Post #120674 by the drunken hat on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 6:50 PM

aloha jeff~

do you mean the LA islander menu? if so, those menus are a lot more common. the la islander menu is a great collectible though and contains excellent artwork. however, the STOCKTON islander menu is rare. two of their drink menus (which were both different due to different owners) sold earlier this year for well over $400 each. before these two menus were offered, i had only seen one on ebay in the year 2000. that menu was in a lot of 5 menus, had no photo or description, was listed poorly, and yet still sold for over $250. i think the fascination lies with the fact that the STOCKTON islander had a very prolific variety of tiki mugs, hence there were more artwork of mugs in the menu. not to mention that on at least one of the drink menus, there is a large andres bumatay tiki on the cover.

i would agree that the menu that sparked this controversy is sub-par as compared to the other two i have seen. this does not change the fact that it is a rare menu. this was a dinner menu (only drink menus have been listed before), with a weird "new" owners name listed, that has never been listed or seen by islander collectors.

value is a subjective thing. what's worth a lot to one person, isnt necessarily going to be worth that to you. that's the bottom line of this post.

boutiki: when did you buy your tiki? are you suggesting that if you listed it on ebay that you would only get $300 for it? you know as well as i do that it would go for A LOT more than that. (but if you are willing to sell it for 350 bucks, i'll take it! :) )

jeff~ your book idea sounds awesome! we know some folks who may be willing to help you with it. if your interested, i can contact them.

:drink:

ps: WE are the islander whores.