[Mccoypottery-talk] Mammy CJ

[McCoyPottery.com List Mom]

On Jan 17, 2005, at 1:52 PM, david mcCoy wrote:

> If his height measurement is on the button, it is real. I have the 
> fake and it is 10.5 inches high. The real one should be exactly 11", 
> and is listed in my newest book, 2003, at $1320 plus.
>
>

Yeah, I am pretty certain it is real at this point.. After looking a 
bit more at this seller it is obvious, as some have pointed out, that 
they are a bit suspect.  I like the use of "Engrish" in their 
description.  They point out a "Davy Crockett" auction (not McCoy, 
though you would think it was by the description) that sold for around 
$3200, though the bidding history on that auctions looks to indicate 
otherwise..

Anway, The value I have seen in the past on the "Mammy with 
Cauliflowers" (sometimes called Cauliflower Mammy) is around $1000.00 - 
$1200.00 perhaps higher as indicated above... Call it $1000 - $1500 
"Collector value".  $3900 starting is a bit out of line.  There are 
much rarer pieces.

No, I doubt Sotheby's would sell this for $10k at auction in NYC, as 
the seller indicates.   The asking price is extremely steep.  A 
starting price of $500 with No Reserve would likely fetch the 
$1000-$1500 easily.  That and a little less crap in the description.  
The "(LOL)" stuff is a bit redundant and makes the description look 
like a 3rd grader wrote it.

In any event, I think it is a the Real McCoy.  I think as someone else 
mentioned, this is likely a typical shady seller that finally hit the 
jackpot so to speak, and now thinks that they are going to command a 
fortune.  Anyway, the bidder is kept private with this seller.. Another 
good indication they are not on the up and up.



Regards,
The List Mom
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