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SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS ON CRAIGSLIST. RARE 1930's DIE CUT WITH FRAME SHAMROCK PORCELAIN SIGN. THE MEASUREMENTS OF JUST THE SIGN MEASURES 68" TALL BY 69 1/4" WIDE. THE FRAME IS 1/4" THICK. HANGING BRACKETS ARE ABOUT 6" TALL. THIS SIGN WAS MADE BY BURDICK SIGN COMPANY. PIC #5 SHOWS THE FRAME IS BENT THE HOME MADE POLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE. KEVIN 817-441-1663   Uploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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that is one nice sign.. 
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that is sweet!! Hope the sale goes well!
Looking for any cans! PM me what ya got!
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Seeking Knowledge and a Good Deal.
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271319021573 Here is a similar one that just sold on ebay.
Wanted anything Flying A Gas, Signal Gas, Hancock oil co, and Sunland.
Thanks Anthony
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271319021573 Here is a similar one that just sold on ebay. Anthony, that is the same one..
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It's the same one. Look at the chips.
Randy, we were typing at the same time.
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150% price increase in 9 days...WOW!
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Yes, it is the same sign. Anybody have a picture of a sign like this one or knows somebody that has one? I have never seen this sign in any book or anywhere else. How do you price something so RARE? Will be listing it on ebay January 1, 2014.
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Buying: Polarine / Red Crown Gasoline Globes and Signs, Early Chevrolet & United Motors Signs, and 1910's through 1940's Gas & Oil Signs.
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Thanks Mark for posting that thread. I talked to rafter6 already
he saw the craigslist ad.
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So far I have established for the record that there are 4 of these signs out there. rafter6 and his friend each have one. DuceCpe has one and I have one. Does anybody else have one and can provide a picture?
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I remember seeing one still hanging on original pole if my memory is right it was on the highway between Coleman Tx and Abilene Tx. back in the late 80s.
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There are thousands of more collectors that don't visit or know of Oldgas. You can't rate rarity on who has one on Oldgas.
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I'm sure numbers are countless times as many as you think. Probably hundreds
see me at Mason Dixon Gas, Spring Carlisle M114-115, and Hershey C4E-35.
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That's the first one I have seen .I called a good friend of mine that has been a life long collector and attends a lot of auctions and asked him. Flat signs is all he can recall , no die cut clovers . I bet your right thermoman , instead of thousands there were only hundreds made....... That would be a great sign to add to ones collection .
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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Put it on ebay w/o a reserve, High Price it & make an offer.
OH & make sure to have someone standing by it [like redhotrelics does or that other nimrod!]. Be different have your Grandmother stand next to it!
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Dick, you make a good point. But prof is in the numbers, The holders of the items in all the ads with women in them seem to get more looks or interest. We may laugh but as you put it earlier for what sells is correct. I would put it on ebay also or do as a lot of sellers are now doing go with a large auction company close to the border.
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Put it on ebay w/o a reserve, High Price it & make an offer.
OH & make sure to have someone standing by it [like redhotrelics does or that other nimrod!]. Be different have your Grandmother stand next to it! . Lol , that's a good idea Db .
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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I have seen several of these over the years at shows...Just because you havent seen an item before, doesnt mean its rare! I wouldnt have paid 3K for it....Its a Large 1500 dollar sign in my opinion...Did you buy it OR are you selling it for them??? Its funny how other pickers make fun of your price increase  When they are doing EXACT same thing...LOL
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It's mine, I bought it. How many of these do you think you have seen over the years Tom? 10,20,100,1000?
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congratulations on your purchase..
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Anytime you here someone say " its only one in existence" or....."there are only a handful left". You should multiple that number by 100, and you will be closer to true amount of items left in the world.
see me at Mason Dixon Gas, Spring Carlisle M114-115, and Hershey C4E-35.
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thermoman is a Lot Closer than saying it's one of a kind or last one in existence.
Hope ya like it, might take awhile to sell.
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I agree with thermoman on this one!!!
