McCoy was one of the most prolific cookie jar companies in the U.S., so many jars were made that many people don't even think about the other companies when they find a jar and list it for sale with the wrong...
Have you noticed the "glut" of Black Memorabilia on eBay? All of a sudden there are Black Mammy McCoy cookie jars coming out of the woodwork. When this happens, get suspicious. If you go to the Helen and...
When I listed a McCoy Blushing Apple cookie jar a couple weeks ago, I noticed there are a lot of fakes and reproductions in the McCoy pottery category. The Mammie cookie jar is rare; there is no way a dozen...
Make sure when you buy a cookie jar that the seller knows how to pack them for shipping. We have found that all the jars that we bought an were shipped to us were not always packed right. We found that wraping...
The image of the smiling black woman first appeared on thousands of boxes of pancake mix in the early 1890s, but throughout the 20th century, Aunt Jemima's trademark mirrored America's changing perceptions of...
This article is for the new collector. I hope it will be helpful to you. Also so you don't get ripped off! I'm sick of all the fake, junk reproductions of cookie jars on Ebay! Come on we seasoned cookie jar...
Thanks for stopping by. I've been selling cookie jars since 1989. I started out collecting these fun pieces of art to sell in my shop in Chicago. I purchased...
When a cookie jar is shipped out from the post office or UPS.....WRAP IT WELL! It will take a beating even tho the box reads: "fragile". That's just a decoration on the box. First have the proper supplies....
1. big problem is with McCoys but applies to virtually all expensive cookie jars. McCoy's logo trademark lapsed and someone else snapped it and began putting logo on everything imaginable.2. If you think...
Leaving feedback for our fellow Ebayers............... OK when do you leave feedback? After the transaction is complete? Meaning after the person gets what they won and is happy as a clam? What if they are NOT...