of cars. More than 200,000 people attend the company's auctions annually. In an average year, the company's auctions generate $100 – $150 million in gross sales, with Barret-Jackson taking a small cut of each sale. The vast majority of sales occur at Barrett's flagship annual auction in Scottsdale. That one auction alone can generate $100 million over several days.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.