Vin and fender tags for sale on eBay?!?

When I posted this I was as clear as mud on the subject. I’ve not wanted to buy or sell this stuff. BUT have I? Yes. I’ve sold fender tags off cars I was going to junk at swap meets. Never asked what they were using them for. I’m pretty nieve honestly as I don’t think of doing it for wealth and fame. I just bought and sold before just because. Like $1.00. But on eBay the person or company of people are selling for nefarious purposes I’m my opinion due to the amount of sideways language used to twist the facts to “make them work.”

As for re bodied cars…. Not sure how I feel about that. A vin is like a birth certificate to me. Means nothing but it means EVERYTHING. If you know what I mean.
But if someone else was using my birth certificate- even if I was dead. That’s wrong. But does the world really need another Syleng1? Lol!

A fender tag isn't technically a VIN and doesn't carry the same legal protections. Can you use one as part of a VIN fraud or re-body? Sure.

But the dash VIN is where most of the legal protections actually apply.