While your point is valid and probably spot on because the Bring a Trailer bidders seem to have a preoccupation with "numbers matching"
They do so at the expense of originality in other areas. I have seen a couple of cars with questionable histories, incorrect body panels and reproduction tags. It makes no sense.
On some levels it is really quite alarming what they are paying top dollar for ...Often without inspecting the cars
I agree with you 100%, I have some matching numbers cars and some that don't - but for me if the body is original that is really all I care about - if it has a "numbers matching" engine that's a plus.
The joke to me is people care so much about numbers but have no idea as to the correct font and size of the stamps. On ford engines (which for the most part are hand stamps) it's just silly, anyone with a correct stamp set can hand stamp any non hp block and now have a matching numbers car. Many people do not know that only HP engine were required to carry a vin stamp.
I always get a laugh out of guys with "matching numbers" 427 corvette's on a decked block with the wrong font.