VIN for sale

[70 Challenger Lover]

What do you all make of this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264940125062

[RUNCHARGER]

10 bids for a 318 VIN tag. Pretty sad actually.

[70 Challenger Lover]

Seems like a lot of money just to create a base model barracuda but then again, it is a 71

[anlauto]

Some people might have a car needing a number ILLEGAL I know, but it does happen.

[JH27N0B]

Since the photographs show the VIN, BH23G1B181236, I'm sure the number is listed in several registries by now. And if a car appears in the future with that VIN, it will be quickly scorned.

[anlauto]

yup...

[70 Challenger Lover]

Where do you find a list of these VINs that should be 'retired' and not renter service?

Seems to me that you could resurrect a dead car like this, assuming it is not in some DMV database as salvage, and put it back on the road with 99.9% of the world being oblivious to what you did. Most cars trade hands without ever being researched or discussed in forum settings like this one. So how does a potential future buyer of this car become aware of it?

[TGGodfrey]

This really pisses me off to see people get away with crap like this.

The biggest issue is that a lot of people do not know about the registries and some poor sap will get taken eventually.

[70 Challenger Lover]

So where are these registries? I have a friend looking for a nice driver e body car but many don't have matching numbers anymore so how can the average Joe protect himself from this?

[JH27N0B]

Some here don't like him, but Barry Washington's Hamtramck registry is the most comprehensive E body database and Barry really despises anyone who tries to sell fake or rebodied cars. 
Dan here also is an avid collector of data and is familiar with a lot of fake or misrepresented cars.
Galen Govier has a huge registry but is hard to contact and won't even greet you without charging you for the privilege.  Unless you are a high roller asking about a top car he might not even talk to you.

[70vert]

This really pisses me off to see people get away with crap like this.

The biggest issue is that a lot of people do not know about the registries and some poor sap will get taken eventually.

Me too, in fact I wish I knew where to report it because selling a VIN is illegal.

[70 Challenger Lover]

Some here don't like him, but Barry Washington's Hamtramck registry is the most comprehensive E body database and Barry really despises anyone who tries to sell fake or rebodied cars. 
Dan here also is an avid collector of data and is familiar with a lot of fake or misrepresented cars.
Galen Govier has a huge registry but is hard to contact and won't even greet you without charging you for the privilege.  Unless you are a high roller asking about a top car he might not even talk to you.

So I guess what I'm getting at is who would really know? None of those guys are checking into the forums or Facebook groups sharing that information. If a buyer didn't actually reach out to any of them, it would fly under everyone's radar. Would it not?

[SgtSuperbird]

As a start, the eBay ad can be reported for possible removal by eBay. Their reporting program sucks - I actually used it last night reporting an auction.

[CNUMB]

This really pisses me off to see people get away with crap like this.

The biggest issue is that a lot of people do not know about the registries and some poor sap will get taken eventually.

I totally agree... Is this even Legal???

[70vert]

This really pisses me off to see people get away with crap like this.

The biggest issue is that a lot of people do not know about the registries and some poor sap will get taken eventually.

I totally agree... Is this even Legal???

No it is not legal. I'm pretty surprised he is selling on ebay but probably does not realize it is illegal. I imagine most of the time these are discovered at car shows as not legit, but as mentioned this is not a high value car (like a Hemi R/T) so probably would never see an issue.