roadtripper
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RMC sign auction coming soon as well...any day now....
AMC's Trail Sign Auction has started
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Fisher Cat
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WOW! Proud to see the Osseo Trail sign pulling in BIG $$$!
DrJJFate
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That didn't appear to be a compliment;
I have heard this misquoted a few times by omitting the beginning ("A foolish consistency is the. . .").
Also, there's a recurring joke about this in the movie "Next Stop Wonderland".
roadtripper
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RMC trail sign auction has begun...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...ountains+trail+sign&_sacat=See-All-Categories
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...ountains+trail+sign&_sacat=See-All-Categories
freighttrain48
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I am eyeing that ice gultch and scar trail signs
ps osseo and ethan pond signs are well over the $1,000 mark yikes
dclynch
Member
Does the WMNF auction their old signs? The cost might come down as the market is saturated. I'd like to get a sign, but the prices are way too high for me.
dclynch
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I believe you can deduct the amount paid above "fair value," whatever that is.
roadtripper
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This is true....but good luck determining "fair value". One could argue that "fair value" is exactly what you just paid for it on ebay
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psmart
Active member
I've never known them to be sold. Since the USFS signs are US Government property, selling them would be a rather involved procedure. I suspect they're just piling up in a corner somewhere.
This is true....but good luck determining "fair value". One could argue that "fair value" is exactly what you just paid for it on ebay
It's a collectible item, so its value would have to be based on a certified appraisal. The appraiser would likely look at how much other signs similar to it have sold for, and establish a value based on that. And in the end, you've probably paid about the same as its fair market value ... plus an appraiser's fees.
erugs
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We who hike the Whites are pretty passionate about them. Most of us can't justify the cost of one of the signs, but wouldn't it be nice. If they weren't so pricey and unique, the wow factor might not be so high.
Chip
Well-known member
My friends would assume I stole it (based on a penny bubble gum episode in 1968) and I'd be forever having to explain the auction, too much trouble.
Chip
Well-known member
These guys need to get into a marketing mindset and circulate these signs out a) after they're weathered, well used and b) before they look like kindling. I'll bid on some of the RMC signs, though. AMC stuff is too $$$ to rationalize.
freighttrain48
New member
The RMC may want to remove the sign to auction it before you cant tell what trail the sign is for
peakbagger
In Rembrance , July 2024
Taking to concept to its logical conclusion the trail club can have a employee assigned to sit at a popular trail junction with a case of identical signs and then sit there all day bolting and unbolting a sign and then certifying that the sign was an actual trail signs removed from use. Sort of like the US capital flags that congressmen used to hand out.
I do agree that the RMC signs up for auction are a tad bit beat, but it may be related to the RMC's trail sign replacement efforts are largely supported by volunteers while AMC has a paid crew.
I do agree that the RMC signs up for auction are a tad bit beat, but it may be related to the RMC's trail sign replacement efforts are largely supported by volunteers while AMC has a paid crew.
peakbagger
In Rembrance , July 2024
TIme to do the RMC 100 list, then you will know all the trails
I grabbed the .PDF of the log book … looks like great fun! For anyone interested, it's here on the RMC website.
