Thursday, July 22, 2010

Whine Without Cheese

Martha Stewart at the 2009 premiere of the Met...Image via Wikipedia
Ok I am an ebay seller of primarily vintage items--that have some provinance to combine with a beautiful look---little pieces of history, if you will. But since I am a seller I am looking to make some money even though I love much of what I put up for auction.


My whine today is about metal cookie cutters and I have many--cutters that is. Some have been in my family for decades and have cut the best of cookie doughs a cutter could hope for. They have shape, shine, sharpness, and a sincerity of being truly vintage with credentials if required. So I put them on eBay and watch as maybe 2, then 3, and now OMG 5 viewers appear. My start price is only 9.99.

Then "Along Comes Martha la la la la", Stewart that is and claims to have cookie cutters out there that are worth over $200.00. Huh?????????????? I understand new might be better for some than vintage and maybe the shapes are cute and ok so copper is nice, but come on already. Most new ideas are based on what we have learned from and know of the past--which makes my cookie cutters somewhat forerunners in the baking world. However they will be overlooked and trampled on while people point and click their way to spend $200.00 to $300.00 on cutters with a few differences the biggest one being --they carry the name Martha Stewart. Ok how about this--my cookie cutters were made by Paul Revere and have Martha's name on as well--Washington that is--any takers??? Nevermind---I can always relist............................. By the way--check it out-- http://www.ebay.com/ seller----  angelfireredhead
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