Post #41790 by Trader Rick on Sat, Jul 5, 2003 6:03 PM

Thanks for the answer. Both my wife and I buy and sell on EBay, so , no it is not a dirty word at our house. Since Tiki is "hot" right now, I am not expecting any great deals or anything. I see no problem with this kind of capitalism. If the market says a San Francisco Tiki Bob mug is worth $50, then great! If a Kahiki volcano bowl goes for $90 then that is what the market says it is worth today. I read the "whine" in the Book of Tiki about auction sites taking the fun of the hunt and cheap deals out of Tiki artifacts. I guess it is disapointing to those early Tiki acheologists who some years ago could pick up most of this stuff for a few bucks at yard sales and thrift stores, but once a fad takes hold, the price goes up. There probably still are some good deals to be had at the random yard sale but those days may be coming to an end. The good side of this is as the word gets around that vintage Tiki is valuable then what little remains of 50's and 60's Polynesian Pop has a better chance of surviving and not ending up thrown away or destroyed.