[Mccoypottery-talk] A blow to Faye!!!!

[elizabeth custer]

thank you for the info...

Ohio Pottery & Glassware <capriherb@earthlink.net> wrote:VERO is where a company registers with eBay that only they or their authorized sellers can sell anything as "new".  I forget what it stands for, but Bullova has a VERO policy I know and if someone sells a "brand new" Bullova watch, it will get pulled from eBay unless they are authorized by Bullova first.
Fenton is taking a very common sense approach to this as there are a lot of us who buy from sales and the gift shop and then resale.  They are taking the auctions case by case and have 2 employees who are watching the auctions to make sure none of the reproductions are sold as Fenton when they are fakes or reproductions.
You know, I think that it would be great if one of the McCoy groups would take up a collection to buy the trademark for McCoy and register it.  My understanding is that currently it is not registered to anyone.  The group could have McCoy pieces commissioned by Heartstone or RRPC or another area pottery to keep their logo current (which I believe is a part of keeping a trademark viable).  The Heisecy Collectors do this and own the trademark for Heisey.
It would be a real way to stop the fake McCoys once and for all.  I know I would donate to the cause and I'm sure other serious collectors and dealers would do likewise.
 

Jennifer  & Rodney Smith
Baltimore, Ohio
<http://www.OhioPotteryandGlassware.com>
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