russo and steel chop job camaro copo

[NovaMob03]

I don't think it's a buyers responsibility to find out whether a car is a fake. After all, whoever switched the tags committed a crime right?
Would they actually let you remove the cowl to check the vin before you bid? Don't think so It's not the 1st time a car's been laundered thru an auction...buyer beware

[real-muscle-1]

the camaro and title are back to the person that was selling it @ the auction, (my check) is not back to me. i did place a stop payment.

[ZL1#17]

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As much as it SUCKS Id take what happened with a grain of salt and say lesson learned, sell the car for what it really is and write the rest off as a loss.. Legal fees will be way more than the price difference IMO unless you can go after everything including lawyer fee's.

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Will someone please help me understand why this man has to take a loss on a car that an auction house mis-represented? In the ad, Russo & Steele does not have a disclaimer stating that this is how the car was represented to them and that a buyer should research the vehicle as to it's authenticity. Since I have never bought a vehicle at auction, I have no idea about auction contract(s). When do they make you sign a contract, before you bid or after the bidding ends?

[quick-bowtie]

I DONT think he should have to take a loss but understanding how the law works and the prices of lawyers.. Its WAY to costly, you'd spend more with a lawyer than you would lose if you sold the car and took a loss (unless of course your a lawyer and can rep yourself). Sure its not right but thats the way our messed up country works.

As for Russo they dont write the ads on the cars, thats the owners that do that and they sign a form stating that what they wrote is true and if there is a problem its worked out between the buyer and seller..like King said the auction is just a venue bringing buyers and sellers together.

and yes you sign a form after you win the bid, and you sign another contract before you get your bid number stating all the facts.

From what I gather real muscle is mad that he is still having to pay the commissions on the purchase which Im sure by contract he has to... Thats where customer satisfaction comes into play I for one would want to make my customer HAPPY but not all businesses think that way.

[Mr. Chevy]

QUOTE: recently bought a 1969 silver copo 427 camaro @ russo and steele in fort lauderdale , i took it home a day or two later i got a phone call from a friend and he told me to check the car out real good because he heard or a rumor that the camaro was a re-body , i remove the cowl and found that the car was a re-body , i contacted russo and steele and they treated terrible . QUOTE

That Sucks!!

Rich

[real-muscle-1]

i placed a stop payment on the check, russo and steele auction wanted their money and they did not care about it.

[real-muscle-1]

the point of this is their is a 1969 canadian silver copo rs camaro that we all should know it is a re-bodied car and if you ever see it dont buy it as a true car.

[Rick Cell]

What did the vin number read when you looked at the cowl?

[quick-bowtie]

I for one never take a description on what it says, I think a buyer has to take some responsibility, look at all the cars that are restamped and being sold as numbers cars (way to many to count) there are way to many crooks thats why the serious collector has to do homework on the cars hes interested and think twice if a deal seems to get to be true, or hire an expert.

Say for instance this COPO was restored 10 to 15 years ago when COPOS were bringing 35k to 50k, jump ahead 15 years and who takes it in the shorts?? I bet the original guy who did the car would take it back for 50k wheather or not he disclosed it was a re-body (and make money today again on it), Im sure the car has had many owners that didnt know the history and sold it not knowing.. so does it start with the current owner getting his money back and go on down the line from there until the builder ends up with the car? Just curious on everyones thoughts??

This car was sold on 07' at Barrett for 160k plus the juice so someone took a 50k loss already on it.

[427king]

The reason some cars go thru auction is if there is a problem, the auction house says they are only a venue which cars sell thru, and the seller claims that since the auction house sold the car, they are responsible. Therefore as a buyer you are normally out of luck unfortunately.