On 24 Aug 2015, at 19:31, NeonJohn wrote: > > > On 08/24/2015 11:48 AM, Quixotic Nixotic wrote: >> The owner of this burger joint took it to pieces in 1997. The sign is now >> for >> sale for US $18,000. Sale includes the green roof tiles and white porcelain >> panels. >> >> The person selling claims $7,000 has already been spent on restoring the >> neon. >> >> It seems expensive to me. Do people really pay these prices? > > NO! They don't. I'm forwarding this to Len Davidson, probably the > world's expert on antique neon signs. > > My guess is that he'll be lucky to get $2-3000 out of it if NONE of the > neon units are broken. Someone MIGHT pay a few hundred dollars for the > flat signs IFF they're porcelain. If they're painted, maybe a hundred > or so. The green tiles will end up being scrap metal. > > John
I think the signs are all metal. The porcelain items are the green roof tiles and the large white tiles on the side of the building, which I don't suppose anybody has any real use for. Would it have cost 7,000 bucks to have that neon tubing replaced? Or did they go to the wrong person? John S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/6840226E-D7F7-4304-A140-109DBE678FDC%40jsdesign.co.uk. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
