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[L78steve]

It up to the purchaser to do their research with any rare item of value. Counterfeiting is not going away.

[William]

Originally Posted by L78steve

It up to the purchaser to do their research with any rare item of value. Counterfeiting is not going away.

True but there are varying levels of experience in the market for the cars. I have been virtually exclusively '69 Camaro for almost 42 years, still learning about them. Some of the repro paperwork out there is very well done, more so if it is artificially aged. All they have to do is fool some of the people some of the time.

The problem is the average guy at an auction. Maybe just retired, has money to spend. Unless he is there with Jerry MacNeish how is he to know the paperwork displayed at an auction is real? Barrett-Jackson makes an effort to vet consignments but I have seen repro paperwork there also.

I have no problem with an owner displaying a repro doc at a show. Repro paperwork has no business being displayed with a car offered for sale.

No idea why Chevrolet allows these guys to use their trademarked names and logos without permission.

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by William

I have no problem with an owner displaying a repro doc at a show. Repro paperwork has no business being displayed with a car offered for sale.

Honestly, I think most of us are in agreement. We're just saying there's nothing wrong with having repro docs for show and personal enjoyment purposes. The problem is when it becomes a counterfeiting issue. As many have brought up time and time again, there are always going to be counterfeiters in everything that has profits attached to it. If anyone thinks stopping these few sellers is going to change anything, I think they're mistaken. It's way too easy in the computer age to recreate any documents.