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ebay item number 220703475184
I informed the seller....hope they do the right thing.
if it was real it would fetch around 8k
they never made this sign in 24"....10 1/2 and only in porc.
I have two orginals....
these signs were reproduced for TGIF Fridays...when the chain went under, all of their repop signs were sold. I remember seeing them in the resturants.
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Thanks for posting this Paddy! This should just reinforce the need to mark these reproductions whether they are correct sized or not! Many years from now, who is going to be around to distinguish between original and repop? We certainly can't allow any reproductions to somehow become a part of american gas & oil history!
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this seller has been featured here before for selling repo's but i can't remebr what they were....maybe the t-51 pegasus horses....heres another one they have running that is listed as 1893 & its a t-ray repo cast.... http://cgi.ebay.com/c1893-Mohawk-Tool-Wo...=item3363027f24
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T.G.I.FRIDAY'S WENT UNDER? COULD HAVE SWORN THE ONE HERE WAS STILL UP AND RUNNING?????
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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T.G.I.FRIDAY'S WENT UNDER? COULD HAVE SWORN THE ONE HERE WAS STILL UP AND RUNNING????? We still have one in the Next Town too, but maybe they didn't go over in certain regions. I think there food is terrible. At Half the opening bid price it would still make a Cool Sign.
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the seller did the right thing and posted my reply.
yes, Jason the food was terrible....tried them out on three seperate occasions, all different items and in different areas of the country.
They pulled out of most of the southern locations. Nobody was eating there...The food was bland and with no taste.
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In Spokane it is no longer around
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still one here in gurnee. a place that was"Fridays" for many years before tgif was around ,got sued by them and changed their name to "Fredays"never been there.me, i like mom and pop resturants
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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still one here in gurnee. a place that was"Fridays" for many years before tgif was around ,got sued by them and changed their name to "Fredays"never been there.me, i like mom and pop resturants ME TOO MICK! EVER SINCE I MOVED AWAY FROM RESTAURANT CHAIN CENTRAL 50 MILES WEST OF HERE, I ONLY DO MOM & POPS!
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Mom and Pop restaurants are the only thing we have here on the coast. It's an hour and a half drive to the nearest McDonald's !
Maybe that's a good thing as I'm still a fast food junkie at heart.
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still one here in gurnee. a place that was"Fridays" for many years before tgif was around ,got sued by them and changed their name to "Fredays"never been there.me, i like mom and pop resturants ME TOO MICK! EVER SINCE I MOVED AWAY FROM RESTAURANT CHAIN CENTRAL 50 MILES WEST OF HERE, I ONLY DO MOM & POPS! Got to hate big corporations sometimes. Maybe Fridays should of sued them instead. I love Mom & pops places or the hole in the wall places they have the best food hands down 
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