Aku-Tiki Room at the Andris Waunee Farm Restaurant, Kewanee, IL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

IZ I, Zombie Member the Les Baxter Grotto (Minneapolis) Joined: Jul 14, 2003 Posts: 539	IZ I, Zombie Posted posted on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 8:43 AM On 2008-06-23 16:35, hala bullhiki wrote: i didnt think some of the prices were crazy, just fair market value....your not gonna get a steal of a deal on a witco piece when theres 30 or more folks whom are heavy into tiki.....i think alot of the witco pieces were similar prices to those commanded on ebay(if you add what shipping costs thru ebay)....overall a great day, and it seems like everyone who was there for the tiki went home with some good stuff, and carol can know that the stuff went to good tiki loving homes where these pieces will be cherished.... Swanky, I agree with hala bullhiki. Yeah, the mugs went pretty high, but some (not all but some) of that was caused by former employees wanting a piece of the action. Quince-at-Danny's and I were talking to them quite a bit. They were really focused on the mugs and some of the smaller pieces. There's no doubt the frenzy of the auction atmosphere drove up some prices, but lots of these pieces are pretty big so shipping would be a killer. Plus just the event itself was worth the extra $$$. It was a crazy day, with farmers, restauranteurs, and tikiphiles kinda mixed together. And the auctioneer himself was a hoot. Even if you didn't buy much, it was a fascinating, one-of-a-kind memorable moment in history that was truly priceless. It was well worth the trip! I will never forget it. I wish you could have been there! I, Zombie

On 2008-06-23 16:35, hala bullhiki wrote:
i didnt think some of the prices were crazy, just fair market value....your not gonna get a steal of a deal on a witco piece when theres 30 or more folks whom are heavy into tiki.....i think alot of the witco pieces were similar prices to those commanded on ebay(if you add what shipping costs thru ebay)....overall a great day, and it seems like everyone who was there for the tiki went home with some good stuff, and carol can know that the stuff went to good tiki loving homes where these pieces will be cherished....

Swanky,

I agree with hala bullhiki. Yeah, the mugs went pretty high, but some (not all but some) of that was caused by former employees wanting a piece of the action. Quince-at-Danny's and I were talking to them quite a bit. They were really focused on the mugs and some of the smaller pieces.

There's no doubt the frenzy of the auction atmosphere drove up some prices, but lots of these pieces are pretty big so shipping would be a killer. Plus just the event itself was worth the extra $$$. It was a crazy day, with farmers, restauranteurs, and tikiphiles kinda mixed together. And the auctioneer himself was a hoot. Even if you didn't buy much, it was a fascinating, one-of-a-kind memorable moment in history that was truly priceless. It was well worth the trip! I will never forget it. I wish you could have been there!

I, Zombie

Post #389132 by I, Zombie on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 8:43 AM