Tiki Finds - Collecting Tiki

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 4:34 PM On 2006-10-05 16:12, Tiki-Kate wrote: I believe it. I spent 11 days on the North Island last year, and I hit every thrift store in every town I visited...nothing. Not even the Maori stuff. Unfortunately it has gone exactly the same way as vintage Poly-pop in the US - there is huge interest in kiwiana/Maoriana these days and finds in the wild are rapidly diminishing. 10 years ago you couldn't give the stuff away. The shrewd collector can still make the occasional good find with a little skill and luck. :wink:

On 2006-10-05 16:12, Tiki-Kate wrote:

I believe it. I spent 11 days on the North Island last year, and I hit every thrift store in every town I visited...nothing. Not even the Maori stuff.

Unfortunately it has gone exactly the same way as vintage Poly-pop in the US - there is huge interest in kiwiana/Maoriana these days and finds in the wild are rapidly diminishing. 10 years ago you couldn't give the stuff away. The shrewd collector can still make the occasional good find with a little skill and luck. :wink:

Post #259244 by Paipo on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 4:34 PM