My users of 59registry.com actually WANTED their email addresses posted, so people could come to them with questions regarding that person's car, or maybe for how to get info or tips on how to work on their own.
Updating the email addresses has been cake- They send me the updated address and I update it.. 8^] As far as theft and fraud goes, my site has been up for 2 years and there have been ZERO issues. As a matter of fact, if anyone's car ever was stolen, what better way to verify the original owner! I wondered about all of the same things that you guys are worrying now about 2 years ago when I started it. As long as you monitor what's coming in on the site, you're good to go. And as far as switching VIN plates go, one call to your local police station clears that up.. They can search locally AND nationally for reportedly stolen VINs. Just my 2 cents.. Jim '66 Malibu '59 Corvette --- Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick, > > I think as long as the info only contained the year > and assembly plant > (naturally on the VIN itself), the particulars of > the car itself would be > unknown, i.e., 307/350/396/454 engine wouldn't be > known on 69-71 Chevelles. > If someone is trying to phony up a VIN for a stolen > car, they're probably > going to have plates from another one anyway and if > not, they can simply > make one up - doesn't even have to be a correct VIN > as far as selling the > car goes. > > In fact, in a few years it might help recover a > stolen car. Say I post the > VIN to my El Camino and next week it gets stolen or > totaled. Someone takes > the VIN plate and attaches it to another El Camino > and tries to sell it. > Potential buyer checks the page, clicks the link and > emails me about the > car. I give 'em the scoop and the seller is > apprehended with a phony VIN > plate. > > Another option would be instead of putting the > current owner's email address > for privacy reasons or simply because email > addresses do get changed, I keep > a database offline of the owner's name and/or email > address. A user clicks > the VIN link and they send their email to me which I > forward to the owner > listed in the offline database. It'd then be up to > the owner to contact the > interested party. > > Anyone have ideas, interested? > > Dale McIntosh > 67 El Camino > 1967 Chevelle Reference CD in progress > > ACES #1709/TC Gold #92 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rick Schaefer > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:24 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 66 Console restro > question > > Thats an interesting idea. I'd think that not too > many corvette > owners would want their location publicized. I > can see I'm wrong. > I'd be concerned about security with a high > dollar car. > > On 4/27/05, J. Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I created a site exactly like that for '59 > Corvette > > owners, and it's been up for almost 2 years. You > can > > see it at www.59registry.com > > > > It's been a great site thus far, and I'm adding > cars > > all the time. > > > > Regards, > > > > Jim > > '66 Malibu > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jbiii/my66.htm > > '59 Corvette > > http://www.59registry.com > > > > --- John Nasta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wonder if it would be worthwhile to try to > start a > > > simple web site where > > > people post their VIN numbers and just maybe the > > > original owners might stop > > > by and can contact the person who currently owns > the > > > car. It would have to > > > be anonymous (just email addresses, no full > names or > > > addresses). Might also > > > be a way for a seller to find the one person who > > > would pay absolutely the > > > most to buy that particular car (again). Just a > > > thought. I'll probably never > > > do it. > > > > > > John Nasta > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:20 PM > > > To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 66 Console restro > > > question > > > > > > I thought 66/7 consoles had metal tops & plastic > > > bases? > > > Yeah, I'm old too. Some mornings 45, some 75, > but > > > mostly 59. That's OK, I > > > got to order a 66 malibu convertible and drive > it > > > off the dealers lot 6 > > > weeks > > > later. If you're driving 136676K192419 let me > know > > > & I'll tell you about > > > its > > > first 5 years ;-) > > > Neal > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > -- > Rick Schaefer > 72 TPI El Camino > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
