[MotownMadman]

I agree with the fact that this board is no place for slander. As for having a broker or agent, that is common with everything in life. A person might know something about putting a roof on there house, yet most hire an expert. A person may know something about everything, but in most cases you hire an expert for whatever the service may be. When you are talking about spending big money on a collector car, even though you may know something about the hobby, would it not be wise to hire an expert who has amassed a lifetime of knowledge on the subject? Also the same person who has the skills or connections to locate these cars that are still out there but missing? Or possibly the buyer or seller or both prefer to conduct the transaction in a private manner using a third party? There are a multitude of reasons why to use an agent, and with the prices approaching that of real estate, when people buy and sell real estate is it not normal to go through a real estate agent? I have represented many cars in the past, located many, and brought a good number of buyers and sellers together, all were happy at how things turned out, I have also advised several buyers against buying a particular car for many reasons in which the buyer had been saved a major headache. There really is no reason to be throwing slams at people on this board, certainly when there appears to be no factual evidence to back it up. Everyone has the option of buying or selling these cars with or without help from an agent, so why complain. No one is forcing anyone else to buy a car.
Thanks,
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