It's amazing what folks will do to get an original of one of these "in order to replace a lost or damaged original". Check out eBay #2433815497. I hope the person that bought it doesn't make the SLIGHTEST mistake when the "original information for the car" is stamped on the plate.
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In Appreciation of John Hinckley -
$1241 incl scratches
Now the guy's gotta find an Address-o-Graph Machine with proper font, imprint in the correct fields (including known offsets for the particular timeframe and body source), then turn around and lose his "investment" in a couple of years when factory documentation becomes available [assuming this was bought for a color and/or added body options change]. -
Check the bid history.
Same person bidding against their own bid??Comment
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Re: Check the bid history.
Bill-----
No, that was a "protective" bid placed at the last second to "ward off an attack" by someone else. I don't understand why the bid amount increased by $10, though. The person that bought it, considering the price paid and the "protective bid", seemed almost desperate to get the item. It must be real important to him/her.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: Check the bid history.
Actually, often-times what looks like a person upping the bid against himself is, in fact, a bidder trying to overcome the seller's reserve, which is almost always unkown until you bust it.65 MM Convertible, L76 (365 hp)Comment
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Re: Check the bid history.
Jack-----
That didn't happen in this case. There was no reserve. The opening bid was $500 with, until the first bid was made, a "buy-it-now" price of $2,500.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Sorry, wasn't watching the action/auction *NM*
65 MM Convertible, L76 (365 hp)Comment
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Re: Check the bid history.
Joe: The bid increment at that price range is $25. When the buyer made his penultimate bid, he could see that it went to the full amount. Therefore he was within $25 of the next lower bid. Wanting to cover himself, he made a last minute bid (unknown, but higher than what it ended at). The auction then took him up to the bid increment of $25 over the last bidder, even though he had another bid in between. If 1200 bucks wasn't too much, I really wonder what that final proxy bid actually was...
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Makes a person wish he pocket full.....
If the people stamping these things back in 63 to 67 would have only known....
Holy Smokes!!!Comment
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Or, our eBay friend could have just sent $200.00
to this gentleman:
and get as many tags as he wanted, stamping included. But he he wanted the thrill of the hunt.Comment
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Do I smell a business opportunity here?? *NM*
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Re: Do I smell a business opportunity here??
Not with Al Grenning's new trim tag authentication infoComment
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Re: Do I smell a business opportunity here??
A car presented for top flight judging with a detected repro trim tag can acheive no higher than second flight...correct?? I saw it happen at a recent LI chapter meet. The owner withdrew the car from judging.Comment
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