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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Its not fraud until you try to pass it off as an original document.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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And of course no one will try to do that.

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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleJake
Its not fraud until you try to pass it off as an original document.
Unfortunately, true.

However, there is a question of copyright infringment with GM.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyQT
I think the seller covers his *** by stating in the auction:

"NOTE ....... For Purposes of novelty/personal display only"
But he does say previous winners siad it was the best on the market.....
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Now it can be disclosed: His secret ageing ingredient is urine
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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Reminds me of the $10 Rolex watches you can buy in Mexico.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by IrishJoker
I don't need to - just got my window sticker from the National Corvette Museum and I have the original Manifest for my 81 - it came in a packet of "original" documents that the previous owner had. I tried to get the Museum to enlarge and laminate it but they won't touch someone elses papers, only what they can get from the Bowling Green plant. My car btw was out of St. Louis. (Oh here is what the museum will do - if you have your manifest (tank sticker) make a copy of it, fax or e-mail it to the museum, they will send it out to a 3rd party and have the window sticker re-created just like the original on GM paper and laminate it and send it back to you).
Yea so did I!! Dude just printed it up for me!!!
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PRNDL
Now it can be disclosed: His secret ageing ingredient is urine
Well, I see a little brown mixed in there, too.
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He had a novel idea, but once he thought about it he should have forgot about it
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