Sometimes You Bite the Bear eBay 370476870833

[Doug Rose]

Reproduction Bell Systems Hub Cap Connection sign, Buy it Now for $8.  It sure looked real to me, but it was a BIN. ITS REAL!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370476870833&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
( dead link 12-06-21 )

[Phoniac]

Somebody call a cop!
I bet your lookin over your shoulder constantly. LOL!

[Tom B]

Good one Doug!

[Dan]

Nice, hang it over your wall phone!

[baldopeacock]

Amazing condition - it looks NOS.   Wonder if it is? 

Hats off to "Eagle Eye" Doug!

[Craig T]

Unreal Doug, bright shiny white porcelain on the back too!

[Doug Rose]

Amazing condition - it looks NOS.   Wonder if it is? 

Hats off to "Eagle Eye" Doug!

If it isn't New Old Stock, its darn close. I cleaned it up with Noxxon and there is not a mark on it. I can see why the seller thought it might be a repro.  Its a '21 bell, so this guy is old. I got this almost as soon as it was posted. One picture, but for the price, I had to take the gamble. Sometimes you bite the bear!!!....Doug

[Craig T]

Someday, somebody is gonna find that bear and be like, what the heck are all these bite marks from?? Doug!! 

[Doug Rose]

Someday, somebody is gonna find that bear and be like, what the heck are all these bite marks from?? Doug!! 

Craig....too funny man, you had me laughing and Janet stuck her head in the computer room and wanted know what I was giggling at. Remember.... sometimes the bear bites you and they bite harder than I do...Doug

[Dennis Markham]

Doug, you struck again!  That sign is very nice.  I don't know much (anything) about all the different fakes out there, but that porcelain sure looks nice.  I can't believe it sold for that amount.  Even the reproduction signs the sellers are asking more than that.  Fantastic.  Color me green........

[Dan/Panther]

Doug;
You are sure it's authentic ? I'm just curious because there szeems to be a few of them available.
I'm finding a lot of them on eBay.
Here's an example.

http://tinyurl.com/6g7e4wy

http://tinyurl.com/4sqavol

D/P

[Phoniac]

Dan, there's a difference between the Kid's and the others, I don't know much about these so I'm unsure if it matters, that and the eyelets look new on the these also.

[Doug Rose]

Doug;
You are sure it's authentic ? I'm just curious because there szeems to be a few of them available.
I'm finding a lot of them on eBay.
Here's an example.

http://tinyurl.com/6g7e4wy

http://tinyurl.com/4sqavol

D/P

Dan....look at the back with the white porcelain. Look at the curve, these guys were nicknamed the hub cap signs. The repros are flat with black on the back. The grommets are also a give away. I just got the new Porcelain signs book from Guardfrog and in this condition, its a $400 to $500 sign. With the 21 Bell, I couldn't have done any better. This is a killer sign, I like the signs almost as much as the phones....Doug

[Dan/Panther]

Doug;
I see now. You really did hit the jackpot my friend.
D/P

[Jim Stettler]

Doug;
You are sure it's authentic ? I'm just curious because there szeems to be a few of them available.
I'm finding a lot of them on eBay.
Here's an example.

http://tinyurl.com/6g7e4wy

http://tinyurl.com/4sqavol

D/P

D/P those are very nice repro's and cheap for the money. Those are nice cast iron with A porceilin finish. There are other qualitysigns like that.  Doug's is real telco hubcap.
The nice repro's are well worth the $ in my opinion. They are a nice accent to any collection.
JMO,
Jim.