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Fishynos72 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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o well they're all worthless now, i'd be happy to pay shipping costs if you were going to throw them all out now _________________ Collector of all things Volkswagen, Hazet and Matra.
1972 1302
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1957 type11
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Fishynos72"]
UZI wrote: |
o well they're all worthless now, i'd be happy to pay shipping costs if you were going to throw them all out now |
That's pretty much it. How much will you pay for doubt now? _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do |
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Fishynos72 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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well if the doubt is vintage maybe it has more value? does doubt attain patina?
Fake or real, they'd look nice on my garage wall or as a display with my kombi, as long as the price reflects the product does it matter?
Now a can of worms has been opened. People who thought they had real signs are worrying they're fakes and the people are making fakes to sell as genuine ones know now how to make their signs that little bit harder to determine as a fake. It's like the 100,000 badges, they get better and better till eventually only a few seasoned experts such as 53 oval know how to tell them apart.
there could be a bright side, the average price of signs may go down now, because it's going to be much more difficult to authenticate one.
[end of ramble] _________________ Collector of all things Volkswagen, Hazet and Matra.
1972 1302
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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UZI wrote: |
let's do a sidexside comparison here:
sign in question:
real:
comments? |
Here is what I see:
These signs were not made from the same artwork. The VW logo is slightly different, most noticeably the V-W gap. Second, the DIENST is way different with a different S altogether. The grommets are different as well. Not the same sign for sure.
Gibbs, how do you know the bottom sign is real? The font on the address sign does not match the DIENST above it, different E, different S and on my monitor the blue and white colors between the signs are different. |
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Kais Collection vintage treasures
Joined: February 18, 2005 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:11 am Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
Here is what I see:
These signs were not made from the same artwork. The VW logo is slightly different, most noticeably the V-W gap. Second, the DIENST is way different with a different S altogether. The grommets are different as well. Not the same sign for sure.
Gibbs, how do you know the bottom sign is real? The font on the address sign does not match the DIENST above it, different E, different S and on my monitor the blue and white colors between the signs are different. |
Jeff,
I just talked this over with one of the biggest sign collectors in the world (from SoCal), who's been doing this for decades. You know him. He says both signs are real, only one's later than the other.
The top one is around late '60ies, the bottom one probably 10-15 years earlier. In those 10-15 years the details could have changed like the gap in the logo and the differences in the font. He's got several signs in his collection too with plastic grommets, logo's with large gaps and font differences. One of them is dated 1970. _________________ Insta: @kaiscollectionvt
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Please check my ads: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=Kais+Collection
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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:06 am Post subject: |
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kai, if i found four of the same signs within a short period of time in a very similar condition, i would be a little inquisitive about the authenticity, wouldn't you? _________________ Extravagant Lifestyle
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:59 am Post subject: |
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More information for comparison:
This sign has the following features which make it seem more "real" than the suspicious sign:
Real argument:
1. V-W gap is 2.5% per specification.
2. The manufacturers mark is screened on the front: "Emaillierwerk Hannover Weldondorf"
3. DIENST font is consistent within the text and the S is not tweaked. See how the flags of the S are cropped vertically.
4. Wear, chips and rust consistent with an old sign. Deep pitted rust on the back side (versus the flash rust like on the chevron sign shown above).
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captkirk Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 110 Location: Marblehead, Ohio
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:02 pm Post subject: Bosch |
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I didn't check the whole thread to see if this one is already here, but I've had it around the shop for a number of years.
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Fishynos72 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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This is probably the best place to ask this question, I know its not and enamel sign but its still a vw sign.
I bought this recently mainly because of how interesting it is, it was hung in a dealership in the south of Melbourne during the late sixties and was then trimmed and used in the seventies. Has anyone seen the 'G' vw logo before?
_________________ Collector of all things Volkswagen, Hazet and Matra.
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Kais Collection vintage treasures
Joined: February 18, 2005 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Dizzycap Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hi everybody!
I have one of these - but in better condition - that I have owned for +10 years. Definitely original, not a reproduction.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/896003.jpg
The sign is obviously a Swedish sign from the beginning and I think I have a fair understanding of the market value here in Sweden (circa 500USD/400EUR ish), but is there also an international collectors market for these, and would it be worth me putting it up for sale here/eBay?
A bit of a daft question i know, but I've owned the sign for ages (traded it for an OG gasburner wheel. Not sure who came out on top from that deal now:) ) and I just can't see myself hanging it up again anytime soon. I've moved flats a number of times since it was last up, and it's never found a good place to hang. I don't want to hang it in the garage as my garage is more of a dungeon/workshop than a mancave
What's the going rate on one of these? I will get some pictures up for you aficionados as well |
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Kais Collection vintage treasures
Joined: February 18, 2005 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Some more cool signs:
From left to right:
Netherlands - Netherlands - Italy - Netherlands - Belgium
Only the 2nd from the right isn't enamel.
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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Dizzycap wrote: |
What's the going rate on one of these? I will get some pictures up for you aficionados as well |
probably about $900-1000 on that.
kai- were you shopping at BOOS-HAHN again? _________________ Extravagant Lifestyle
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Kais Collection vintage treasures
Joined: February 18, 2005 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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rcraigbug Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 240
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:55 am Post subject: |
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kai wrote: |
UZI wrote: |
kai- were you shopping at BOOS-HAHN again? |
If I knew where it was, I'd definately go check it out.. |
Its in Hannover and they are still in business. _________________ http://www.oldtimeroldspeedclub.blogspot.com/
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volksartist Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 264 Location: Muskoka
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:57 am Post subject: Got this one this weekend |
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Said to come from Parry Sound Ontario Canada. Pretty beat up but interesting "Authorized" wording. I have not seen this style?
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volksartist Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 264 Location: Muskoka
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Whats the deal? Did dealerships get "VW SERVICE" and garages that were
trained in the black air cooled arts get "vw AUTHORIZED service"
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A fake taken way too far in the distressing department? |
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 860 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Picked the large parts sign up locally yesterday to keep the smaller sign company.
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ovalshark Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2001 Posts: 265 Location: Caldwell, Idaho
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:26 pm Post subject: sign |
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thanks all for posting these up, they are one of my favorite things to look at.
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jdf Samba Member
Joined: November 10, 2005 Posts: 52 Location: bruges belgium
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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cool stuf here |
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