[Mccoypottery-talk] Need information

[bettyfnelson@mchsi.com]

You can't attach photos here but you can send it to me at
bettyfnelson@mchsi.com and I will see if I can find it in any of my books.
I had someone ask the other day what I collected the most of and my answer
was "Books on Collectables" so I do have several......7 I think books on
McCoy and Cookie Jars.  I don't really call me a Cookie Jar collector but we
have over 50 of them so I guess I am.  Betty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Swampy" <swampy@pinn.net>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Mccoypottery-talk] Need information


> East Coast Virginia...I live deep in the country across from the
> historical..the Great Dismal Swamp..hence the name...Swampy..;-D
>
> Have been collecting McCoy for many years..but having to raise four
> daughters...college..weddings.and running an Arborist business...I stopped
> as I did not have the time...or the money to pay the prices antique stores
> wanted for them...
>
> I discovered Ebay...knew about it..paid it no attention..until I was in an
> antique store one weekend..and the price on a piece was so out of
> sight..thought I would do a little research..and low and behold..MCCOY ON
> EBAY..hee hee..well can we say..I went a tad over board...and can we also
> say..IT HAS BEEN SUCH FUN...
>
> I do have one piece that I do not see in books or ebay... are we allowed
to
> attach a picture on our post? would like some feedback on it.
>
> Afraid I have duped once...but thank heavens it was for a smaller price
> item...My mind did not tell me that folks would be copying molds and
selling
> then as McCoy...then read on the McCoy site about the patent...oh me...so
> now really watch and read..and can pick out a lot of the fakes.. this
> particular dish surprised me as no one bid and I had lost to a large bid
on
> another one..same type..;-( so was thinking..maybe I have been taken once
> more...they knew something I didn't.
>
> Thank you for a reply..I may be new..but I have been collecting a long
time
> and thought it would be fun to converse with others about their fines....
>
> Barbara