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Well I got taken on these by another oldgasser who always said He would make it right well over 2 years later nothing. So this is what you do with repos so no one else gets screwed! Before  After 
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WHAT WHERE THEY? MADE OF....? HOW BIG? SEEMS A STRANGE ITEM TO REPOP, BUT I GUESS THAT STUFF IS OUT THERE. CERTAINLY TAKES THE FUN OUT OF COLLECTING ESP WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN THE KNOW OR BUYING THRU THE MAIL.
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I know how you feel , I bought a big sign poster in a frame and it looked great even had the date at the bottom , Took it out of the frame and on back was the reprint date. took it outside and burnt it.
Remember you are only as good as your help
If you don't make any noise no one will hear you!
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Man Russ I wish I would have known about them. Even with them being repops they were super cool and I would have given you something for them. I'm addicted to things that have airplanes on them. Also I haven't forgot about getting back to you on the cans I'm just tossin around numbers in my head you'll have an email from me tomorrow.
Jerry
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These were glass with paper backs about 8 1/2x 16 These started popping up on ebay right after I bought them its been a couple years I got the old story found in a old bulk plant blahblahblah,Yea should have known better, but this is what I thought of them today when I came across them again going thru boxes. did'nt even want to give them away
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I CAN RELATE. BETTER TO JUST BURN, BREAK OR THROW OUT YOUR MISTAKE RATHER THAN BE REMINDED OF IT.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT MADE YOU SUSPICIOUS OF THEM BEING REPOPS?
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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I guess my comment would be Thank You for your concern about other collectors being taken by mistake.
Craig
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They sure look old in the picture. How do you know they are repops ?
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My budy has that sign in tin!!!! Repop??? Jim
West Coast signs, globes and quarts
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Guess one could always just mark them as repos--alot of people I'm sure would like them for decorations in homes/cottages etc. Doesnt matter to them they arent real.
Heck--the number of real Shelby Cobras running around surely pales next to the number of kits/remakes.
Just my 2 cents
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You did the right thing;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Ron
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Some of you must have a lot more money than I do.
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Here is my 2 cents worth....
I have been caught a few time when I was buying/selling antiques. Plus I have been caught with gas and oil stuff a few times. I would just resell it has a repo or fake and mark it has as such and tell myself....lesson learned!!!!
Why destory it? Somebody else might enjoy it. Plus if you destroy it...it will not reduce the number of fake's and repo's in the wind unless it is one of kind.
With this great forum we have (Oldgas) we will always be "Life Time Learners"
That's my thinking...
Randy
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Russ, I think you did the right thing, assuming they were repops. Actually, I've wanted to do that for a long time! If I had enough money, I'd buy up unmarked reproductions and have a grand ole' time using them as shotgun and pistol targets! Globes included!
Wes
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My budy has that sign in tin!!!! Repop??? Jim THERE IS ONE ON EBAY NOW: 220537930019 ADVERTISED AS "NOT AN ANTIQUE" SIGN! BUT RATHER PRICEY FOR A SMALL EMBOSSED SIGN...$70
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