This looks like a great place and a great hobby, albeit expensive!
I'm Jim from Oregon, aka TheJEPs. I have 4 signals so far, but I always want more. Certainly no professional collector, but I'll be working on it.
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Another "J" Name?!
by TheJEPs on Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:59 pm
Thank You for letting me join.
This looks like a great place and a great hobby, albeit expensive!
I'm Jim from Oregon, aka TheJEPs. I have 4 signals so far, but I always want more. Certainly no professional collector, but I'll be working on it.
This looks like a great place and a great hobby, albeit expensive!
I'm Jim from Oregon, aka TheJEPs. I have 4 signals so far, but I always want more. Certainly no professional collector, but I'll be working on it.
KEEP OREGON GREEN!
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Re: Another "J" Name?!
by Easy on Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:12 pm
Hey Jim,
Welcome to the club! We're kind of close, I live in California.
Easy
Welcome to the club! We're kind of close, I live in California.
Easy
Easy R. Southern California
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Re: Another "J" Name?!
by vaughnsimon on Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:30 pm
great hobby, albeit expensive!
Can anyone name an adult hobby in which one would have difficulty sinking (say) $10,000?
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Re: Another "J" Name?!
by EdT. on Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:49 pm
Jim,
Howdy and welcome aboard!
AFAIK, there are no professional signal collectors. I've tossed it around a hundred different ways and I still can't figure out a way to get someone to pay me to collect these things. A very sad commentary on our society as a whole I'd say.
As for it being expensive - I know for myself and many other collectors here, our favorite pieces have been purchased at prices far below what they're worth. It's all a matter of patience and vigilance.
I'm loving that avatar! Is that in your collection (looks like a photo)? Got any other signs?
I have your 99's City Route cousin (unrestored):
Howdy and welcome aboard!
AFAIK, there are no professional signal collectors. I've tossed it around a hundred different ways and I still can't figure out a way to get someone to pay me to collect these things. A very sad commentary on our society as a whole I'd say.
As for it being expensive - I know for myself and many other collectors here, our favorite pieces have been purchased at prices far below what they're worth. It's all a matter of patience and vigilance.
I'm loving that avatar! Is that in your collection (looks like a photo)? Got any other signs?
I have your 99's City Route cousin (unrestored):
Ed
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"There are days like that. Everyone you meet is a dope. You begin to look at yourself in the glass and wonder." - Philip Marlowe
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Re: Another "J" Name?!
by TheJEPs on Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:21 pm
EdT. wrote:I'm loving that avatar! Is that in your collection (looks like a photo)? Got any other signs?
Indeed! It is a reproduction <sigh>, but I love it. Very heavy and fully embossed. The cost of these, too, is going overboard, so I've actually had a couple items made at a sign shop in vinyl which are about $15-20, then I attach them to a board with the same shape. They turned out nice, and it's definately good yard art.
Here is a shot of my garage with another Oregon US shield ,the one I had made> and a couple other reproduction signs, and of course my Wayne 505 Duo-1 in the background.
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KEEP OREGON GREEN!
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Re: Another "J" Name?!
by Fred on Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:52 pm
Jim,
Welcome.
Forget the signs, that pump is Shweeeet!
I've been working on a Tokhein 34 for the last year. It came from an old station on Long Island and has a "NY Shut-Off", which is something even the old pump collectors have never seen on the 34's.
Hope to see you around and look forward to other great treasures you've collected.
Welcome.
Forget the signs, that pump is Shweeeet!
Spoiler:
I've been working on a Tokhein 34 for the last year. It came from an old station on Long Island and has a "NY Shut-Off", which is something even the old pump collectors have never seen on the 34's.
Hope to see you around and look forward to other great treasures you've collected.
Fred M. 90% of live is just showing up.
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