Post #422909 by Tipsy McStagger on Tue, Dec 9, 2008 3:38 PM

the problem is uneducated sellers.....i'm sure the seller thinks these are actual ancient artifacts (that happened to be used in an old tiki bar like kon-tiki )when they are probably american made oceanic arts decor from back in the day.....alot of old tikis tend to get treated like northwest coast totem poles in that the seller assumes they are old and of signifigance when in fact they are probably not......thus they price them like they belong in a museum when in fact...they do not. antique dealers need to realize that most of the tiki decor used in vintage bars was not imported from far off lands but copied and remade here in the states.....educating themselves they can learn to tell the difference between an actual historical relic and a vintage prop no more than 40 years old or so and stop embarrassing themselves with these outrageous prices......