Does this trim tag look good? I'm starting to get paranoid with all the cars I've looked at. Thanks!



http://www.bighorntradingcompany.com/images/69trimtag.jpg

Nope, it's not an original tag......
Got a VIN to go with that tag?

I say FAKE.

Dang. I'm getting tired of this. I'll try and get a vin number for you Kurt. Thanks for the help again. Here's the car:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4579129104&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

WAY fake tag.

The rivets alone are bad enough, although I almost never determine a tag's legitimacy on the rivets alone.

Just the tag itself shows enough "red flags"

dave

WAY fake tag.

The rivets alone are bad enough, although I almost never determine a tag's legitimacy on the rivets alone.

Just the tag itself shows enough "red flags"

dave
These people suck! Man, it's a joke these days! Crooks all over the place! :angry:

Does this trim tag look good? I'm starting to get paranoid with all the cars I've looked at. Thanks!



http://www.bighorntradingcompany.com/images/69trimtag.jpg
That thing is barely attached, probably glued in rivets, look at the shadow on the left...

"It's not my car, I just listed it for the owner, but I don't think he knew it was different. What's the difference?"


This is the response of the seller when asked about the changed tag. A lot of ignorance out there.:sad:

i think we have to give a big thanks to those of you who can spot a fake tag. this one i think is pretty obvious but some are not. without these guys, i wont name all the names because im sure i will forget someone and i dont want to leave anyone out, some of our memebers might have bought a fake z28. eveyone llooking to buy a camaro should stop in here to make sure they are buying a real mccoy but there are alot who dont know about this site. oh well, just wanted to say thanks

angel

He says and I quote "Owner has spent alot of money making this car what it is".
Yea, a least a buck and half on a fake trim tag. :clonk:

Isnt it kind of funny how a lot of these fake tag cars are being listed for a friend?

Just sayin
dave

I say FAKE.
what he said

i think we have to give a big thanks to those of you who can spot a fake tag. this one i think is pretty obvious but some are not. without these guys, i wont name all the names because im sure i will forget someone and i dont want to leave anyone out, some of our memebers might have bought a fake z28. eveyone llooking to buy a camaro should stop in here to make sure they are buying a real mccoy but there are alot who dont know about this site. oh well, just wanted to say thanks

angel

^^ What he said^^
Thanks Kurt and all the other experts on this site who help identify the fakes and not try to make a fortune doing so.

The fakers and frauds read this site too and I'm hoping they don't collect all the fakes and all the reals and figure out what they are doing wrong. In the interest of the hobby it would probably be better to use an email address to the honest experts for the photos and only put the textual tag data on the site.

"It's not my car, I just listed it for the owner, but I don't think he knew it was different. What's the difference?"


This is the response of the seller when asked about the changed tag. A lot of ignorance out there.:sad:


This, for me, creates the biggest dilema of all. There is no way to know if this seller is an honest guy, completely ignorant to what is going on. The last guy that gave me the "innocent" response to such an inquiry turned out to be one of the most blatant scammers we have seen. Do a search on the ebay seller name ginadylan.

Personally I would not tell him what is wrong with it. Just let him know that you know without a doubt it is a fake.

Just my opinion.

Lynn

The fakers and frauds read this site too and I'm hoping they don't collect all the fakes and all the reals and figure out what they are doing wrong. In the interest of the hobby it would probably be better to use an email address to the honest experts for the photos and only put the textual tag data on the site.

Youre right 67rs. Thats the main reason we dont dont discuss what makes a fake tag stand out [enter our standard disclaimer here], just give our 'verdicts' only. When I began studying tags, this site was a great resource for me, as I'm sure for others. But the "bad guys" have the same access, so we'll have to do the best we can on not giving away what we know.

dave

Nope, it's not an original tag......
Got a VIN to go with that tag?


Here you go. Thanks again for the help.

VIN #124379N606458

Thanks!

My feeling on this is that the database continue, and that bogus cars be logged accordingly. It looks like this is working as the latest add has been pulled ( I think). My thanks go out to Car Craft Mag., issue of ( summer) 1984. They had a "truth or consequenes" issue on the Z-28 ID thing. I was contemplating buying my car until reading the article- then I made the deal armed with the "new" information, thankfully before all this crazy stuff really got going. And so it is, information is the key. Thanks to all who continue to log the Info, and help protect our hobby. I hope to have another car to add to the bogus list soon.

Cheers-

Rob