[Mccoypottery-talk] COOKIE JAR AUCTION

[mccoy@mccoypottery.com]

Since from Thanksgiving on many people are very busy, I would suggest
prior to Thanksgiving...but Sunday? perhaps Saturday.

Absent and phone bids, yes.
Also online?

People probably will not travel farther than a couple hour drive.

Personally, I do not think that many jar collectors follow the Publicaton
you mention.  Ads on line is better.

The market is up and it is down...depends. The climate or market for jars
is good, but depends on how well the auction is promoted.





> From: mccoypottery-talk-admin@lists.mccoypottery.com
> [mailto:mccoypottery-talk-admin@lists.mccoypottery.com]On Behalf Of
> Brian Sample
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:07 AM
> To: mccoypottery-announce@lists.mccoypottery.com
> Cc: mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com
> Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] COOKIE JAR AUCTION
>
>
> Hello Cookie Jar Dealers and Collectors,
>
>
>
> My name is Brian Sample and I am an auctioneer here in Bloomington
> INDIANA,
> about 50 miles south of Indy.
>
> Last week we purchased a substantial 500 piece cookie jar collection.
> This
> is no ordinary collection.  We are just starting the cleaning and catalog
> process and there are a TON of great jars.  This collection was started in
> the 40's and has been downsized many times but the core of the early ones
> were purchased.  We hope to mass them into 300 lots and have a good old
> fashioned touch and feel live auction.  We have already found a Metlox
> Little Re, Gingerbread girl and others, Dino and Fred golfer, Little
> Pinky,
> Tons of American Bisque, McCoy, National Silver, Lefton, Shawnee and it
> goes
> on and on.
>
>
>
> We are photographing most of the lots.  Trying to mark and call damage
> when
> we see it.  We hope to put most of them on our website in plenty of time
> for
> the sale and we will take absentee and phone bids on jars over 100.00.  We
> will NOT be charging a buyers premium.
>
>
>
> We are seeking the advice of collectors in planning this event.  With that
> in mind here are a few questions we hope to get some feedback on:
>
>
>
> Is a pre Thanksgiving Sunday sale a good bet for most collectors with the
> preview at 10:00 and the sale at 12:30?
>
> Is absentee and phone bids a good idea?
>
> Will people travel for a sale with such good content?
>
> Will collectors see our ads in Antique Week?
>
> Should we try to post ads on line at the various collector sites?
>
> What is the climate of Cookie Jar Collecting?
>
>
>
> Any other comments and/or advice are welcome along with critique of our
> plans.
>
>
>
> THANKS
>
> Best Regards
>
> Brian Sample
>
> Cell 812-327-8273