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Between Kyle's, Kim & Mary's, Mecum Road Art events, Barret Jackson and possibly 1-2 more substantial collections the hobby will see 20-25m of collectibles put on the open market in a 15 month period.
This is unprecedented, only time will tell how these series of events affect supply and demand for a disposable income hobby.
Collect small Oklahoma Oil Co.'s 1920's-1940's. Barnsdall, Cushing, Eason, Marland, etc.
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Exciting times for sure!!
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I sat at Kyles first auction hoping to buy 10 different things , I never got my hand up on most lol . Got 2 things . The one sign I was bidding on I was told , the guy I was bidding against had sold his company for 650 mill. So if 20 - 25 mil in collections come up , I am thinking we are still not going to see any "give aways " . Although a lot of rougher quality items are changing hands these days , the quality pieces seem to be crazier than ever in price .
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After a while, this just seems to be in another world. Not your collectors like we have on here that can buy most of the high end stuff. Just kind of fun watching.
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With all the stuff coming out, there has to be items that slip through the cracks. You just have to be ready.
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About the time I think I have seen it all...that Lot 160 of the Sky chief Just Ahead/Always Ahead.....Have never seen that before. Very nice stuff....
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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I'm loving that sky chief sign also
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Dan: Had you ever seen that sign before???
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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there was one at an auction a couple years ago but I can't remember what it bought ( MORE than I wanted to pay LOL )
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Looks like a nice collection. I will definitely be heading over to Orlando for this one. Have had mixed results with Mecum in the past but at least they're displaying the items in this collection as no reserve.
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Alex I'm seeing Lot 90 on the Fire Chief
There was one on ebay several years ago.
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My brother sold a Texaco sign like that at the Lake of the Ozarks show this year. Single sided tin with a wood frame.
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Over approx. 50 years of collecting I had to pass on a lot of expensive items, however buying and collecting was really the reason I got into it, so it was the less expensive things I went after, and there are a lot of things out there. I think a lot of collectors are reaching an age where it is becoming a chore to maintain a collection. Like Dan says items slip thru the cracks and I hope they all fall into the hands of collectors like yourselves. Personally, I also think you will see a lot of sales in the next couple of years. Love them or hate them, the pickers have exposed a lot of collections in private hands that have to go sometime. My two cents, Norm
Norm Huff
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