Just a thought and its all useless now since the sign is sold, gone, done...

In a situation like this, why did you bother selling the sign. If the man was a friend, keep it. I have done business with you in the past and do not think you are hurting for money...so me personally I would have either kept it and proudly displayed it in his honor...or sold it as a reproduction. My 2 cents.

As for garbage sellers...Here is an offender I found this morning...http://www.ebay.com/sch/dampfer75/m.html?item=131408724848&hash=item1e98920370&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc Like 7k in 3 days ripped from the hobby. Personally this upsets me, because I can be seeing some of those sales...even if you all think my junk is well: JUNK, at least its real if stated so. People that get burned are not so quick to try again to join in the fun.

On another note...When I have time I will see how the heck to upload photos on my cell phone from a recent trip back to Youngstown where I drove by one of the largest offender's business and got some photos of fake knock offs right in his storefront.

I mean honestly, when ***** like this is going on it bums me out that we spend time to try and earn an honest living from buying and selling...I have invested hundreds of thousands in materials..product..TIME... It appears all I needed was a sweat shop and a hammer. Where the freak are these companies legal departments for TM.