No problem.....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-1966-1967-1968-carroll-shelby-cobra-collection-office-plaques-GT350-Rare/332945135235?hash=item4d85139683:g:fwUAAOSw9lBcERA9
"these were auctioned off in 1988 for the shelby heart foundation"
That's a trick in itself, since CS didn't get his heart transplant until 1990, and he started the foundation after that.
Of course, when did anything like facts keep Pookie from trying to make a sale swindle...?
I think most of those items could be bought off EBay or a car museum gift shop and just find a sharpie
Just another trip to Pookie's alternate Universe. The air gets thin up there.
Carl is at it again.
The 'S' on the larger photo sent me into a flashback to a near-identical signature start discussed recently (http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=4158.0 (http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=4158.0)).
Pookie MUST be on crack...
What the hell. I think Pookie puts stuff like this on eBay just to make my blood boil!
That "open tourer"plaque is beyond bizzare...Anyone have any idea what's up with that???I hope the "artist"isn't on this forum....
The open tourer plaque was a 'decor' item sold at Hobby Lobby, IIRC. "Special"?; hardly, but it is from the THE MAN himself--Pookie.
Apparently, CS didn't care about having his treasures in matching/similar frames.
However, I think that everyone is missing the obvious "tell" that supports Pookie's claims. If you look at the photo with CS in his black Stetson, you can see Shelby's signature matting style. He would have just the sides matted with fabric from his Grandmother's davenport (sofa or couch for you youngsters).
Either that or the picture is covering a long lost Rembrandt.
Burnsville,NC........Shelby's summer home
I have always wondered how many thousands of dollars Pookie has duped from the unsuspecting. I know his account has been closed and re-opened at least three times. I got burnt on a steering wheel in 2005. If I need something expensive and I am unfamiliar I bring it here to inquire. I wish I'd known long before. Too many out there just trying to make a quick buck.
I have no doubt this seller knows what he's doing.
-Keith
That "long time collector" has replaced " found in the trunk of a Boss 429 I used to own" . Pookie has cornered the market on gas cap emblems too. Just look at his offerings.
Randy
Quote from: gt350hr on December 26, 2018, 01:36:52 PM
That "long time collector" has replaced " found in the trunk of a Boss 429 I used to own" . Pookie has cornered the market on gas cap emblems too. Just look at his offerings.
Randy
It's a new twist on "alternative facts". Now what you find riding around in a trunk is "original to the car". Let's face it. The current political atmosphere is based upon the current social structure. That is a basis of voters being dumber then dirt in droves and getting them to the poles on the "short bus"?
What confuses me though is how did the dumb people become the ones with money to spend on ridiculous $2,300 shift knobs? That makes no sense to me? Shouldn't it be the opposite?
Also. Whatever happened to the observation of, "the people in the cheap seats boo the loudest", or is that what is going on here?
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Therum
Why should Pookie stop when the buyers are a bunch of turnips or should I say turnips are smarter? It never occurred to me that a turnip would have a portfolio? Huh? Go figure?
I think logic blew out the window back down the road somewhere?
There's a fool born every minute . P T Barnum IIRC .
Millennials fall into said categories. However, to be fair: Until I fell into a couple forums there are things that have been perpetrated as fact because of misinformation from " experts " who wrote books.
Some of the sellers who have been around for years, one in particular who has thousands of listings on Ebay and Bob has mentioned has started gouging and being deliberately misleading.
Exploitation of those new to the hobby often leaves a distaste to the point of walking away. If we're not careful this is going to die with us who are in our late 40's, early 50's.
-Keith
Quote from: 1967 eight barrel on December 27, 2018, 08:25:17 PM
Millennials fall into said categories. However, to be fair: Until I fell into a couple forums there are things that have been perpetrated as fact because of misinformation from " experts " who wrote books.
Some of the sellers who have been around for years, one in particular who has thousands of listings on Ebay and Bob has mentioned has started gouging and being deliberately misleading.
Exploitation of those new to the hobby often leaves a distaste to the point of walking away. If we're not careful this is going to die with us who are in our late 40's, early 50's.
-Keith
I've got no problem with the counter posting of deceptive auctions or sales here. In fact, other then getting a court order to suspend them, there isn't much else anyone can do.
Here's an observation from me. Similar observations can probably be confirmed by other long time enthusiasts?
Every so often, I run into an original owner of a Shelby product. A very high percentage of them have never heard of SAAC. I often wonder if they know that they are driving a Shelby and not a Corvair or a Fiat?
Some people can't be helped. ;)
I agree. You can't educate those who aren't interested or know everything already!
-Keith
I'm surprised that Marty hasn't been physically assaulted for some of the stuff he's done. It's unfortunate that he's strayed so far from decency and only focused on the almighty dollar.
Quote from: CharlesTurner on December 27, 2018, 10:52:42 PM
I'm surprised that Marty hasn't been physically assaulted for some of the stuff he's done. It's unfortunate that he's strayed so far from decency and only focused on the almighty dollar.
Charles, sadly integrity is rapidly becoming a rare quality. I guess I am anachronism.
-Keith