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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 76748, member: 182"]I buy collectible porcelain bird figurines from time to time because they sell well at my B&M space. I select the pretty ones (IMO) but I'm not always real concerned about the marks since my customers don't seem to care.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is this. I bought a bird marked Cybis. Most sellers on eBay are asking fairly high prices for Cybis figurines. Is this a really good name in porcelain? A seller with the same bird as mine is asking $179 BIN (with 6 watchers) while another was sold at auction for $20.50. Here's the birdie. That seller calls it a Wren which is what it looks like to me as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]19737[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have another 3 figurines which I got at auction for dirt. Checked them on eBay and it appears that they were made by Boehm. The previous owner attached wood bases to all of them, I guess cuz that was her preference. Will they still sell with the mark covered up and a wood base added? She got the wood bases from Andrea by Sadek so that's who everyone thought made them. Here's one of them. It's a baby blue bird. I also have a baby blue jay and a baby robin. TIA!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]19738[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 76748, member: 182"]I buy collectible porcelain bird figurines from time to time because they sell well at my B&M space. I select the pretty ones (IMO) but I'm not always real concerned about the marks since my customers don't seem to care. My question is this. I bought a bird marked Cybis. Most sellers on eBay are asking fairly high prices for Cybis figurines. Is this a really good name in porcelain? A seller with the same bird as mine is asking $179 BIN (with 6 watchers) while another was sold at auction for $20.50. Here's the birdie. That seller calls it a Wren which is what it looks like to me as well. [ATTACH=full]19737[/ATTACH] I have another 3 figurines which I got at auction for dirt. Checked them on eBay and it appears that they were made by Boehm. The previous owner attached wood bases to all of them, I guess cuz that was her preference. Will they still sell with the mark covered up and a wood base added? She got the wood bases from Andrea by Sadek so that's who everyone thought made them. Here's one of them. It's a baby blue bird. I also have a baby blue jay and a baby robin. TIA! [ATTACH=full]19738[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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