So whats the most u paid for a mug? - Collecting Tiki

D Dr.TikiMojo Tiki Socialite Elk Grove, CA Joined: May 26, 2006 Posts: 487	D Dr.TikiMojo Posted posted on Thu, Oct 26, 2006 8:16 PM On 2006-10-26 14:32, Formikahini wrote: And if I were to find a Steve Crane bloody head, I'd be whipping out the checkbook for up to $500 - and selling it on eBay. But I'd hope it were cheaper so I could keep it myself :wink: It's wild reading this thread and how little people were paying for mugs in 2002 and now it seems the sky's the limit! :D I actually saw a REAL SCA BLOODY HEAD sell on ebay and it was, to date, the MOST EXPENSIVE mug I have ever seen sell on ebay at OVER $1000! Oddly enough the GECKO/Wendy tribute version called the BLOODY MAORI HEAD sold for nearly $800 for the First Edition One off Glaze.....Now you can buy one on GECKO's ebay page for $500! :o I guess like all art, (see the thread about the SHAG print...I still don't understand why people pay such crazy money for that but hey, that's just me!), it's a matter of supply and demand and MOST IMPORTANTLY personal taste! The other thing is the LEVEL of art that the mugs have become! On the higher end most people never even drink from their MUGS! I only have a handful left that I would even consider drinking from! Oh yea, MY MOST EXPENSIVE? $400 for a GECKO piece....the ones that I am always willing to spend the most on! I have Nearly 30 GECKO's now! What DO I drink out of.....mostly Tiki Farm....there are collectors but there are so many cool, inexpensive and most importantly USEABLE MUGS! :drink:

On 2006-10-26 14:32, Formikahini wrote:
And if I were to find a Steve Crane bloody head, I'd be whipping out the checkbook for up to $500 - and selling it on eBay. But I'd hope it were cheaper so I could keep it myself :wink:

It's wild reading this thread and how little people were paying for mugs in 2002 and now it seems the sky's the limit! :D

I actually saw a REAL SCA BLOODY HEAD sell on ebay and it was, to date, the MOST EXPENSIVE mug I have ever seen sell on ebay at OVER $1000!
Oddly enough the GECKO/Wendy tribute version called the BLOODY MAORI HEAD sold for nearly $800 for the First Edition One off Glaze.....Now you can buy one on GECKO's ebay page for $500! :o

I guess like all art, (see the thread about the SHAG print...I still don't understand why people pay such crazy money for that but hey, that's just me!), it's a matter of supply and demand and MOST IMPORTANTLY personal taste!

The other thing is the LEVEL of art that the mugs have become!
On the higher end most people never even drink from their MUGS!
I only have a handful left that I would even consider drinking from!

Oh yea, MY MOST EXPENSIVE? $400 for a GECKO piece....the ones that I am always willing to spend the most on! I have Nearly 30 GECKO's now!

What DO I drink out of.....mostly Tiki Farm....there are collectors but there are so many cool, inexpensive and most importantly USEABLE MUGS! :drink:

Post #262981 by Dr.TikiMojo on Thu, Oct 26, 2006 8:16 PM