Tiki Finds - Collecting Tiki

J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 5:37 AM On 2005-02-22 23:36, aquarj wrote: The guy must have been born with a gold spoon up his ass...in more ways than one! That's pretty rare isn't it? Really, I don't get this whole hate-the-big-bidders thing though. Isn't it pretty cool that someone with the wherewithal to collect, is someone with good taste (by our standards)? Compared to all the other ridiculous ways that some people spend money, I think these mega-bidder types must be pretty interesting people. -Randy Shit Randy, I was hoping I deleted that message before anyone got a chance to respond...I realize it was a bit mean spirited and I didn't want to offend anyone. I don't want to be perceived as an asshole, I'm really a nice guy. Here's my opinion and I'm going to state it once and for all... I feel as if watching the majority of rare tiki collectibles going into the private collections of these "high-rollers" is like witnessing them disappear for good. Sure they may be interesting people but who the hell would know? When's the last time you were over "Kohalacharm's" for a mai tai? Or how many memories have you shared with Maxifac or Fagetaboutit or his latest incarnation Tikirecon? What I can't understand is that people perceive them as cool people...I perceive them as self-absorbed fanatics almost on the same level as those sociopaths who collect comic books. Sure tiki envy has a lot to do with it but perhaps I should have pity instead. What I need to do is concentrate on buying more rum and leave those untouchable collectibles to whoever is willing to pay through the nose for them. Besides, the joy I've felt buying Orchids of Hawaii mugs at the Goodwill or trading with my other TC ohana has always been more rewarding than shelling out hard cash on Ebay. Enough said...time for me to move on. JohnTiki Aloha from the enchanted Pi Yi Grotto in exotic Bel Air Maryland! [ Edited by: johntiki on 2005-02-23 06:08 ]

On 2005-02-22 23:36, aquarj wrote:

The guy must have been born with a gold spoon up his ass...in more ways than one!

That's pretty rare isn't it?

Really, I don't get this whole hate-the-big-bidders thing though. Isn't it pretty cool that someone with the wherewithal to collect, is someone with good taste (by our standards)? Compared to all the other ridiculous ways that some people spend money, I think these mega-bidder types must be pretty interesting people.

-Randy

Shit Randy, I was hoping I deleted that message before anyone got a chance to respond...I realize it was a bit mean spirited and I didn't want to offend anyone. I don't want to be perceived as an asshole, I'm really a nice guy.

Here's my opinion and I'm going to state it once and for all... I feel as if watching the majority of rare tiki collectibles going into the private collections of these "high-rollers" is like witnessing them disappear for good. Sure they may be interesting people but who the hell would know? When's the last time you were over "Kohalacharm's" for a mai tai? Or how many memories have you shared with Maxifac or Fagetaboutit or his latest incarnation Tikirecon? What I can't understand is that people perceive them as cool people...I perceive them as self-absorbed fanatics almost on the same level as those sociopaths who collect comic books. Sure tiki envy has a lot to do with it but perhaps I should have pity instead.

What I need to do is concentrate on buying more rum and leave those untouchable collectibles to whoever is willing to pay through the nose for them. Besides, the joy I've felt buying Orchids of Hawaii mugs at the Goodwill or trading with my other TC ohana has always been more rewarding than shelling out hard cash on Ebay.

Enough said...time for me to move on.

JohnTiki

Aloha from the enchanted Pi Yi Grotto in exotic Bel Air Maryland!

[ Edited by: johntiki on 2005-02-23 06:08 ]

Post #142695 by johntiki on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 5:37 AM