Best type of place to find them - Collecting Tiki

GT GO TIKI Member <B> SURF CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH</B> Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 610	GT GO TIKI Posted posted on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 10:49 PM Good Will, Has a marketing deal going, They hired people, Who are the up and up to pick through the donated stuff, Sort out the valuables and sell them on there own site, ( http://www.shopgoodwill.com/ ) The Long Beach Antique Swap Meet sometimes has some stuff here in So,Cal but buyer Beware! They have the vintage looking mugs, Made in China to look old! A Great Red Flag is if the item appears smaller than the original, When you re-mold an item it gets 10% smaller, Next is the bottom looks like a lot use, The China manufactures put a glaze on the bottom to look like years of wear! If the bottom looks worn but it's a uniform swipe of under glaze, Then pass the item, I saw all the misleading items for sale, As I make ceramics, I can spot them! But easy for you too! Mahalo! Gogo

Good Will, Has a marketing deal going, They hired people, Who are the up and up to pick through the donated stuff, Sort out the valuables and sell them on there own site, ( http://www.shopgoodwill.com/ ) The Long Beach Antique Swap Meet sometimes has some stuff here in So,Cal but buyer Beware! They have the vintage looking mugs, Made in China to look old! A Great Red Flag is if the item appears smaller than the original, When you re-mold an item it gets 10% smaller, Next is the bottom looks like a lot use, The China manufactures put a glaze on the bottom to look like years of wear! If the bottom looks worn but it's a uniform swipe of under glaze, Then pass the item, I saw all the misleading items for sale, As I make ceramics, I can spot them! But easy for you too! Mahalo! Gogo

Post #367185 by GO TIKI on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 10:49 PM