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Here is one way to combat these cheap repos on ebay...i listed a real one & said in the description BEWARE this sign is being reproduced overseas..hopefully it will help educate some buyer...he just sold a phony Socony Aircraft for over a $1000.00....Below is a link to my auction & also a link to the auction of the repo one from Germany...This guy also has the repo Wasatch on ebay that is over $700.00 already......

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290132275742 ...This is the real version.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Moehn-Brewing -Co-P...1QQcmdZViewItem This is the repo version.....

Well it did work & i recieved an email from a person who was thankful.......read his email.......

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Item: Moehn Brewing Co. Porcelain Enamel 18'' Sign OLD 1900's (290132275742)
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Hi...I just wanted to thank you for letting us know there are FAKE Moehn beer signs on the market. Five minutes before stumbling onto yours I had just marked one that is being listed in Germany. I really thought it was the real deal, until I went and saw it is flat as opposed to your convex sign. The fake is #140125504251. Thanks for saving me a thousand or so! I love pre-pro Iowa beer stuff. Just purchased a large wood Kerosene lit beer sign with 9 reverse painted windows in it from the New Vienna Brewing Co. Found in the basement of an old tavern in New Vienna that closed after 130 years in the same spot. The family purchased the brewery when it closed in 1907. No one had any idea the beer light was in storage in the basement of our local tavern since that time! I grew up in that town and was thrilled to get it! Take care..Jeff K, Dyersville, Iowa
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Details for item number: 290132275742
Item title: Moehn Brewing Co. Porcelain Enamel 18'' Sign OLD 1900's
Item URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290132275742&sspagename=ADME:B:AA Q:US:1
End date: Tuesday, Jul 03, 2007 17:17:31 PDT
REPRODUCTION IS BELOW




HERS THE REAL ONE







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What are your thoughts on how they are reproducing the artwork on these signs?

i am not really sure where they are getting the artwork, i believe an educated guess would be that there are people here in the USA that have these signs in there collections & they are supplying there own artwork to the porcelain sign shops abroad......

Here is one way to combat these cheap repos on ebay...i listed a real one & said in the description BEWARE this sign is being reproduced overseas..hopefully it will help educate some buyer...he just sold a phony Socony Aircraft for over a $1000.00....Below is a link to my auction & also a link to the auction of the repo one from Germany...This guy also has the repo Wasatch on ebay that is over $700.00 already......


Well it did work & i recieved an email from a person who was thankful.......read his email.......

Question from jkdyer
jkdyer( 1920)
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Item: Moehn Brewing Co. Porcelain Enamel 18'' Sign OLD 1900's (290132275742)
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jkdyer is a potential buyer.

Hi...I just wanted to thank you for letting us know there are FAKE Moehn beer signs on the market. Five minutes before stumbling onto yours I had just marked one that is being listed in Germany. I really thought it was the real deal, until I went and saw it is flat as opposed to your convex sign. The fake is #140125504251. Thanks for saving me a thousand or so! I love pre-pro Iowa beer stuff. Just purchased a large wood Kerosene lit beer sign with 9 reverse painted windows in it from the New Vienna Brewing Co. Found in the basement of an old tavern in New Vienna that closed after 130 years in the same spot. The family purchased the brewery when it closed in 1907. No one had any idea the beer light was in storage in the basement of our local tavern since that time! I grew up in that town and was thrilled to get it! Take care..Jeff K, Dyersville, Iowa


Details for item number: 290132275742
Item title: Moehn Brewing Co. Porcelain Enamel 18'' Sign OLD 1900's

End date: Tuesday, Jul 03, 2007 17:17:31 PDT
REPRODUCTION IS BELOW..........






HERES THE REAL ONE.............









[This message has been edited by roadrelics@aol.com (edited 06-27-2007).]