Funny bar story - General Tiki

T tiki-riviera Tiki Socialite Long Beach Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 689	T tiki-riviera Posted posted on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 3:43 PM On 2008-09-17 14:55, Mai Tai wrote: This is the ad, right? http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/fuo/839274267.html Vintage TIKI BAR & STOOLS stool 50s-60s BAMBOO Rattan - $450 (Skykomish) Reply to: [email protected] [?] Date: 2008-09-13, 10:18AM PDT Vintage 1950's-1960's Tiki Bar! Hard to find the good 'ol ones straight from the Keys! Amazing set with 5 chairs, one being the bartender's and that one needs work. The bent bamboo became unbent. All chairs need some twine rewound along foot rests but they work fine without. Bar's top could use some work or I would just replace it with a tile top etc. It is now pressed board with formica. There is a plug inside for blenders etc. and two really cool tiki bottle holders crates, as seen inside back. Front of bar is amazing and beautiful and in excellent condition. The foot rest is very strong. The bar alone weighs approx. 125 pounds. The chairs are 3 green and 2 orange. WAYYYYY COOL! This is a striking set! One chair has an inch cut on the top, otherwise the rest are perfect on their cushions. I have repaired the front top of the bar edge with new wood, as you can see the wood in the picture was 2/3 gone. The new wood looks great, but again, I would replace the top if you want perfection but it looks vintage as is. 68" long x 42" high x 22" deep Chairs: 39-1/4"H x 15.5" round cushions Location: Skykomish it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests PostingID: 839274267 Yep, this is the ad with my photos. The reason I found out is someone who originally responded to my ad sent me an email about the new ad. I just can't believe how convincingly people can lie. She went on and on and on and on about how perfect this bar was for her. If she had just contacted me, bought the bar and then tried to re-sell it, I wouldn't care, but I realize now she smelled an opportunity and felt compelled to "put on an act" to get it. Personally, I do believe you create your own Karma, so I'm not sweating this. Considering how remote she lives, and the condition of the bar, my guess is she'll get $200 tops. Chalk this one up to experience! [ Edited by: tiki-riviera 2008-09-17 16:09 ]

On 2008-09-17 14:55, Mai Tai wrote:
This is the ad, right?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/fuo/839274267.html

Vintage TIKI BAR & STOOLS stool 50s-60s BAMBOO Rattan - $450 (Skykomish)

Reply to: [email protected] [?]
Date: 2008-09-13, 10:18AM PDT

Vintage

1950's-1960's

Tiki Bar!

Hard to find the good 'ol ones straight from the Keys!

Amazing set with 5 chairs, one being the bartender's and that one needs work. The bent bamboo became unbent. All chairs need some twine rewound along foot rests but they work fine without. Bar's top could use some work or I would just replace it with a tile top etc. It is now pressed board with formica. There is a plug inside for blenders etc. and two really cool tiki bottle holders crates, as seen inside back.

Front of bar is amazing and beautiful and in excellent condition. The foot rest is very strong. The bar alone weighs approx. 125 pounds. The chairs are 3 green and 2 orange. WAYYYYY COOL!

This is a striking set!

One chair has an inch cut on the top, otherwise the rest are perfect on their cushions.

I have repaired the front top of the bar edge with new wood, as you can see the wood in the picture was 2/3 gone. The new wood looks great, but again, I would replace the top if you want perfection but it looks vintage as is.

68" long x 42" high x 22" deep

Chairs: 39-1/4"H x 15.5" round cushions

Location: Skykomish
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 839274267

Yep, this is the ad with my photos. The reason I found out is someone who originally responded to my ad sent me an email about the new ad. I just can't believe how convincingly people can lie. She went on and on and on and on about how perfect this bar was for her. If she had just contacted me, bought the bar and then tried to re-sell it, I wouldn't care, but I realize now she smelled an opportunity and felt compelled to "put on an act" to get it. Personally, I do believe you create your own Karma, so I'm not sweating this. Considering how remote she lives, and the condition of the bar, my guess is she'll get $200 tops. Chalk this one up to experience!

[ Edited by: tiki-riviera 2008-09-17 16:09 ]

Post #408450 by tiki-riviera on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 3:43 PM