t-typinator
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Need some help putting a value on a sign.
Last fall i put my land up for sale + while i was showing it the buyer stepped on something metal so we lifted it up from under about 6 inches of dirt + pine needles + it was the sign below,(I almost folded it in half to make it easier to carry to the metal pile i was building up from the junk piles that the old farmers had piled up in spots on the land.) but decided i would put it aside + deal with it later, i could tell it was old + may be worth a few bucks or cool to put on my garage wall.
Fast forward to a week ago,I saw an ad on Craigs List for a collector looking to buy old porcelain auto type signs,so i sent him the pic below + he sent me 3 messages since then that went into the spam section + i just found them a few mins ago,first one asking me how much i wanted for it, the next making an offer + then asking me to call him,so i know he wants it + it has some worth,I'm not looking to get rich on it,but i would hate to sell it to him for his offer + find out i gave away, the Mona Lisa of the porcelain sign world, or that Monet had started painting oil co. signs and this was his finest work.
So if anybody can tell me roughly what it is worth that would be great.
It's not in very good shape but the collector offered me $150 + seems to really want it.
Any Knowledgable input on the subject would be appreciated.
Here is the sign. It's 3ft x 6ft This is when i found it it looks a bit better now after cleaning it.
Last fall i put my land up for sale + while i was showing it the buyer stepped on something metal so we lifted it up from under about 6 inches of dirt + pine needles + it was the sign below,(I almost folded it in half to make it easier to carry to the metal pile i was building up from the junk piles that the old farmers had piled up in spots on the land.) but decided i would put it aside + deal with it later, i could tell it was old + may be worth a few bucks or cool to put on my garage wall.
Fast forward to a week ago,I saw an ad on Craigs List for a collector looking to buy old porcelain auto type signs,so i sent him the pic below + he sent me 3 messages since then that went into the spam section + i just found them a few mins ago,first one asking me how much i wanted for it, the next making an offer + then asking me to call him,so i know he wants it + it has some worth,I'm not looking to get rich on it,but i would hate to sell it to him for his offer + find out i gave away, the Mona Lisa of the porcelain sign world, or that Monet had started painting oil co. signs and this was his finest work.
So if anybody can tell me roughly what it is worth that would be great.
It's not in very good shape but the collector offered me $150 + seems to really want it.
Any Knowledgable input on the subject would be appreciated.
Here is the sign. It's 3ft x 6ft This is when i found it it looks a bit better now after cleaning it.
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