RAI Certified Authentic Shelby GT500 sells for $290,000.00 ($319,000.00) January 21, 2007 at the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.

January 23, 2007
On the day after Barrett-Jackson sold a one-of-a-kind 427 Shelby Cobra for five million dollars, an RAI authenticated, certified, and guaranteed GT-500 belonging to Larry Peck of Buckley, Washington went on the auction block. Spirited bidding pushed the value of the car to its final sale price of $290,000.00. With the sales commission added, the final tally was $319,000.00, the highest price paid for all of the GT-500's sold during the auction.

The owner stated that his ability to tell prospective buyers that his car had been authenticated and the authentication guaranteed by an impartial, independent company, helped bring him that price.

Car buyers after the sale also agreed that the RAI guaranteed authentication set this car apart from other similar, but unauthenticated vehicles. The prices proved these statements. Of the 20 GT500 Shelbys sold at the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction, the RAI authenticated car received the highest price of the group. (Barrett car list and prices available upon request.)

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RAI Corporation is an independent company and neutral third party that authenticates (provides authentication) and certifies (provides certification) the genuineness of fine art, crafts, manufactured limited edition products, and collectibles. RAI provides car authentication, automobile authentication, auto authentication, and certification for verifiable product claims and general claims. As an authenticator, RAI helps protect buyers and sellers from fakes, counterfeits, replicas and the confusion that they bring to the marketplace. A large part of RAI's business encompasses anti-counterfeiting measures. These measures are necessary because of the ease that technology has brought to counterfeiting. Almost anyone can counterfeit any product or collectible. Collectible is sometimes also spelled collectable with the plural being collectables or collectibles. The dictionary favors both spellings. RAI specializes in authenticating fine art, including paintings, sculpture, pottery, and jewelry. Also RAI authenticates vintage sportcars, including Carroll Shelby vehicles such as GT-350, GT-500, sometimes known as Shelby Mustangs, Shelby Cobras including Shelby Cobra 427 and 289 models, autographs, vintage photographs, and limited craft items, sports memorabilia, pieces of famous places and landmarks. Claims that products accomplish a certain end result or have certain qualities will be authenticated by RAI if the claim can be verified by RAI through sufficent evidence. RAI also specializes in Carroll Hall Shelby collectables and car racing memorabilia, including Cobra, GT-350, GT-500, Shelby Mustangs, Shelby Series 1, and Daytona Coupe racecars. The Shelby 427 Cobra S/C and 289 Cobra models have a large following. RAI guarantees its authentication through the "RAI Court Guarantee". If the genuineness of the RAI authenticated item is ever legitimately challenged, RAI go to court anywhere in the United States to prove and protect the authentication.