Dec 22, 2025 - News
Dumpster diving for Kum & Go signs
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Kum & Go company logo outside a store in Iowa City. Photo: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
A few weeks ago, we shared in our Ask Axios series that some readers wanted whatever Kum & Go signs that would be discarded once Maverik rebranded the local stores.
- A Maverik spokesperson shared they would not be selling the signs, but also didn't give details about the fate of them.
Driving the news: Well, even if Maverik isn't selling them, someone out there is doing the work.
- RAYGUN owner Mike Draper was able to get a giant Kum & Go sign after buying one off some sellers on Facebook marketplace.
- "the guys said they literally just drive around to Kum and Go's and see what signs they can get -- they said sometimes the signs are destroyed, other times they are intact and being thrown away. but it's all hit or miss," Draper shared in an email to Axios.
What they're saying: Linh contacted a Facebook marketplace seller to check if he'd be interested in talking for a story about selling the signs.
- He responded: "Pay me $10000."
- Meanwhile, a Maverik spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment about people finding Kum & Go signs in the trash.
Our thought bubble: Call it grifting or call it recycling, but we respect the hustle.