Bob
It is hard for us to understand this but I feel that some of these people are not lying.
They are telling the truth the way they understand it.
They could care less about a collectable and the fact that most of the lighthouse is in tact makes it in excellent condition.

I could picture a guy that works for a living with his hands, never been in a collectable store in his life, and then inherits a HL collection from his Mom. He knows nothing about collecting and has no idea what to do with it. Therefore, he talks to his friends at the local Bar and someone mentions ebay. One of his friends has a computer so they gab a 6-pack and go to his house. They push some buttons and ebay pops-up. After 1:00 AM Bubba runs out and grabs an other 6-pack. By that time, everything is in mint condition even the broken lighthouse.