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I own several rare neons but would never want to claim I have the only one around. Here is a set of Firestone letters I own that I think there aren't many of but I know I did see a set at Hershey. I had them quiet a while and traveled over a thousand miles to see them but I now know theres at least two. Oh by the way I've seen three of the shamrock signs in Texas.
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Great sign Kevin! There are many one of a kind signs out there.Not this one we know.But to say there are 100 more on all signs is no way correct. I have had many and still have many signs that are very small production numbers.Good luck on your sale.Mark
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OK, so how do you rate rarity? What exactly is rare? If an event is rare, it doesn't happen often. If an object is rare, there aren't many of its kind.
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Even in the era of almost instantaneous information and infinite opinions, it is like value- It is still subjective. The only way it is not subjective is to have verified production information from ALL production sources. Now, that is rare. Most things said to be "rare" generally should be labeled "scarce" (noting that regardless of how many were produced, not many are to be found).
Opinions (mine included) are neither and quite often are of dubious value.
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Billups, Southland, Rose Oil,Crystal Oil, Barq's
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some good points here.......I have rarely seen this sign however that does not make it rare...I would bet that there a few more out there than we think.....kz100 said it well , there are many many collectors out there so we have no way of knowing how many are actually in existence....with that said, its a great sign and if you like it, thats all that matters......
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Due to the rarity of this sign the price has changed to $15,000 or best offer.
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SO, an offer of $30,000 Won't buy it!
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I have a friend who buys and sells and I finally taught him to price his stuff high, using the logic "you can always go down on the price, but you can't go up." This blows the hell out of that lesson.
Reminds me of a builder in Los Angeles building a spec house before the bubble burst in the late 80's. Every week he would print new brochures raising the price of the house by 100K. After several trips to the printer he got tired of it and finally just began marking through the last printed price and penciling in his current one.
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Just today I sold my daughters loft bed on Craigslist.
3 weeks ago I listed it for $76.
Last week I raised the price to $86.
I raised it again 3 days ago to $99.
They picked it up today for the $99.
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Dang..that sign just got twice as rare in one day!
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Too bad it wasn't a 4 leaf clover!!!!! You'd be a millionair!(due to the rarity of course)
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I'll be Glad when Oldgas starts charging the same % Fees as ebay for selling here
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Dick, I am convinced you aren't capable of the emotion of being glad. At least not based on observations.
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I'll be Glad when Oldgas starts charging the same % Fees as ebay for selling here . It for sure is a great privilege we have to sell for free , e bay is aggravating . I only buy a few things , tried selling once and did not care for their outlandish fees. The shamrock sign is cool ! Thumbs up!
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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I find eBay is a greedy mega-corporation that is completely out of touch with its customers and I'm glad oldgas separates itself from them as much as possible. That's not to say those that sell shouldn't consider voluntarily help to keep the lights on here.
signgod2112, this thread has gotten off a little of you trying to sell your awesome sign, and I apologize for my part in that. I would consider your sign rare by every definition and I see no problem with you (or anybody else) investing your own money on something you feel was underpriced. If you're wrong, enjoy your bath, if your right, enjoy your rewards.
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 Well said there Mark!!
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I relisted this sign on the Dallas Craigslist with the new adjusted price.
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Wonderful humor, Perdue31! John
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This sign will be at the Pate Swap Meet April 24th
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There was one on highway 83 near Colorado Springs at the "shamrock" farm or something like that. Somebody stole it a few years ago. I have seen 3 or 4 others in Colorado collections. If yours sells lets us all know. I love the sign.
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Put it on ebay w/o a reserve, High Price it & make an offer.
OH & make sure to have someone standing by it [like redhotrelics does or that other nimrod!]. Be different have your Grandmother stand next to it! YES!!! That would be awesome!
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Just today I sold my daughters loft bed on Craigslist.
3 weeks ago I listed it for $76.
Last week I raised the price to $86.
I raised it again 3 days ago to $99.
They picked it up today for the $99. dang beds are expensive in Texas lol
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Lots of interest in this sign, you can see it in person at the Pate Swap Meet.
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