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[Jennifer Smith]

Betty:
Great Post!!!  I agree with every single thing you said!
BUT...... I HAVE sold those older $10.00 jars for as much as $50.00 on ebay,
even made in China and Tiwan.
But unlike those jars, (Kevin please correct me if I'm wrong here!), these
are pottery not plaster of paris which the jars are at Wally world.
Sheila is doing a stupendous job painting the glazes on the jars too and
they are not cold painted which means the glaze should last for a long time.
I realize this is a McCoy collectors list and I really would expect nothing
more from a McCoy collector than to want and seek the "real McCoy".
However, even in the county next to where they are made, I see customers
come in daily who can't afford that $100.00 McCoy Flower Form vase, or that
McCoy Panda Jar, even Bobbie Baker.  They are going to spend $25.00 to
$30.00 and that's it.  They really love the McCoy, Hull, Roseville, Weller,
and other of our beloved potteries, but they really haven't got the income
for the old pottery.
What Kevin is doing I think is targeting that market (from his BIN prices)
and these folks will have the opportunity to get the jar that reminds them
of grandma's without paying the high price.
Something else to think about is using these jars.  I'm assuming (again
Kevin please correct me if I'm wrong!) Kevin is using lead free paints and
these are affordable to the point that they can be used, thrown in the
dishwasher, have water put in them, etc and there is not that worry about
ruining a part of our tradition.
Jennifer

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Betty
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There are so many new cookie jars that are available at a price of $10. and
some less. The last time I bothered to count the cookie jars available at
Wal-Mart there was 14 different ones and the most expensive $12.50 most
$9.99. I doubt that any of those jars will ever be collectable except to
someone that is just wanting jars with a Santa on them or some particular
animal.

The Storytime Jars appear to be well painted with detail.  I liked the use
of 'vintage style' in the one description.  Putting the bottom of the jar in
the ads even to say "We are not ashamed to show our bottom". Would make
people l@@k at the bottom.  "Do you have all of the Storytime Jars" will
make some want to collect yours.

Some people cannot be educated,  We had a dealer that had one of the LRRH
jars marked as McCoy up at Collectomania.
Had a lady wanting to buy it for $100. another dealer told her that she
didn't think it was authentic and had her bring it to me so see what I
thought.  I of course did my thing to educate her and she finally said.
"Well maybe McCoy made just a few of them and not enough to be featured in
the books.  Maybe that will make it worth more in years to come"

You cannot educate those among us that still believe in Santa and the tooth
fairy.  Betty, the Okie in Iowa




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