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#322155 - Sat Apr 28 2012 02:12 AM Re: COSASVIEJASMEX [Re: Dave's Garage]
Dick Bennett Offline
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Registered: Wed Oct 25 2000
Loc: Santa Paula, Calif
You low balled him? Probably cost him $20 or less to make the sign!

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#322164 - Sat Apr 28 2012 05:59 AM Re: COSASVIEJASMEX [Re: Dick Bennett]
thermoman Online   content
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Registered: Tue Aug 15 2006
Loc: smyrna, de USA
Maple

Our hobby doesnt have any more room for people like you. Please go away befote i lose it. Go help ruin something else. Openly telling everyone that you stole money is not a good start on this forum!
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#322165 - Sat Apr 28 2012 06:14 AM Re: COSASVIEJASMEX [Re: JimT]
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Registered: Tue Aug 15 2006
Loc: smyrna, de USA
The appraiser was most likely an antique dealer. I find most of the people that call themselves "antique dealers" are dumber than the american pickers and ricks restorations combined. They mostly just want to appear authoratative in the hobby. Their true dumbness shines at auctions.
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#322190 - Sat Apr 28 2012 10:05 AM Re: COSASVIEJASMEX [Re: thermoman]
Old Iron Offline
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Registered: Thu Sep 10 2009
Loc: New Mexico
Interesting discussion.I agree with Dave that appraising can be tough,particularly the time factor.To me "current" means now,not last month.That can make it hard to come up with compareables on scarce pieces that don't come up very often.To me,itis more like "best guess" in many cases.

I also mostly agree with Thermoman regarding antique dealers.Around here we are somewhat lucky,IMO,to have one who is honest and a long time collector himself.Him I'll listen to;he helped me a lot when I was starting out.The others?I haven't bothered to ask in years.

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#322230 - Sat Apr 28 2012 11:55 AM Re: cosasviejasmex on eBay... [Re: K W FRITH]
K W FRITH Online   content
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Registered: Sun Oct 21 2007
Loc: Devils Lake, ND---USA
Originally Posted By: K W FRITH
Problem is that when your pump plates get sold again, several years from now, when you're not around---who will be there to identify them as reproductions?
The same signs are available from US manufacturers and are marked as such! By buying from this counterfeiter, you are only helping the problem instead of counteracting it! Each sign purchased from him only adds to the problem at some future time!
I don't care what he's selling, you only add to the problem by buying it, and I will never buy anything from him!


I think this is important enough that I had to bring my quote from my previous post up again! You might make money by buying some of his signs but you're only adding to the problem. There are lots of ways to make a few bucks in this hobby without adding to the problem of abundant, unmarked reproductions!
I sell stuff every day and I leave room for the next guy to make a buck or feel good about his purchase! Please don't ever buy from this counterfeiter--it only adds to a very large problem!
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#322277 - Sat Apr 28 2012 05:11 PM Re: cosasviejasmex on eBay... [Re: K W FRITH]
DCpate Offline
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Registered: Wed Nov 08 2000
Loc: Norman, OK
I'm thinking Maple is a shill name for someone associated with making or selling these signs.

And there is no "back and forth" about his signs being repops. They are fakes without question.
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#322285 - Sat Apr 28 2012 05:38 PM Re: cosasviejasmex on eBay... [Re: DCpate]
thermoman Online   content
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Registered: Tue Aug 15 2006
Loc: smyrna, de USA
DC

Makes perfect sense
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