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I emailed a guy about this Nugrape sign this morning and have yet to hear back, I assume this sold but I was curious if they repopped this sign.  I did a little research and saw none but I was scared off by the fact that most of the other stuff is fake

great color.

Yes, I inquired as well... :biggrin:

I call dibs, lol

They haven't reprod that.. too big would cost too much $$$$....nice sign.. good luck

That looks like the real deal. You can tell more from looking at the back of signs as to if they are old or a repop.

Heard back from the seller, they are still available so hopefully I will own it

Good Luck, that is a cool looking sign.

Very cool indeed.   You'll have to post some more pictures if you get it!

very nice!

Stay tuned

That sign is on ebay now for $395, not sure if its the same seller. It is a Robertson Sign from 1958. Thought you might want to compare.

If you compare the two you can see this one is a little different in the color layout.

thanks for the pics but now you have me worried

2 different signs... the script logo and block letter logo... script being older.

not back till thursday...

Hey Cormy, the seller told me to come tomorrow (Thursday) what did they tell you?  Do you think they are going in order of who emailed first?  I wrote them almost as soon as it went up but I dont want any hard feelings over this

so this was the last email the seller sent me.  their craigslist ad had $120 in the price box and said if you bought them all discounts would be given.  First the seller of my Stoner pulled this one, then a guy with a double round barber chair went from $200 in his ad to $1500 after I emailed him and now this one. 

Hi,

Just wanted to write and let you know there has been alot of interest in the metals signs and some want to buy the all of them as a set. You are the first to see them today and I just wanted you to know I am asking for the NuGrape sign is $600. I have seen one online going for $795 and mine is in excellent condition.

I am happy to show you all of them and if you want more we can make a deal.

Thank you and looking forward to meeting you to later today.

I swear, Craigslist attracts the STUPIDEST people out there and makes them expert sellers!  I've run into this situation before myself...I just usually tell them to take their item and stick it up their %##!!!  If they aren't smart enough to do their research before listing their item and pricing it, and as soon as someone shows an interest in their item they raise their price that they have already offered it to you at, then I don't even want to deal with them.  I'm afraid I would somehow find my hands wrapped around their throat if dealing in person! 

Sorry just my 2 cents...run into far too many idiots in the past few weeks!!!  Nice signs, though!!

No, no problem wasn't really interested in them just having a little fun :laugh: This person is very close to were I live but doubt I will be stopping by due to the "sudden price increase".  Good luck!

Sellers don't understand the difference between asking price and selling price.  If it didn't sell for that amount the asking price is irrelevant.  I wouldn't deal with him either. That sign is not worth what he is now asking.

I am glad they did not waste my time and travel expenses.  They are about 45 minutes so at least I can be thankful for that.  I ddid tell them that a similar one is on ebay with a buy it now of $395 and it is not selling and they just said ok, thanks anyway.  I am pretty sure the only other original sign she had was the rusty ice cream sign and I am guessing that one will be overpriced also.  the rest look like junk

Well, the reality is that they are worth what someone is willing to pay, $600 for that sign isn't that bad from a retail price standpoint but a little high on craigslist. A LOT OF MEMBERS are flipping stuff they found on craigslist, just by putting it back on craigslist. Its a pretty good sign if you have 50 people email you in the first week on an item that you effed up your asking price. Sign values have gone through the roof and the reality is that will sell for a lot more then $120!!

As far as a similar one being on ebay for $400, why are you using that logic to get him down on price, but when he uses that logic to justify his asking price, everyone blasts him? It doesn't matter what another one sold for, that is total BS of a line that pisses me off and you know someone is totally full of crap when they are saying that...Why are you wasting my time if that one sold for less.. GO BUY IT!! Oh, wait, that one was beat and had $75 shipping also!!! If you are making me an offer, show me the cash.

Sorry you didn't get it if you wanted it, Sorry he figured out what it was really worth if you were flipping it.

You think its ok to advertise something for $120, lead someone on and then at the last minute say oh yeah this one is $600.  If the seller had either never had a starting price or before I went said something like, "oh I'm really sorry but I just found out it was way underpriced so $120 is no longer what I am willing to take".

I'm annoyed because I am fairly sure the seller put $120 in the spot where price goes with the sole intent of leading someone on.  I never begrudge someone for trying to get whatever they want for something but just be up front.  I wanted this sign for my collection, I already had a spot picked out so it isnt that I am mad that I cant flip it.

The ebay thing was just a reality check for what I feel is a seller justifying a new price with online sales.

I would have to see the ad and how it was posted to judge a bait and switch and I'm not trying to start an argument. He emailed you and told you that his price before you wasted the gas.

Have you ever been taken advantage of when selling something? If you were selling it does that mean you have to sell it just because you priced it and after a ton of emails you realize it's too low? That's what I'm talking about.

Everybody points out all of the time ads that say no low balling... Wonder why they have to say that?!?!

There is a difference in being Walmart, bending people over, and effing them right up the corn hole and having a little bit of ethics and offering a fair price for their item.

If your buying to flip it, fine. Look them in the eye and tell them you buying it and your just going to resell, probably put it back Craig's List and mark it up without doing anything. Some people are happy just selling it.

There's nothing worse then cutting someone a deal for themself, then seeing it listed for sale giving them all of the profit. And a member tried some BS on me recently, I don't give a $hit what you saw one selling for 5 states away 6 months ago and try to bend me over and lowballing me...  twice!! When I'm selling it its worth a ton, when I want it I'm going to be a scumbag POS....

I don't want to argue over this either I just felt like I was misled plain and simple.  Several people on the forum seemed interested in seeing where this deal went and I was just ending the thread.....and maybe venting a bit, lol.

Like I said before I dont care what people are asking for an item, if I post something I think is silly on here it is just so we can all enjoy a chuckle. 

What does bother me are sellers who dangle something out there and then raise the price 5X after someone shows some interest.

there was a barber chair I inquired about locally last week.  It was on craigslist for $200, after I inquired he said he was raising the price a little which I understood.  When I asked how much he said $1500, thats not a little.  The next day he had it on craigslist for $750.

It's a f@@k stick seller.
Not selling at advertised price only illegal "if" they have a biz license. Getting anyone to enforce that won't go anywhere. Sorry you had to deal with the BS.
Barber chairs are a major pain with nickel replate, leather seat replace, and they are very heavy. Make sure you really want one.
Creighton

I've had barber chairs before so I know how heavy they are.  i want a nice pair to use as seating in my game room.  Honestly if this barber chair guy told me I could have them for the original $200 I think I would tell him to get lost

so it looks all the interest this seller had months ago was just more BS, the sign is relisted

http://allentown.craigslist.org/clt/3670912921.html