#115029
Sun Feb 18 2007 09:35 PM
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Got Socony???
Tom
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#115030
Sun Feb 18 2007 09:51 PM
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My initial instinct is real since it seems odd someone would repop. that particular sign, plus the "texture" looks right, but then again I'm not a pro when it comes to signs...someone will know for sure...
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#115031
Mon Feb 19 2007 07:03 AM
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Gotta ask how it was used, 8" double sided w/ holes top & bottom. Very bad artwork.
I vote, FAKE
I've been wrong before through.
db
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#115032
Mon Feb 19 2007 06:19 PM
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...I'm w/ Dick...smells like halibut...why is it double-sided, and why is the lettering so odd, inconsistant with anything I've seen...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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#115033
Mon Feb 19 2007 08:34 PM
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I vote "repop" due to the poor design & lettering. Also, the sign has pressed in brass grommets.
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#115034
Mon Feb 26 2007 06:53 AM
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SOMEONE PAID $405.50 FOR THIS SO-CALLED "FAKE" SIGN. SAD  ~DOC
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#115035
Mon Feb 26 2007 10:59 AM
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At least the seller was VERY forthright in his description, not too common!!!
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#115036
Thu Mar 01 2007 02:24 PM
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That was me, the colors got me on the sign. Been collecting for 15 yrs. now, i can usually spot something like this. Back in '94 i bought a curved porcelain socony motor fuel lens from an antique dealer for $100.00! The colors were brilliant, the dealer told me his father worked for socony, i let Steve Perrault (some of you out there may now him)look at the sign (lens) but we couldn't figure out how it was was originally displayed, he gave me $300.00 for it.
That is what caught me in the auction: The colors! I mailed the seller and told him why in polite terms that i am cancelling payment on the check, if he leaves neg. feedback for me so be it, he can also offer a second chance to the runner-up in the bidding. Also, i would like to thank gulfiend for pointing out the problem(s) with the sign, althought double sided, those colors snagged me.
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#115037
Thu Mar 01 2007 02:39 PM
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...sorry I didn't talk to you sooner, pal...see ya at Mason-Dixon!
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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#115038
Thu Mar 01 2007 03:01 PM
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Mark, as mentioned i told him a polite way about the sign and payment. He just responded a few mins. ago and told me not to worry about it! He is returning the check to me when he receives it! I told him that i would post + feedback for him and i did. Wish all ebayers were tha up front.
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#115039
Tue Mar 06 2007 03:10 PM
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Am I missing something here?
Doesn't he clearly state that it
probably is a reproduction?
Didn't you read his description?
Sully....
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#115040
Tue Mar 06 2007 06:46 PM
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Yeah, he did state the possibility of it being a repro, and i will usually consult a fellow collector. but i was too busy thinking about my old find. he did understand and payment was returned. + feedback exchanged on both ends.
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#115041
Tue Mar 06 2007 08:27 PM
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think you dealt with a gracious seller pat... your yeah but.. might have got you in a jam...
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