Post #40469 by SugarCaddyDaddy on Mon, Jun 23, 2003 9:50 PM

I was there about 1-1/2 months ago when they were doing their 'liquidation'. The machine was in REALLY bad shape....and yes, it WAS still there.

The machine was worthless and the 2 tikis on both sides of the machine had the metal (brass?) literally coming off. Surprisingly, I found that under the brass(?) was wood. I don't know how you can actually dip a wood carving in a molten metal and have it coat the wood, but it thats what it looked like they did. I approached the landscape owner and asked what the price was....."800 bucks" the guy said. WHAT?!? So, for the next 3 weeks in a row, I keep asking to see if they would discount it at all...."NOPE" he said. SH*T! No way was that worth 800 bucks! I offer $100 for both heads (now literally falling apart) as well as the "The Tikis" brass plaque and I would dismantle it myself. "NOPE" is the answer I get again. I say, ok, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600...."NOPE". Ok, now this guy just doesn't want to sell it and at this point we just are having real bad chemistry and we don't seem to like each other.

Now don't get me wrong. I wouldn't pay over $100 for the two heads and the brass plaque. I went higher in price just to see what he'd say and to see if he is saying "NOPE" out of spite...and that's what he was doing.

For $30 I could just have The Tikis brass plaque duplicated and tell a fish story of how I obtained it.

So, whoever has it, good luck. I'd rather invest in another, better preserved tiki-related item.

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[ Edited by: sugarcaddydaddy on 2003-06-23 22:02 ]