It's not nice that this stuff happens really. And some unsuspecting 1st time buyer may be sucked in. I paid a bit too much for my 1st pin - but I've never regretted it because it was from an AP member, had been fully stripped etc by him with quite a few expensive mods - & it was still $1,000 less than a dealer was asking for a really dodgy example, unmodded, no leds, apparently fully "workshopped" which seemed to mean he'd wiped it over & touched the cab up with black spray paint. I guess it happens with everything though - need to do your homework or know people.
