[Mccoypottery-talk] Guide to Fakes

[j b]

I've read all the posts as well and all I have to add is this: I stopped bu=
ying on ebay for just this controversy. I love Mccoy and I'll buy it every =
chance I get, but, I'll never purchase another one on ebay from someone I d=
on't know. I really don't care about the history or who was copying who way=
 back when, I like Mc Coy cookie jars and the few that I have I adore, but =
the bottom line is I want the real thing not something that was "inspired b=
y" something else. A fake is a fake.=20

James from New Orleans

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  From: Curly79065@wmconnect.com<mailto:Curly79065@wmconnect.com>=20
  To: mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com<mailto:mccoypottery-talk@lis=
ts.mccoypottery.com>=20
  Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:03 AM
  Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] Guide to Fakes


  Ok folks i have set here and read all the post on this subject so i am go=
ing=20
  to put my 2 cents in..
  first off kevin let me say that the guide you have put out is good,and=20
  hopefully it will get around to the people who need it and not the just t=
he fake=20
  sellers...=20
  now here is my problem with this when i went in and checked your other=20
  autions you are selling the same jars that you have in your guide. i know=
 that they=20
  are reproduction jar and yes you have they were "inspired by " but do you=
=20
  really think that a new collector can seperate the real from the other...=
 and are=20
  they going to understand that what you are selling are not original?i say=
 this=20
  because i had to read the desciption twice to make sure what you were=20
  saying... maybe if you were to word the description differnt and make sur=
e that there=20
  is a pic of your mark on the jars
  then maybe that would help? i think that maybe what some are trying to te=
ll=20
  you i don't know that for a fact but maybe? anyone is free to correct me =
if i'm=20
  wrong.

  now as far as the comment that someone might be able to afford to pay=20
  hundreds of dollars on a jar where someone else might not be able to and =
this is the=20
  only way to get the jar i have to disagrre with that statement for 2 reas=
ons=20
  first it should have not been made and second if you are a collector you =
will=20
  find a way to get the original I have at least 20 mccoy jars all original=
 and i=20
  have not paid more than 90.00 for a jar and that was my mammy, i have the=
=20
  pontiac jar that i gave around 40.00 for in mint condition off ebay. my f=
eeling=20
  is if you want it you will either find a way to pay for it then or wait b=
ecause=20
  a better deal i bound to come around. Patients is all it takes ...=20
  ok i will get off the soap box for now.
=20=20=20


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