Honesty in auctions.

[TimG]

Paperwork tells you what it was, not what it is.

[MarcDant]

Originally Posted by TimG

Paperwork tells you what it was, not what it is.

Thanks, yes a birth certificate .

[napa68]

I find it sad when a thread like this is so relevant. Reading through it, many have provided factual contributions. To Rick's point, it is taking the fun right out of this. Ironically, I find so many people will pass on good cars when there isn't a plethora of documents.

Chuck nailed it with this comment.......
"Uneducated buyers have no problem paying twice the market value of a real car for a FAKE car, yet uneducated AND educated buyers dont want to pay market value for a REAL car."

If nothing else, it strengthens the value of original unrestored cars IMHO

Tim

[SS427]

Originally Posted by TimG

Paperwork tells you what it was, not what it is.

That is a VERY good point Tim! More than once I have seen a complete NOS car with documents, purchased, stripped of all its NOS parts and many of its dated parts only to be replaced with repop parts and resold using the same inspection documentation and other information showing the restoration. Again, I have NO respect for the people that buy and sell cars and do this to them. It is all about filling their pockets full of money. I will never let greed get in my way and run my life.