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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 160953, member: 308"]The RS Prussia market has dropped quite a bit since the last recession. Some dealers cannot or will not adjust their prices. The highest priced pieces tend to be larger items with portrait scenes or pieces with heavy cobalt. The mold 75 bowl currently for sale on ebay is, in my mind, wildly overpriced. $99.99 would be much more realistic as a starting price and even then I'd be surprised if it sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>The desirability of the mold and the decoration factor into the price. I believe it is mold 75 and that it is a cake plate. Cake plates tend to be one of the most common forms. Mold 75, though, is desirable. The decoration on your plate is also very nice (much nicer than the $400 piece). Pricing, or course, is always tricky. If it were mine and I was selling it on ebay I would use auction format and start it at a price where I felt comfortable. I would assume it will sell on the first bid. Use lots of pictures and check carefully for edge chips. Any damage to the mold or decoration would substantially affect the price. </p><p><br /></p><p>You have a lovely piece. Thanks for sharing it and it my pleasure to help you. </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 160953, member: 308"]The RS Prussia market has dropped quite a bit since the last recession. Some dealers cannot or will not adjust their prices. The highest priced pieces tend to be larger items with portrait scenes or pieces with heavy cobalt. The mold 75 bowl currently for sale on ebay is, in my mind, wildly overpriced. $99.99 would be much more realistic as a starting price and even then I'd be surprised if it sold. The desirability of the mold and the decoration factor into the price. I believe it is mold 75 and that it is a cake plate. Cake plates tend to be one of the most common forms. Mold 75, though, is desirable. The decoration on your plate is also very nice (much nicer than the $400 piece). Pricing, or course, is always tricky. If it were mine and I was selling it on ebay I would use auction format and start it at a price where I felt comfortable. I would assume it will sell on the first bid. Use lots of pictures and check carefully for edge chips. Any damage to the mold or decoration would substantially affect the price. You have a lovely piece. Thanks for sharing it and it my pleasure to help you. Don[/QUOTE]
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