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What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:01 am
by 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?
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:03 am
by Bootsy
Seems crazy
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 12:42 pm
by 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!
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 2:09 pm
by Nige
Easy DIY that for a 100th of the price.
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:46 am
by 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.
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:16 am
by jonno1
Ollie wrote: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
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:07 pm
by 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!
Re: What’s going on here, then?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:21 pm
by 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+