[Mccoypottery-talk] Newbie to McCoy

[sheldon brown]

hi jane,
I have been collecting Mccy for 20 yrs. the last past 5, prices have sky
rocketed. I am glad becouse I have alot of mccoy. I like each piece I buy,
thinking that I will never sell. I have all pieces. I like chatting to
people, If i can anwer any questions Just ask. Nice talking to you Sheldon
----- Original Message -----
From: <jane_blonde@webtv.net>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 7:43 PM
Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] Newbie to McCoy


> Hello!
> I'm brand new to this group and to McCoy pottery in general.  I've been
> looking thru ebay at all the McCoy there.......some nice, some not so
> nice. I've always liked certain styles of McCoy, but never owned any and
> never knew it had a name or was collectible. I think i could easily go
> broke if i'm not careful, just judging by what i've seen online at ebay
> and a few other websites ;)
>
> I got started on this new adventure from 1 photograph of a vase i saw
> and liked. I found out it's a McCoy, and a fairly hard to get style----i
> saw it called a sand dollar vase and a 14" deco floor vase......that's
> what got me interested, and now i've found other pretty McCoy things.
> I'm still on a quest for that sand dollar vase, in matte white, but
> until i find that one, it looks like i'll have alot to keep me busy.
>
> I've read the McCoypottery.com website, about the history of the company
> and the marks on the pottery and I know i will be reading this
> discussion group alot, but any advice for a complete novice would be
> greatly appreciated ;) Thanks!
> JB
>
>
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