Ebay POP
 

Makes you kind of wonder about rare cars that fall out of the sky......................

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...SS%3AUS%3A1123

Ken

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Nodody's even trying to hide it anymore, are they? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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I saw that Friday and posted it over on the Chevelle site. People seemed surprised I had never seen the ad before and said &quot;Jim Bo's been selling them for years&quot;. I don't understand why eBay allows fake identification like POPs, buildsheets, etc to be advertised and sold there. I suppose vin tags are next. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

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Technically, nothing besides the VIN tag is illegal. Although it ought to be.

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And the seller is none other than Bill Clemens formerly of Chevycraft in beautiful downtown (maybe not quite downtown) Lubbock, Texas. Didn't Bill &quot;find&quot; Buddy Holly's '58 Impala in a junkyard, or bought it from a friend of a friend who found it in a junkyard? And didn't he discover a one of &quot;X&quot; L89 headed 1970 <span style="text-decoration: underline">LS6</span> Chevelle (wanna bet it came with a &quot;proper&quot; Protect-O-Plate)? And...And...And...forget it. What more can I say?

Wayne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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It comes down to the buyer educating themselves on things like this before buying a vehicle, as I don't see the sale of this stuff ending anytime soon. I don't care how good a reproduction is, there are always ways to prove the authenticity of real items and disprove the fakes.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tarrytown SS427s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It comes down to the buyer educating themselves on things like this before buying a vehicle, as I don't see the sale of this stuff ending anytime soon. I don't care how good a reproduction is, there are always ways to prove the authenticity of real items and disprove the fakes. </div></div>


I agree...................That's why &quot;Documented&quot; history is so important to really validate these rare cars that magically appear........

Ken

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Any and all of Bill Clemens P-O-Ps are easily and quickly detectable under scrutiny. He has been in the Corvette game a long time. If you know what to look for, it takes only a minute.

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I think there is some confusion in this topic..
Bill Clement was infamous for among other things,the B/J Buddy Holly '58 &amp; the Al.Head LS-6 Chevelle @ChevyCraft in Lubbock Tex.
Jim Clemens is the ebay seller being discussed here in Florida.
They are not related..

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr70</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think there is some confusion in this topic..
Bill Clement was infamous for among other things,the B/J Buddy Holly '58 &amp; the Al.Head LS-6 Chevelle @ChevyCraft in Lubbock Tex.
Jim Clemens is the ebay seller being discussed here in Florida.
They are not related.. </div></div>

Thanks for clearing it up, Rick. I meant Bill Clement in my previous post, but, it would apply to both. I have nothing against either and have purchased some great literature from Jim over the years. I think his P-O-P service is great and I bought one from him in the past because it is a deduction if you don't have one for NCRS judging. Thing is, they <span style="font-style: italic">ain't gonna</span> fool anyone that knows what to look for and that's a good thing.