1965 427 s/c Factory Five on eBay

[mikeinatlanta]

Originally Posted by Joe's Garage

I would say we have came full circle - the car has been trashed, the broker has been trashed, and now the owner has been trashed.

All because the car is priced a little too high in most people's minds (including mine). But it does show the type of person involved in this hobby, and you wonder why the general public makes a strong distinction between owners of originals vs. owners of a "cheap kit car replicas"? It's all in how you carry yourself, sh!ting on people begets being sh!t on.

Interesting post. When first reading I admit to a pretty negative reaction, however, I agree that nothing here gives cause to disparage the owner, current seller, or vanguard.

However, wouldn't you concede that the text of the original listing, combined with posting said listing on a discussion forum invited people to look closer that they would normally? Who wouldn't reasonably expect a careful look when posting for discussion at a place frequented by experts (not me) with which he may have had prior conflict?

The reality is the people find a conflict interesting and when thousands of intelligent people see reason to look closer, they soon notice other things. In this case they have noticed some potentially serious issues that any potential buyer needs to be aware of. If I were the owner or seller, I'd be saying thank you, pull the car, and work to quickly resolve issues prior to putting back on the market. We can only hope that the owner and seller see the positives in what they have learned rather than getting angry.

I do think you are off base on the whole real vs replica thing. It's its own animal and has nothing to do with this.