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eBay seller "service_station" amazingly has hundreds of NOS gas signs for sale. One auction after another of mint pump signs and Firestone signs. He claims they are authentic originals and some have dates on them. He has a 99.5% positive rating. Does anyone here know this seller or can confirm whether those signs are original or repro's? Also he does sell under other another alias on eBay. When I asked him a question he said to look at his other NOS signs for sale under another name. I forget the name I deleted the message. Thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

Those are valid observations you have made. Not everyone takes the time to do their homework as is evident by these sellers week after week selling the same nos signs in mint condition.

He is a seller who knowingly sells repro items as nos.

At the top of your browser click on History, click on Show All History, click on Last 7 Days or This Month. Scroll thru till ya see something familiar then Double click it. W/O a sellers name it hard for others to commit.
Another way to find them is to look in your Email Trash Folder.

superflex_moonbeam is the other ebay username the person uses.

He told me he found cases of NOS signs and was selling them individually. Yes it was superflex moonbeam his other name. Whats amazing is he only had one negative feedback accusing him of selling repros. Thanks for feedback.

He's from that famous state.... Indiana seems to be a hotbed for trash slingers

Easy thermoman!

Yes should not judge the whole state on couple bad apples.

Along w/ A FEW from N.C. & Georgia. I'm sure that every state has a few Bad Apples.

Calling these guys bad apples is being very nice. I've got other names for them but won't say because it always seems to get me in trouble here,thus I don't post often. Rest assured I'm on here every day. Knowledge is king. ;;;;;;;;;;Ron

Can we start a list of eBay sellers that sell known fakes ? Or is that against the law ?

Agreed. Make a list of eBay scammers to protect the new petroliana collectors and even current. Sometimes it's just to damn hard to tell. If we can make a list lets try and make it happen.

You can post names and your opinions as to authenticity of their signs. Each person expressing an opinion needs to be responsible for that opinion. In other words, we don't want an official Oldgas.com list of sellers because it could get us into a legal battle. If individual members make posts in a topic about suspicious sellers, the legal ramifications, if any, are between the seller and the individual pointing him out.

So word your comments carefully, using tact and leaving out name-calling.

some states have more than others , 2 of 3 mentioned come to mind..

Duely noted Jim.