[Mccoypottery-talk] FW: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657

[Capriherb]

Just wanted everyone to see that there are "fakes" out there that the seller
is unaware of as well!
It was worth the time to send her a question and explain about the Cow
Cookie Jar!!!
I hope the list allows all the posts to go through!

-----Original Message-----
Subject: RE: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657
Thanks so much! I will cancel the item today
Steph

>Subject: RE: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657
>Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:11:31 -0400
>
>Steph:
>Hull, McCoy, Roseville, Weller, and a lot of the other "famous" pottery was
>made near where I live.
>There are several people around who will take a piece, make a mold of it,
>then make fakes of the piece.  They will put McCoy, Roseville, or Hull
>(most
>common) on the bottoms to sell them at a high price as these pottery's are
>pretty famous world wide.
>I would venture that your piece was done just this way.  I collect Hull and
>Hull didn't make anything similar to the cow.  I also collect Cookie Jars
>and cow motif, so your piece really was interesting to me.  I am on a few
>email lists and asked and a lady who is probably the most famous
>Cookie Jar collector in the US replied on what it was a repo of.  Believe
>me, when I started collecting, I got ripped off at a few auctions when now
I
>realize the auctioneer probably knew a piece wasn't McCoy but sold it as if
>it were and I paid WAAAYYY too much money only to find I had some really
>cleverly done fakes which were worthless!
>

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephanie Monaco [mailto:hikitty143@hotmail.com]
>Subject: RE: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657
Hi, why does it say hull on it then? Does she know? That is weird! Thanks
>Steph

> >Subject: RE: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657
> >Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:45:40 -0400
> >
> >Hi!  Thanks for replying.  I asked the "Cookie Jar Lady" if she knew
> >anything about it and it is a poor repo of a Lenox.  It definitely isn't
>a
> >Hull, so must be one of the thousands of repo's out there that we get
> >thinking it is something that it isn't.  I thought you would want to know
> >as
> >well so you can adjust your auction accordingly.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657

> >hello, no it says hull. It is kind of hard to see, but it is definitely
> >hull. Thanks for asking, good luck!
> >Steph

Subject: Question for seller -- Item #3220973657
> > >Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 07:22:40 PDT
> > >
> > >Are you sure this says Hull?  I collect Hull and would love to bid on
>it,
> > >but I'm not sure Hull ever made anything like this.  Maybe it is Hall?
> > >Does it also say USA, or a number?
> > >Thanks!  I work for FedEx!!
> > >Question from:           capriherb
> > >Title of item:           HULL COW COOKIE JAR VINTAGE BESSIE
> > >Seller:                  stephm143
> > >Starts:                  Apr-26-03 18:05:53 PDT
> > >Ends:                    May-03-03 18:05:53 PDT
> > >Price:                   Starts at $9.99
> > >To view the item, go to:
> > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3220973657