Questions about pair of Roseville vases, plus 2 other items

I think the 92 - 8 refers to the pattern & the height of the piece. The Magnolia pattern was #92 & these are 8" vases.

Peggy

 

Thanks, Peggy. You're much appreciated for your input!

 

Crazing is found on most Roseville but really doesn't affect value all that much. It does need to be mentioned and be sure none of it is really a hairline crack. That will affect value. The chip you are calling a flaw does seem to be a post-production chip as far as I can see. There seems to be some lime deposits in it (or something else) but would expect the glaze at the edge to be more rounded if it was prior to glazing.

 

Brad is right on the money. Could you post some additional pictures of the "flaw" from various angles? I'm not sure if it is a chip or not.

Crazing will have a minimal impact on value but any hairline cracks or chips will have a significant impact.

 

I'm late to the party but I can confirm the 2nd pair of vases are Royal Copley

 

Can anyone fathom why I only get email notification of replies sometimes? It's not only frustrating, it's worrisome! For example, today I received notification of only the very first reply: say_it_slowly's.

This is how the site works for me, too. Perhaps if you get more than one reply in the first several hours it just sends the one email notification. It would be an unwieldy amount of email if every post response resulted in an email notification (perhaps why the site limits it in some way.) I've learned to check back, especially on day one.

 

Here are two more photos of the "flaw."

And from a different angle:

And finally, something else I just noticed that sort of has the form of a chip:

 

At last, some input on this mystery. What you say makes sense. Thank you.

 

Darn. Showed the same angle twice. (Am syill getting used to uploading on this site.) Trying again for angle #2:

 

Looks like an old chip. Will dissuade some buyers and impact value somewhat in my opinion but the good thing is that it is on the bottom of the vase and isn't very noticeable. The second area you mention isn't a big deal since it doesn't impact the glazed portion of the piece.

 

Thank you for weighing in, Joe. I really appreciate your good input. I showed it in my listing. What I don't understand is why it is not smooth, if it's an actual chip...

 

Your first new pic shows pretty clearly that this is a post-production chip. You can see how it impacts the edge of the glaze and where it hits the glaze is somewhat sharp. If it was a pre-production chip to the greenware, the glaze would at least slightly fill in the indentation and be more smooth. The crumbly stuff are likely mineral deposits that have been caused by either sitting in water or having leached out of the pottery due to infiltration.

Agree that the second is of little consequence. It may be where the pot was broken from a stilt after firing.

 

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I am so grateful to you for explaining that so well, Brad. It makes sense to me now, and I have revised the listing.

 

Can anyone suggest a new BIN price based on the fact that there is a chip on the base?

 

The chip is not that bad but does affect value. Maybe a 25% reduction for the one vase. I assume you are offering them as a pair? If they don't sell this way, you might try selling them separately. I would sell the one with the chip first and wait awhile before offering the better one so they don't compete with each other for buyers.

 

Yes, as a pair. They're listed at $119.95BIN/OBO. So if I discount one by 25%, that would make the reduced price around $105. Sound reasonable? And thank you, Brad!

 

PS. Dear verybrad, you are a treasure!

 

Thanks for the compliment!

That would be right. Have you had any interest/views at the higher price? How long has it been up? If it has been awhile with few views and no offers, I might be tempted to drop it to $99.00. Sounds so much better than $105.00. If it has only been a short while, I might leave it as-is for awhile.

Ebay has been really slow for me lately. I think the buyers there are really just bargain hunters unless you have something exceptional. At a hundred bucks you are getting in bargain territory. You might do better being patient at the higher price or finding a better venue. Don't ask me what that better venue is.

 

Personally, I like your idea of lowering the price to $99. I agree it sounds way more appealing. As it is, only eleven people have looked since Monday, and it has zero watchers.

Unfortunately, I'm meeting resistance with the owner. Alas.

 

You really can't tell much by page views these days. A lot of people look at the pictures and never actually view pages. You might do better by splitting these up and selling them serially. How many people really want two?