[Healeys] 100/6 LI,NY

[Jackson Krall]

Steve, you are a VIN expert extrordinare.

Most people are not and have no idea what trouble or not those #'s might get them in.

Hey, whats your SS#?

Best
JK


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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 8:48 PM EDT BJ8 Healeys wrote:

>A VIN is just a way to distinguish one car from another, and to allow it to
>have a "history".  Anytime someone is reluctant to reveal the VIN (or engine
>number) of a car they have for sale, I wonder what it is they are afraid of.
>Obviously, all modern cars have the VIN plainly visible in the windshield
>(because it is no longer possible to use the VIN to identify the owner).
>New York-registered cars even have the VIN of Healeys posted in the
>windshield.
>Of course, for a registry the VIN is critical to being able to account for a
>car.  Actually, a registry is probably the best protection against buying a
>car with a shady past or getting involved with a scammer.  Withholding the
>VIN is not going to stop the scammers.  I've seen plenty scams on eBay where
>the scammer just copied the photos from another sale and posted them without
>the VIN. 
>
>Steve Byers
>HBJ8L/36666
>BJ8 Registry
>Havelock, NC USA 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Jackson Krall
>Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 7:42 PM
>To: pajtamuvek at gmail.com
>Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100/6 LI,NY
>
>Gergo, with all the scams going around these days I can understand why a
>seller might feel that way. If you're serious about the car, maybe a Long
>Island lister could check it out for you. The price is half of what Gullwing
>would charge and it has a bit of an un-cobbled look to it.
>NFI
>Best
>JK
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