Avoided disaster today

[Richls5]

the dealers are making it impossible to find them too. theres hardly any private sellers and if there is a dealer scoops the car up instantly and then has it listed a week later for 20-30K more

[the427king]

Great paint, bad undercarriages, clones,and no paperwork. .....those are the cars that sell quick. Very few dealers have any real cars. Its all about financing them, and having alot of consignment vehicles on hand. Many people that were at mecum walk right by the placard with the build sheets and docs and just look cars with shine and pop.

[Richls5]

it has for sure taken the wind out of my sails i dont even want to look at another car unless its come from a memeber here that an expert has checked out first and even then you never know

[SS427]

Originally Posted by Richls5

it has for sure taken the wind out of my sails i dont even want to look at another car unless its come from a memeber here that an expert has checked out first and even then you never know

Something else to remember, if the car was inspected by a professional and is purchased, then that person sells it shortly after or even years later, you will still want to cover your bases. I have inspected a few cars over the years that were top shelf and full on NOS parts only to have the purchaser buy the car, strip all the NOS and good parts off of it and then resell it making my inspection somewhat worthless. Best to speak with the inspector directly and share 'current' photos of the car and get an updated opinion and in most cases for a small fee. If any time has passed it would pay to just have the car re-inspected.

Also, in most cases the inspector does not own the inspection report, the hiring agent does so you may have to pay for a copy of it or the seller may provide you with it. I will not share my reports unless the hiring agent authorizes its release and then for a fee in some cases.

[Richls5]

Originally Posted by SS427

Something else to remember, if the car was inspected by a professional and is purchased, then that person sells it shortly after or even years later, you will still want to cover your bases. I have inspected a few cars over the years that were top shelf and full on NOS parts only to have the purchaser buy the car, strip all the NOS and good parts off of it and then resell it making my inspection somewhat worthless. Best to speak with the inspector directly and share 'current' photos of the car and get an updated opinion and in most cases for a small fee. If any time has passed it would pay to just have the car re-inspected.

Also, in most cases the inspector does not own the inspection report, the hiring agent does so you may have to pay for a copy of it or the seller may provide you with it. I will not share my reports unless the hiring agent authorizes its release and then for a fee in some cases.

What makes someone want to do that is beyond me I’ve heard of quite a few guys doing this. Taking parts off survivors or real cars putting re pop stuff back on and selling I really don’t understand it at all

[juliosz]

There’s a well known nos parts supplier in the Detroit area who is infamous at this practice. There’s a lot of that in the Corvette crowd as well. I couldn’t do it but I guess in the end, their car, their rules, buyer beware.

[1967 4K]

I'm feeling the same way you guys are about our hobby. Maybe i'm just getting too old to put up with it. Its about making a buck and they can strip the cars if they choose to, its their car but i don't agree to the practice.
In 2019 i sold an original low mileage 71 FLH Harley to a guy who removed most of the OEM parts that could be replaced by Repop parts and sold the bike as original. Its been going on in the Harley hobby for many years.

Richard