Hudson Neon Sign At Auction

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  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    I think if I was rich, I might pay $4000 for a sign like this, but did you see the estimate? 8-12K Double and Triple OUCH!



    $4000 buys a whole lot of Hudson parts.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Now c'mon guys, that's just plain ridiculous no matter how deep your pocket is, mine goes all the way to the top of my boots {HOLE IN IT } You can get an exact duplicate made for a very small fraction of that and nobody but you and the guy that made it knows. OK, put a couple nicks on it for "ageing" or a 1940's double breasted suit, hat with feather in the band and snap a pic of "GRAMPA", that's a sure winner
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I agree with 37, 8-12k what crap would rather buy a Hudson car for that money and drive around with a picture of that sign in my pocket.



    And yes we could get them made for less.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    51hornetA wrote:
    I agree with 37, 8-12k what crap would rather buy a Hudson car for that money and drive around with a picture of that sign in my pocket.



    And yes we could get them made for less.



    In that case, someone should . . . I painted up a sign for my garage, but has no neon. Would love one for the shop, but not at those prices.



    Russell
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Looks like a repop to me....Who in their right mind would agree to bid online on an item when the auctioneer can ignore their bid, even if it is the highest bid, in favor of a bidder that is in the audience. He can even disregard your bid after he has sold it to you, and restart the auction. My father was an auctioneer and I worked many Auctions when I was younger and I never saw such ridiculous rules for the sales. You BID, You BOUGHT it.
    Bob Hickson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    RL Chilton wrote:
    In that case, someone should . . . I painted up a sign for my garage, but has no neon. Would love one for the shop, but not at those prices.



    Russell

    Russel if your serious most all major cities have a sign shop that can build them. Cost depends mostly on the amont of tubeing . Can't find a shop ? Ask and someone will come up with the shop nearest you. Bud
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    20% buyer's premium is also ridiculous. Most equipment and farm auctions run 5% buyers premium, plus add'l 3% if you pay with credit card. Buyers premiums are universally disliked for obvious reasons (seller should pay the commission, and does, but auction house then slaps the buyer as well). Isn't that the same sign that's on eBay from time to time, as a re-pop?
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    If it's a re-pop, it is certainly overpriced. The originals (even re-conditioned ones) generally go for these prices (4-8K). I have no over-zealous ego where I would have to have an original. But someone could certainly make these for less and sell a blue ton of them, I'm sure.



    Not really in the market right now, personally, but hey, for a reasonable price, I would like to eventually like to have one. We plan on building a '50's style dealer showroom (on a small scale) to showcase our autos in the next 5 or 6 years and would like to hang something like this in the window.
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    It Looks Like A Repop And You Can Have Them Made For Around $600
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    By the way, I got the "Hudson Hornet" neon sign I bought off of e-bay on Saturday. It was packed very well and arrived undamaged. I plugged it in and it glows an orange / red.... very bright and very cool. I looked at the transformer and fittings and it is indeed an original. I asked the guy I bought it from if he knew the history of the sign. He said it came from a Hudson dealer in Hammond, Indiana. Anyway, glad I got undamaged. It looks great in my bar!
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Congratulations, Neils! Very cool, indeed.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Neils, Glad to hear that it is an original. I had doubts but it is hard to tell when you can't see it in person. anyways, congratulations on the purchase.
    Bob
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    I stopped by Jim Harmon's place in Oregon about 10 years ago, and there was a Hudson dealer's sign (I think it had neon) propped against the side of his shop- He said some guys were cleaning out the upstairs of an old building in town, and came across this sign- so they just brought it out to his place- he wasn't home, so they just left it in front of his shop. He smiled and said something to the effect of "Sometimes it pays to be known as that crazy Hudson guy around here."
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