For those who don't know yet, Wholesalecandyshop is no longer a registered user. He has resurfaced as cosasviejasmex. Newer signs have a painted black back with little rust. He seems to be drifting away from the really sought after gas stuff to doing more non-petro stuff like beer signs, still with the signature porcelain chips of the front. Maybe he is feeling the heat of Oldgas folks who have had enough of his mess. However, he hasn't finished selling off all of the gas stuff yet. He currently has a mobil sign.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-OLD-GARGOYLE-OIL-PORCELAIN-ENAMEL-SIGN-MOBILOIL_W0QQitemZ220288162795QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220288162795&_trkparms=72%3A1205|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A 1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14
I can't say for sure this is fake, but it has the signature rusty back, but without the signature chips on the front.
He also has a fire chief sign with the signature chips on the front, but the rusty back looks different. However, the rusty back of the fire chief is identical to his Bovril sign. Both of these signs happen to be the exact same size. My guess is that he cut the Bovril sign and intended to make another fire chief, but then decided to get away from the gas stuff, so painted something else instead. But that is just a guess. At any rate, the fire chief and bovril were cut from the same stock.
