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Wed Dec 12 2012 10:20 PM
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Hello I would like some info on if this Ford sign is real or a repo. Thanks Braden. ebay item number: 300831456461
Braden Splichal
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Looks like someone has added some gromlets to the sign Braden but i believe it is original....not worth much more than 500 bucks though...
Wanted early tin litho signage. petro, farm, auto, etc.
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I would say FAKE. The rust stains on the white lettering look like the stains on signs they soak in salty water to get to rust up. I just doesn't look right to me. the grommets look to small for what would have been originally been used, and the owner claims them to be original.
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Real sign, replaced grommets. Not all were signed. Script is good.
Top value given condition is in that $500 range maybe a bit less.
These and the genuine parts Ford oval sign turn up regularly so unless you have to have it immediately I'd opt to wait for better condition.
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