Kon-Id (Spanish) mugs and three previously unseen items -CLOSED! - Tiki Marketplace

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 17, 2005 10:19 PM Thanks guys for the feedback. Cool. If I ever will shoot a KON-ID commercial, I will use that office situation! Understandably, I had some cancellations, and so I am throwing some of these puppies up on e-bay. Let's see what happens: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:31&item=7732733124 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:31&item=7732723793 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:11&item=7732720868 There are already some nibbles...c'mon, give it a try, kohalacharms and danlovestikis already got theirs, so how high can it go...? (wink wink) One last word about Trevor's post: On 2005-10-10 13:16, TikiTrevor wrote: Check out my REAL Spanish mugs on Ooga Mooga. Once I saw the repops, I knew I had to get my behind over to Spain to get the real deal. These fine ceramics ARE the REAL Spanish mugs, and not "repros"(?). Made in SPAIN by the original and only manufacturer that still makes them, usually only for TIKI BARS. I decided to seek the kiln out after unsuccessfully trying to obtain certain mugs I liked from the bars in Barcelona and Madrid. And the bar owners did not volunteer the address at all, it took some digging. And the KON-ID mugs have several added advantages: The remaining bars usually do not sell the bigger and more impressive mugs (KU, MAORI) at all, and do not even carry some of these designs I offer now. Of the ones they sell, usually only one or two have the Bar's name printed on them, and the molds for those are usually quite worn out and globby. I got to impress on the manufacturer that this would be unacceptable for collectors, and they improved some greatly, while with others (like the KU) I decided to forgo a second layer of (brown) glaze, in order to improve definition of the sculpt, with successful results. The only way to maybe find better examples of these would be to come across vintage ones from the early years, in European flea markets, and I only own ONE like that, the chances are slim.

Thanks guys for the feedback. Cool. If I ever will shoot a KON-ID commercial, I will use that office situation!

Understandably, I had some cancellations, and so I am throwing some of these puppies up on e-bay. Let's see what happens:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:31&item=7732733124

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:31&item=7732723793

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:11&item=7732720868

There are already some nibbles...c'mon, give it a try, kohalacharms and danlovestikis already got theirs, so how high can it go...? (wink wink)

One last word about Trevor's post:

On 2005-10-10 13:16, TikiTrevor wrote:
Check out my REAL Spanish mugs on Ooga Mooga. Once I saw the repops, I knew I had to get my behind over to Spain to get the real deal.

These fine ceramics ARE the REAL Spanish mugs, and not "repros"(?).
Made in SPAIN by the original and only manufacturer that still makes them, usually only for TIKI BARS. I decided to seek the kiln out after unsuccessfully trying to obtain certain mugs I liked from the bars in Barcelona and Madrid. And the bar owners did not volunteer the address at all, it took some digging.

And the KON-ID mugs have several added advantages:

The remaining bars usually do not sell the bigger and more impressive mugs (KU, MAORI) at all, and do not even carry some of these designs I offer now. Of the ones they sell, usually only one or two have the Bar's name printed on them, and the molds for those are usually quite worn out and globby.

I got to impress on the manufacturer that this would be unacceptable for collectors, and they improved some greatly, while with others (like the KU) I decided to forgo a second layer of (brown) glaze, in order to improve definition of the sculpt, with successful results.

The only way to maybe find better examples of these would be to come across vintage ones from the early years, in European flea markets, and I only own ONE like that, the chances are slim.

Post #203622 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Dec 17, 2005 10:19 PM