tiki funds, or lack there of - General Tiki

K Koolau Member Oahu, Hawaii Joined: Sep 23, 2006 Posts: 323	K Koolau Posted posted on Sat, Sep 27, 2008 9:29 PM Philosophically I agree with you insanetikiers, but if people are willing to pay $565 for a mug, then it literally is worth that much. It seems crazy because in the end, it's just some fired clay, but there are alot of collectible items that fall into that crazy category. Have you seen the price of vintage balsa wood surfboards? The price some mugs attain is not so much about rarity (there is almost always a Steven Crane Ku/clown mug for sale on eBay), but the story of the restaurant/bar behind the mug, and maybe unfortunately, whether or not Duke Carter collected it. That's not a shot at Duke - simply a statement of the weight his collection has had on those of us that followed. At one point I wondered whether I was creating my own tiki collection, or trying to re-create Duke's, so I set off in a different direction.

Philosophically I agree with you insanetikiers, but if people are willing to pay $565 for a mug, then it literally is worth that much. It seems crazy because in the end, it's just some fired clay, but there are alot of collectible items that fall into that crazy category. Have you seen the price of vintage balsa wood surfboards?

The price some mugs attain is not so much about rarity (there is almost always a Steven Crane Ku/clown mug for sale on eBay), but the story of the restaurant/bar behind the mug, and maybe unfortunately, whether or not Duke Carter collected it. That's not a shot at Duke - simply a statement of the weight his collection has had on those of us that followed. At one point I wondered whether I was creating my own tiki collection, or trying to re-create Duke's, so I set off in a different direction.

Post #410409 by Koolau on Sat, Sep 27, 2008 9:29 PM