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« on: January 24, 2021, 04:41:33 PM »
I’ve been following discussion - really fascinating and interesting. I think it’s great that so many are willing to share your knowledge / opinions and DDM is attempting to accurately represent the car. Until now, there has been nothing for which I could offer an opinion or advice.
Commenting on the suggestion that the car should be assumed real until proven to be a fake.
In collectibles, whether baseball cards, art, cars, etc. , when there are many more fakes than real items the value comes from proving the item is real - not asserting something is real until proven fake. It’s why provenance is so valuable in the art world - where sometimes even experts can’t distinguish brush strokes of masters vs fakers.
My opinion, if the seller of the car wants top dollar it’s their responsibility to do the work and/or pay for the provenance. This isn’t like a court of law where the jury is required to find the item real unless proven false. Of course, if provenance isn’t or can’t be provided then the seller chooses how to represent the car and the community chooses how to judge the car - essentially a community based validation/invalidation of the provenance offered. Then it’s up to the market to decide and buyer’s job to protect themselves.