Here is another FANTISY sign.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3642937380 Opening bid $175. I just emailed the bidder that it is a BOGOS sign.
Dick
RIGHT BEHIND YA THERE MR."B"
DID THE SAME THING TO BIDDER.
LET' HOPE THEY CAN FORFEIT AND ARRANGE CANCELLATION OF OVERPRICED OPENING BID!
- DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE WEST
That seller is a member on this site, lets see if they play ball.
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Lance
pogogas@telus.net www.pogogas.com
That's alot of money for a $12 sign!
This sign is not a repro, its a fantasy piece. It never existed as an original.
Bob
Good point there Bob! I should know this as a long time Coke Collector!
Doc
Mr. Moderator, could you tell me where I could order this signs from. I DO NOT LIKE NOR OWN ANYTHING THAT'S REPROD but for $12.00 I'll take one. It'll go well over the urinal in my shop. THANKS!! gas pump freak
Turns out the cost is up to 18 bucks now. Available from vendors on this site. This sign is a perfect example of why ALL repro's should be marked.
Bob
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW WHILE CRUISIN' EBAY'S GAS & OIL SIGN DEPT.
I'VE OFTEN WISHED THAT SOMEHOW EBAY WOULD BREAK APART IN SEPARATE SECTIONS THE REAL ORIGINAL COLLECTABLE SIGNS, THE FAKE REPRO REPOP FANTASY STUFF (WHICH IS ABOUT 80% OFF THE ENTIRE LIST), AND A SECTION FOR QUESTIONABLE SIGNS THAT MAYBE US "BUYERS" CAN ACCOUNT FOR AND MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS!!!!
I JUST HATE LOOKING AT ALL THE REPRO B.S. WHEN ALL I WANT IS THE
REAL MCCOY!
----DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE WEST
T A G,
Ebay will not cut it's own throat.
By puting all repo sign in another catagory, nobody would be surf'n so they would not be selling, sellers would stop listing in that section and go back to where they are listed now.
I'll bet ebay makes more on listings than they do from commissions on sales.
No listings
No sales
NO EBAY
fewer informed sellers
LOWER PRICES
DICK - I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE HAVING ALL SIGNS LISTED IN ONE SEARCH AND THEN BEING ABLE TO
CLICK ON JUST ORIGINALS, REPROS, OR UNDETERMINED KINDA SIMILAR TO THE WAY THEY OFFER HIGHEST PRICED...LOWEST PRICED....CURRENT....AND ENDING TODAY FORMATS. JUST AN IDEA - BUT I GUESS I'LL JUST KEEP ON DREAMIN'!
DOC / AMERICAN GARAGE
Doc, have you looked at the "Porcelain Sign" eBay search on the Oldgas.com eBay Status page? It is an optimized search result that is configured to exclude most new and repro signs.
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Jim "Oldgas" PottsYour host and moderator
THANKS FOR THE TIP, JIM. I AM SURE I WILL DEPLOY IT'S USAGE IMMEDIATELY.
I WON TWO SIGHT GLASSES FROM AN EBAY ITEM LINK AT THE TOP OF AN OLD GAS PAGE THE OTHER NIGHT...GUESS I GAVE 5 CENTS TO THE ORG SOMEHOW! THE DREAM BECOMES A REALITY! THANKS AGIN! SLUMBER TIME...OVER AND OUT!
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARGE WEST