Post #196728 by Kono on Sun, Nov 6, 2005 5:18 PM

On 2005-11-06 16:03, hanford_lemoore wrote:
But, if you don't think it warrants its own thread, then why are you posting it at all?

Well, ya got me there. I guess because I thought it at least somewhat fun. I don't have to though. I just like sharing the pics and the stories.

On 2005-11-06 16:03, hanford_lemoore wrote:
Are you posting to Tiki Finds just so you can avoid doing a search?

Sure. If I go to a flea market and find ten or twelve things (which I do on occasion) I don't want to do a search for each one and add to or start new threads as decorum dictates. Then there's the fact that you have to photo and upload each item separately etc. I'm not trying to argue here. I'm just saying that if there were not a Tiki Finds thread then I wouldn't post pics of most of what I find. Not that that's a big loss or anything.

I know that what already gets posted here represents only a fraction of what TCers collect. Most of the old timers rarely post in Collecting and I know you guys are out looking and finding things (including you and Humu and Sven and Duke and etc you know who all the big collections are). So many already don't post their finds, why make it harder and less gratifying for those of us who do?

I think it's a great idea to encourage people to start threads regarding certain topics (the Coco Joes vs HIP thread is a classic that I still use) but I don't think you can force them.

What I would rather see is an effort to get the folks with the massive collections to share and post and talk about what they have.******

And, oh yeah, a forum for home tiki bars. :wink:

On 2002-09-16 21:24, TikiGuy wrote:
Hey let's start a bit of a brag board where you can show what great finds you got on the weekend from yard sales, parents attics, junk shops, deals with the devil, etc....

****** I was disappointed to see the lack of response of those with the big collections to the Tiki Renewal threads. I KNOW there are way more tiki lamps out there than were shared!