Don’t Waste Your Money On “Buyer Beware” Knock Offs

The restoration of historic vintage cars, trucks, old gas pumps, vending machines, historic signs and much more commemorating America’s industrial revolution of the 20th century, has become an enormous, multi-billion dollar market in the 21st century. It is a hobby with great returns to investors/collectors both young and old that enjoy collecting worldwide. Of course, just like P.T. Barnum of Barnum & Bailey Circus of the 19th century is famous for saying,  "There's a sucker born every minute, and two to take him”.

Barnum’s famous saying rings loudly now, especially since the restoration of original American industrial revolution icons, such as gas pumps, vending machines, and old signs has exploded into a global, multi-billion dollar industry over the past decade. This means that Foreign Entities as well as many local restorers are copying and making fakes of these historic icons and passing them off to you as the real McCoy.

Many are getting so good at the distressing some experts are having trouble sorting it out. And then there are the unscrupulous retailers that will sell them “buyer beware”. Many are large, trusted name auctions as well as smaller retailers on social media. Many are asking you to sign your rights away on these “buyer beware” contracts even if they know better, and could have steered you in the right direction.

On top of this, many fast buck artist with slight of hand techniques, offer so called restored vintage classic historic Items such as  gas pumps, vending machines, old signs and much more. These home shops and larger restorers are not making things that will hold their value. Most are destroying these historic icons by removing parts such the motors and various other internal parts. Then adding remanufactured items to put "lipstick on a pig" so to speak, so it will dazzle you as the buyer just to take your money.

Further the use of vinyl stickers in stead of genuine porcelain plates, foreign fake globes and other parts. All hidden in a fast, but very good looking paint job and clear coat in stead of good cut and buff process paint. Then these fast buck artist sell them through many retailers as high value collectibles that really have no future collector value. Many collectors have lost there investment and future recovery of their funds buying a "pig in a poke” like this .

At The Artfactory.Com Man Cave ,this can never happen! Due to our guaranteed money back policy, backed by our over 110 year reputation of insuring “no pigs in a poke”. First of all, we know where every item we sell comes from. Because most of our items were sold to us by individuals finding them one item at a time. These folks are steady customers who we got to know that are mostly subsidizing their social security while receiving top money for these historic  barn finds. As well as a hands on education on how to buy, what to buy, and the value to offer so we can pay for freight and marketing and be able sell to you at a significant reduced price with out extra fees leaving us with our overhead and a small profit as well.

So you can rely upon each American Icon being the genuine artifact that will stand the test time and appreciate in real value leaving your estate intact while you as a collector can enjoy pride of ownership.

For example: A 101 point fully restored visible gas pump in working order so you can pump gas or beer at your party with all of the proper plates, glass globes and internals rebuilt and patina preserved has proven to allow a larger return on investment in appreciation than most other investments that are not as much fun. In market places today such as stocks, bonds, savings accounts, gold and silver you name it; for the past 30 years these American Icons Of the Industrial Revolution have out performed most every thing investible and is ongoing.

The alternative is the pumps made to dazzle are just very expensive lamps with very little resalable value and a lot embarrassment when one of these fake combination, foreign repop hybrid is in the back ground of one your beautiful high value collector show car photo, in your state of the art man cave.

This means we at Art Factory Man Cave, through our in-house research department we always know the source and history of each item ensuring no fakes. And if we make a mistake we give you a full money back, guarantee forever. In other words, we put our money where our mouth is, and do not put our customer at risk. This also makes for many long term, enjoyable relationships -as we have enjoyed for many years and expect to enjoy for many more. We feel a good deal is when we both benefit equally as well as help each other.