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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-1930s-Original-Cities-Service-Gas-Globes-/111600685852?I have personally held and examined these 3 globes before they were ever purchased by the ebay seller, and 2 of the glass bodies are cracked on these globes, but the seller fails to mention the fact.
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Sent him/her a message on that after i texted you earlier. hopefully he/she will answer and disclose the damage.
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Look close at the pictures and you can see a little damage around one of the lens mounting holes. It was rebuilt right there and cracked severely thru the edge of the body. That's not all bad because you just can't find a decent body to display a clover lens, if you don't have one, but to NOT TELL the buying public is fraud!
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they were previously trying to be sold on facebook at the low price of $10,000!
many people called them out on the price and I believe it was Jarvis that even called them out about the crack that could be seen on one. the owner still claimed there was no cracks.
My guess is that the current owner is in way deep on these globes, before the current owner bought them - they were offered to me for $6k. fwiw.
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I called them out on facebook to about the cracks and they did not respond. Top money if MINT in todays market is only about 2500 per globe. That's if there are NO cracks or damage. I think Bryce is right, they are in them way to deep. Kevin is correct also, they should disclose the damage. That is not right to represent them that way.
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One of the bodies is cracked from the base, all the way to the top, along one edge, and its very visible if you are handling them, but not so in photographs. Anyone that picks them up and examines them can easily see the damage to both bodies, so the owner is not being honest to the buying public. I don't care what he paid, or what he is asking as I have always felt that to be a personal thing, but to keep major condition issues from the public, is just not right!
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maybe the owner is counting on making up the difference from an insurance claim stating that they were cracked in shipping.
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maybe the owner is counting on making up the difference from an insurance claim stating that they were cracked in shipping. Bingo..
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Just got off the phone with ebay because I felt their automated report buttons did not list a category for this type of problem. The ebay rep talked me thru it and it made sense.
First box--LISTING PRACTICES second box-OTHER LISTING PRACTICES third box--FEEDBACK TERMS AND CONDITION
The ebay rep explained that since he has had questions examining the condition of the globes and refuses to answer, this would cause them to examine the condition issue and possibly pull the item if it is not rectified.
Please report the item using the automated report system and checking the boxes I have indicated.
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Kevin, its unfortunate that you had to go thru all that trouble because the seller isn't willing to show at least a little due diligence.
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Does anyone know who the seller is?
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Thanks Mike
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i know who it is... but i do not know him personally. he is friends with several members on this site looks like he edited the listing... although not sure what a globe without advertising looks like? very reasonable shipping though
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... although not sure what a globe without advertising looks like?
He says the one he's throwing in is a clover body.
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