[Mccoypottery-talk] Biagi-Yard Sales

[Susie & Cliff Jorgensen]

I just purchased an Aunt Jemimah cookie jar for $125; good shape, no
cracks...
I didn't know if that was a good price, I just wanted it! Your email makes
me
feel good about the price I paid for mine :-)


----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Clark <aclark@ultravision.net>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Mccoypottery-talk] Biagi-Yard Sales


> I attended this HUGE event about 20 miles from me today, called "First
> Monday Trade Days" at Canton, TX. (It has everything in the world...arts &
> crafts, antiques, junk, etc)   It is held once a month and this sleepy
> little town of 3000 draws between 200,000 and 300,000 people each month!
It
> is awesome and covers miles.  Surprisingly, I didn't see much McCoy and I
> usually do.  I did come across one vendor who had a bunch of cookie jars.
> Little REd Riding Hood was $250, Aunt Jemimah was $225, and most were in
> that range, but there was this Cow with a kitty(I think) on it's back and
it
> was $850.  Being new to McCoy I have no idea if these prices are in line
or
> not.  They had a HUGE sign saying "YES, they are McCoy....if you are
serious
> about them, we will pick them up so you can see.  Do not touch!"  Well, I
> did NOT touch!  haha
> Ann in TX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Biagi" <davie@charter.net>
> To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 9:59 PM
> Subject: RE: [Mccoypottery-talk] Biagi-Yard Sales
>
>
> > I wonder about the best strategy for yard sale finds. Is the
> > multi family, church rummage sale the way to go or is my
> > best bet the uninformed, individual /moving sale? I would
> > guess the best finds would be at estate sales, but
> > fortunately, in our small town, we have at most one estate
> > sale a year.
> >
> > I keep thinking if I check out the antique/collectible
> > stores in the smallest towns in the area, then maybe they
> > will not have heard of McCoy pottery and will let me take
> > those heavy old planters off their hands for a small price.
> > I am starting to run out of small towns, though.
> >
> > Has anybody tried going door to door? :)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mccoypottery-talk-admin@lists.mccoypottery.com
> > [mailto:mccoypottery-talk-admin@lists.mccoypottery.com]On
> > Behalf Of
> > Sherri Napier
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 6:09 PM
> > To: mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com
> > Subject: RE: [Mccoypottery-talk] Biagi-Yard Sales
> >
> >
> > YES!!!
> > My mother is an avid yard saler.  Just about every
> > saturday and she has brought me many pieces.  Price
> > range between .25 to $25 dollars.  One piece she
> > bought this year was bought for $2 and worth $45. A
> > lot depends on where you yard sale at.
> > Sherri
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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