Post #17738 by GECKO on Wed, Jan 1, 2003 11:57 AM

I got a good story, It didn't happen to me(dam it!) It happend to a local antique dealer that I get my steve crane rum barrel and the kine with the red lips, yellow face and red on top. both mugs in da Bot.
anyways i asked him how he get em!?

He said he went to the pearl city swap meet and was on his way out when this kid with his grandpa started putting a whole set of steve crane mugs on the mat in front of them, he said he sh-ted on himself an wen ask how much dey want fo da mugs.....$2 each!!!!!! where was i that day!
he sold them all in his shop.

It's VERY VERY hard to get anyting Hawaiiana or tiki in thrift stores here on da islands because there are so many collectors....I personally dont think it even reaches the shelves. the last ting i eva get was about 4 months ago. it was a hinky dinks ashtray that was dated 1980 something on it. love your thrift store stories!

happy new year from da gek!