Post #360200 by teaKEY on Sat, Feb 9, 2008 8:22 AM

"If only a few people know about the existence of a particular type of mug, can it really be considered 'sought after'?"-

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it..

I think that over the years, if you watch tiki central people will show a rare mug and in the minds of mugs enthusiast, these mugs will be sougth after. I think that the Ren Clark is highly sought after. Really any of the mugs in the Book of Tiki are sought after. The photos of the mugs didn't hurt them either. My dad has been says for years that a great photo can actually be better than its subject. Being that it was taken from an artistic eye and the best lighting was captured. Ooga-Mooga, the largest tiki mug site has listed the ((it was the Ren Clark I believe)now)Most wished-for mug in Ooga-Mooga Islander Bumatay Tiki Mug: on 18 Wish Lists. There are other mugs out there with the Ren Clark bagde and to me they are exciting cause I would think less people are looking for them so I could have a better chance. I haven't heard anyone say a thing about the mug in Tiki Mondern. The one with a "Eve" picking the forbidden fruit. I have never seen that one before as I can remember.

What about the Schoontiki Mug. I remember TikiFish having one and that made me as well as others instantly want one and nobody knew the first place to look. Only 50 made of these. 50, that is a golden number. I believe for a mug to do well there has to be enough out there that some top collectors can get one and boost the fame by talking and showing it off and then limited so that its out of the reach off the average man unless he can find it in a garage sale with the five dollar price tag.