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Mr Owl here is of an excellent design by Hallmark.  It is made of the thick softer plastic and has an eyelet on top for hanging.  You can even see his toes as they cling to a branch.  This one is getting hard to find. 4" tall x just under 3 1/4" wide.  It is stamped l980!   It's a caramel color.  Hallmark Cookie Cutters always seem to make good cookies.  The professional design helps make decorating the cookies easier and more fun.  The imprinting is never too deep or too shallow, and they last and last.  Most were made in the late l970s and l980s.  The back handle is stamped "Hallmark Cards, Inc." making for a nice collectible as well as great cookie cutter.

I sell primarily vintage cookie cutters. Unless otherwise noted, most are used and may have light scuff marks, superficial scratches and the cutting edges may not be as smooth as when the cutters were new.  However, there are no chips, cracks or stains (including those from a magic marker).  If there is one or more handle it/they are in tact.   If it is metal, it is not dented or have a squashed handle.  If it is white it has not yellowed.  If it is painted I note any chipping of the paint. I metal, I disclose patina/rust.   I do my best to disclose any and all disappointments.   With that said, this or these have no chips, cracks or stains.  Nothing is warped. 

To help off-set today's high cost of shipping, I allow 14 days before you must pay my invoices, more generous then most sellers.   You not pay computer generated invoices; you may ignore emails requesting payment (from eBay's computer).   Do not pay until finished bidding, watching and buying and then, within 14 days of your 1st purchase,  request a combined shipping invoice from me so your items can be boxed and shipped together to save you shipping dollars.  When you pay, I ship and then it is too late to get combined shipping savings.  I usually ship the day after payment is made but on occasion it take take up to 4 days (holidays, unexpected guests, flu, etc.).  Why is shipping so high?  It cost me at least $3.50 to make one round-trip to my post office.  Some sellers may be able to walk to their post office; I can not.  If I use the pre-paid boxes --which the postal carrier will pick up and save me a trip to the post office-- please know that the cheapest one is now $5.00! Pre-paid boxes have to be mailed Priority--the most expensive method which I try to avoid (to help you save).  eBay mandates that we sellers buy "Delivery Confirmation" and that cost just under $1.00.  Shipping rates went up again in Jan. of 2012.  Shipping is based on your distance from me (Michigan/Indiana border), and then the size and weight of your package.  I use bubble wrap and popcorn packaging and try to find the exact sized (but smallest) bag or box for you.  I lose shipping $ when I mail to either coast, TX., Fla.....but sometimes make a tiny bit when selling to neighboring states. 

Shipping costs do not apply to Hawaii, Alaska or Pureto Rico.  Yours may be a bit higher (not always, tho).  APO addresses are also more.  Shipping rates do not apply to those buying more than one listing as you will get combined shipping (a savings).    Shipping cost includes packaging and eBay's mandatory delivery confirmation.  Shipping for those buying multiple listings  will be actual cost plus $1.00 (not per item---$1.00 no matter how many cookie cutters or listings you buy) ----for packaging and gas for postal trips, trips to find free boxes, mailing labels, mailing tape, padded envelopes, etc.   It has been wide reported that the post office has lost a ton of business to emails, FAX machines, etc. and is trying to stay afloat.  The prices just keep climbing!  Returns will be exchanged except on rare items of which I have only the one.  My home is smoke-free but I do own pets and I reuse packaging materials which sometimes comes from a home of smokers. 

Happy collecting--happy baking.  If you love cookie cutters consider joining the (national) Cookie Cutters Collector's Club--see the web-site. 

Giving a batch of cookies is a gift of the heart.  "Nothing Says Lovin' Like Something From The Oven"--Pillsbury...a perfect slogan for gift giving in this struggling economy.  Thus, buying cookie cutters make good "cents" when you give a batch of homemade love instead of a purchased gift. 

Please feel free to ask questions.

If you are curious about selling on eBay my costs include:  eBay gets a minimum of $ 0.25 cents per listing (no, you do not get that back if the item does not sell) plus 11% of sale price.  (That $0.25 cents is for less costly cookie cutters.  For more expensive cookie cutters one listing can cost $2.00 or more for the 7 day listing.)  Then PayPal gets their cut from the sale price, 3% of the sale price plus $0.30 cents per transaction.   I pay for tons of batteries for my camera (and the camera), computer costs (the monthly charge and I had to get a new computer) and printer costs, mailing labels, mailing tape, padded envelopes, magic markers for the boxes, packaging materials, and eBay mandates that all sellers pay for "delivery confirmation" on all parcels mailed which is now just under $1.00.  I pay for shipping and the delivery confirmation but collect that back in my listings.  I never recover all of my actual costs; I get maybe half back.  I have to pay for gas to go box hunting for free boxes.  Of course, I get no "wage".   eBay gives me the best possible exposure.  Their customer service people are exceptionally wonderful.  Pay pal is good, also.   However, eBay makes the most sense for selling expensive items.  It isn't easy to make a profit on cookie cutters or less costly items.   I buy many cookie cutters at garage sales, flea markets and auctions.  Of course, that requires more gas, coffee/pop/food when out half the day or more and wear & tear on my car.  IRS requires that we pay income tax on all profits over $600. 00 per year.  Over a certain amount, PayPal sends out tax income forms--l099's-- to sellers (and copies to IRS).  Selling on eBay is extremely time consuming.  Each item must be inspected, stored in a safe place, and if and when sold, well packaged, and you are expected to mail items the day after payment which is sometimes very inconvenient.   You "meet" tons wonderful people---and a handful of horrible ones.  eBay says sellers are doing well if we can sell 1/3 of items we list ....so 2/3 of the listings do not sell--at least not the first time listed.  That means your listing of $0.25 quickly becomes $0.75 when listing the average of 3 times.  It's a "down" market, so expect at least 3 times--more likely 4 or 5.   So, I continue to store up un-sold stuff...... and then re-list.   And...keep on trucking!  I seem to feel this need to justify my costs to you.  Remember, these cookie cutters are now retired; no longer made.   You do not have to go shopping at antique stores or flea markets to find them on your gas dollar or using your time.  And they come right to your house.  My selling costs are close to the bottom, too. 

I am a widowed senior.  I have been collecting cookie cutters for about 30 years.  I am a member of the national Cookie Cutter Collector's Club.  I often have had to buy lots, boxes....to get the single cookie cutter I wanted and thus I have accumulated duplicates (triplicates, quadruplicates, etc.)  My cookie cutters are have been stored in my cool, dry basement.  Please wash before using.  Some may have dried up cookie dough, pet hair, etc.  Do not wash in a dishwasher because they will lose their shine and the heat could warp or melt them.  Do not store by heat as they can discolor or warp.  In addition to selling off my extras, I still buy boxes and lots--to get the single one I want for my own collection.  Thus my inventory never seems to diminish much. 

Good luck bidding!