What’s going on here, then?

[Sam]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/por ... crest-sign

A not particularly attractive light-up sign for £12k that could probably be commissioned and made for something usefully under £1000, or under £100 if you get those talented Chinese slave kids on the case.

What am I missing?

If it were an original dealer sign I could understand the appeal.

Am I being naive? Is there some sort of obvious scam here that I’m too gentle and honest to see?

[Bootsy]

Seems crazy

[Bruce M]

Eh!!!


Reminds me of a charity auction I was at years ago.

There was a framed signed football shirt and a couple of tipsy gents got into a bit of a bidding ding-dong. The price got a bit out of hand and eventually the hammer fell and one took the hollow victory.

The auctioneer then announced the next lot was a second identical framed football shirt so the second placed bidder was getting that for their final bid

Ouch!

[Nige]

Easy DIY that for a 100th of the price.

[Ollie]

After 2min of poking around on the internet it looks like these guys...

http://www.mrspeedlux.com/#stock

TBH they've not mis-sold anything as they're clearly replica's... its the buyers that are questionable more money than sense.

[jonno1]

After 2min of poking around on the internet it looks like these guys...

http://www.mrspeedlux.com/#stock

TBH they've not mis-sold anything as they're clearly replica's... its the buyers that are questionable more money than sense.

6carb is a different business - check them out on instagram.

6carb_ferrari

[32FlatSix]

There seems to be a few businesses churning out stuff like this (including fairly tacky 'artwork') to go with the classic / specialist cars auctions. Just take a look at the regulars who submit into Silverstone Auctions. There's obviously enough daft and wealthy people to support it!

[Dougieboy1]

my favourite are traffic lights rewired for indoor use. You can get them on ebay for £50-100, at a physical auction they seem to sell for £300+