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#374474 Sun Dec 02 2012 09:16 PM
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Hello I am new to collecting signs and I am wondering if anyone could help me out on this possible purchase someone is wanting me to buy. It is a Mobilgas Special sign that does not seem to have the right color on the Special part of the sign. Every sign of this type I have seen the Special letters on the sign are the color of red and this one is not. The picture that I have posted has the sign that I am famialar with the one the guy wants to sell me has the same color letters as the Mobilgas part of the sign [img:center]http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=621&tbm=isch&tbnid=gUOvkIiXWM__iM:&imgrefurl=http://www.oilnspeed.com/albums/v/gassigns/1cmob.jpg.html&docid=rY6plwSAQklD0M&imgurl=http://www.oilnspeed.com/albums/d/6905-3/1cmob.jpg&w=400&h=302&ei=fia8UJSpBqbvygHTlYGwCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=550&vpy=328&dur=3499&hovh=195&hovw=258&tx=124&ty=161&sig=100934981654548573495&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=218&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:0,i:151[/img] .



Thank you for your help and money saved if it is fake,

Jon

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would you post a picture?.. cool


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I am having problems getting this picture to load so I have provided the link to the sign.

Mobil sign

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email me picture & I will post.. cool
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I sent the email. Thanks so much for your help.

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you got it- I've never seen that version of that sign with the special in black, ussually in red, post picture of back of sign if possible.. cool


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here you go- would you send picture of back of sign?
also Welcome to Oldgas..cool

mobspec.jpg

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Right now that will not be possible right now but when I go to meet him again I will take a picture of the back so I can post it. Again thanks so much for the help you saved me a lot of money.

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This looks to be a readily available reproduction sign, found on-line at any time for $25. You can see where the "Licensed by Mobil Corporation" has been painted over or chipped off on the lower bottom right and painted over to fool an unsuspecting buyer. Randy is right that the special is normally in red, but I still feel this is a repro as the altered area is exactly where the licensed info is found on any other repro. Could be a repro mistake.....
Stay away if it's over $20!
Darin

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I agree with Darin......looks like a fake to me.


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Yes- right where the glare from the camera is, its been painted over, to deceive IMO.

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Thanks so much guys, everyone saved me a lot of money and also the other people I warned about this guy who trying to sell this fake sign.


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