[ QUOTE ]
.... how do they get past the inspectors at the auctions who check them for authenticity? ....
[/ QUOTE ]
Common misconception. There are no "inspectors" who check for authenticity.
Link to the BJ description:
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/applicati...=04%2f09%2f2009
I don't remember if it was posted here, or if I read the entire BJ bidder agreement at their web site a couple of years ago. Clearly, under the terms of terms of the bidder agreement, ALL of the responsibility for representation (or misrepresentation) is on the seller, not BJ.