Post #334182 by teaKEY on Sat, Sep 22, 2007 5:46 AM

I like painted mugs like say Hot Head by Joe Vitale. I like the paint cause first of all it gives this mug a lot of its character but its also an indicator of the mugs condition. From a collectors viewpoint, there should be mugs with a low to high price point. Even the same mug should have a ranging value level.

So when you are looking in a thrift store you can get more excited over a mug that is higher on the scale (Tiki Bob) verses a more common (PMP) mug. Plus, if it had paint, does it still have all its paint. You can feel better finding a more complete mug verses a beat up mug. Me, I happy to find anything but when I don't find what I'm looking for, it means I have to just keep looking. And Looking (and finding) is probably the best part of it.