K
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
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K
Mahalo for the thoughts and ideas on insuring things tiki, and Witco in particular.
I know there are agencies that specialize in writing policies for the antique car hobby, so maybe we are looking for some sort of specialized carrier to write the kind of insurance Wayne needs.
Another thought I had was whether Kiegs, NeptuneTiki or Sven -- all of whom I would consider to be more than qualified to offer an opinion on Witco values -- would be willing to assign values in writing to various items. We could keep the info completely confidential since many of us don't like the idea of publishing a price guide to anything tiki.
Still having a signed and dated letter might help back up ny potential claim in the future.
Also, I want to assure everyone Wayne isn't looking for values because he wants to sell his pieces. He uses them for the show, but he is concerned about future Hurricane damage and the extreme difficulty he would have to replace any of this stuff.
In fact, Marian and I went to see him between hurricanes and he said he is going to take the Witco sofa chairs and table that are in the hotel lobby and use them set up a VIP lounge area in the showroom next to the bar. "Only our special friends will be able to sit there," he said.
Man I was so glad to hear that, I practically fell over. I have watched that furniture sit out in the open for years with all manner of damp tourists perched on it. I was sure one day it would be destroyed by some drunken frat boys, or a tribe of wild children. Nice to see the owner of so many precious tiki relics awaken to their importance and act to preserve them.
KG
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