1910 Hughie Jennings Coca-Cola Advertisement Window Sign

[Davy_Kangaroo_Jones]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Davy,

Did you buy it on eBay from a seller located in Indiana or Ohio?

I bought it from EBay ID: cyclone13 (Top Rated - good feedback), not sure about the location of the seller. I only paid around $50 if I remember correctly, but would still suck if it was fake. It was listed as authentic.

[Davy_Kangaroo_Jones]

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.

[ctownboy]

Looking at the completed auctions, it appears there were three or four items he sold that were most likely reproductions. Your Jennings piece, the Donie Bush Coke sign, the Roger Bresnahan Tuxedo Tobacco sign and the Lefty Grove piece.

They MIGHT be real, but from what I have seen, most of these things are fake.

David

[Davy_Kangaroo_Jones]

Thanks. - Mario

[GrayGhost]

Sadly, it looks like a fake. just has the look w the colors and all.

[Davy_Kangaroo_Jones]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Looking at the completed auctions, it appears there were three or four items he sold that were most likely reproductions. Your Jennings piece, the Donie Bush Coke sign, the Roger Bresnahan Tuxedo Tobacco sign and the Lefty Grove piece.

They MIGHT be real, but from what I have seen, most of these things are fake.

David

ctownboy - should I send the guy a message, saying I had it looked at and it might be fake? You guys seem like you know your stuff on here, so I respect your opinion even though it's just a picture and not in-person. Also, any antique dealer I know probably knows less about this stuff than senior members of this forum seem to.

I'm not interested in a refund or anything with the guy. Just want him to know he may have sold me a fake.

Let me know, thanks - Mario

[Davy_Kangaroo_Jones]

Also for the record,

I know my stuff when it comes to old cards / and the different paper stock used. Just hard to tell with an old cardboard sign. It smells old - don't know if that makes a difference.

[ctownboy]

I am NOT an expert on these signs. However, I have seen these things being sold by people who are KNOWN sellers of fake items.

I also know that Coaches Corner does NOT have a good reputation.

So, adding these two things together, I assume that they are fake. The BIG question is, is the seller a scam artist who knows what he is doing OR is he a guy who bought some things (or had these pieces consigned) and didn't do his homework (or did his homework AFTER he bought them) and found out they were fake and just wanted to get rid of them?

I would let some other people (who know more than I do) give their opinion about this piece before contacting the seller.

David

[Leon]

AS I said in the other thread....it's a real fake sign. I would request a refund.

[Jaybird]

Originally this was a newspaper ad piece. Printed in black ink on newspaper. Then an enterprising individual took that, scanned it, printed it on cardboard in red ink and then artificially aged it. I agree that it's just not good enough quality for coca cola to be a sign. You can do a search and find the original newspaper ad but this wasn't store sign.

Sorry. Poor printing and coca cola just don't go together.

[Splinte1941]

Originally Posted by Davy_Kangaroo_Jones

Also for the record,

I know my stuff when it comes to old cards / and the different paper stock used. Just hard to tell with an old cardboard sign. It smells old - don't know if that makes a difference.

It's ok. You got duped but there's no need to prove your expertise in other areas.

It smells old??? Please stop. It's as fake as the day is long and was at first glance.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Splinte1941

It's ok. You got duped but there's no need to prove your expertise in other areas.

It smells old??? Please stop. It's as fake as the day is long and was at first glance.

Hey he didn't know, not everyone is an expert on everything, but good to know we can call on you when needed.