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There are two categories of Porsche buyers.
One values originality, sometimes over anything else. Carrera chain tensioners are always a good idea, right? Well, there are some buyers who would look on that as a compromise, not an upgrade. And there's something to be said for this position -- if you obsessively insist on previous owners not doing anything to a car, you can at least be certain that nothing's been screwed up as the consequence of sub-par craftsmanship or laziness.
But most Porsche buyers are guys who have saved up a little money and have always fantasized about having a cool sports car. They're impulse buyers, usually. (It's on the second P-car purchase that they actually do their homework and get the PPI.) These buyers are going to see fresh paint as a plus. It makes the car look less "used." They'll buy primarily based on appearance. A bone-stock 30-year-old 911 with 30-year-old paint is not going to appeal to these guys, no matter how well taken care of it's been.
I think most Pelican owners would fall closer to the first group than the second.
But to your specific point, the quality of a paint job is something that's very hard to verify. The factory's paint quality, while it might not be the absolute best, is still reliably good. Any seller can claim he broke out for a $10,000 high-quality job. Reciepts and photos might help, but you'd be amazed at how far some people will go to perpetrate a fraud.
My .02+ cents.
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