okbarnett

Is he running out of money ? Is he trying to get richer than he already is, at the expense of unwitting sports car squirrels ? Is he trying to make a bid to buy Carfax ?
And why do they call it Car fax ? Shouldnt it be CAR FACTS , like the history, or the facts of the car ? Not FAX like a fax machine that transmits copies of documents.

okbarnett

Is he running out of money ? Is he trying to get richer than he already is, at the expense of unwitting sports car squirrels ? Is he trying to make a bid to buy Carfax ?
And why do they call it Car fax ? Shouldnt it be CAR FACTS , like the history, or the facts of the car ? Not FAX like a fax machine that transmits copies of documents.

Jaws1

jhbrennan

But they have the CarFox as their "face"...we don't want to put the CarFox out of business?

Jim137a

Austin997.2

He said he would give the money back he just wanted a report.

phefner

Reads to me like "Buyers Remorse". My take is if they can provide a valid report that refutes the cars authenticity, they recovery all money and then some. Else, they own it. As they should.

rw229

Curious what the back story is here. Not up on Jerry's stuff other than I saw there was a dispute over the authenticity of a car that he sold.

Wayne Smith

Look at the more complete thread on OT.

DaBigBR

I assume he is buying and selling cars in and out of his collection regularly. This one just happens to have made the news.

Bruce In Philly

Anyone with a classic whatever has issues with provenance. Ever watch the art world? "Proof" can be hard to come by.... and one persons' proof may not be accepted by another.... and the story teller can totally destroy the apparent evidence by weighting items differently. This is all where the auction houses play the biggest role... or should.... not the owner.

This is not a Jerry Seinfeld issue, this is the auction house's issue.... media loves to point the finger at a celebrity but the real story is with the auction house.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

Tj40

The Drive is reporting that the buyers 'expert' had an issue with 'the lack of photographs in the file documenting the restoration'.
To reinforce Bruce's point if that's all there is it seems like different people would look at this differently.

I can see that refunding the purchase and getting the car back would probably be the best outcome for Seinfeld but if the buyer brought the car for profit this one many run for a while.

white6speed

Does anybody really remotely think Jerry Seinfeld would knowingly do something like this. This is about somebody who lost control with himself at an auction and got home and said WTF did I just do.

V999

Batman33

Exactly!! Same concept applies in the market for antique furniture, or the market for antique...anything. Where there is money to be had, there will be those will try to profit through fakery. The auction house serves as the expert intermediary to minimize the risk of inauthentic provenance.