Post #478123 by danlovestikis on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 11:21 AM

We are home from Tiki Oasis 9 the best party on earth. On the way we visited KC. We met him through eBay bidding. Over the years we have traded mugs, made deals not to outbid each other and sent "look what's up" emails. He is so honest and trustworthy, yep just one of the nicest guys ever, it hurts to read a criticism of him. We enjoy going to his home to see the collection. He lets us photograph anything we want. He, his wife and daughter make us feel really special. I don't begrudge him anything. I just feel good for the seller who got a decent price for the tiki treasure they let go.

TravelingJones is also a friend I've met online and then at Oasis. He is a terrific artist who came up with the Geckoma mug (Gecko and Frankoma combined) idea and helped me formulate it. He's outbid me a dozen times on eBay and I still love him too. If I'd let losing an auction interfere with forming a friendship I would certainly be the loser every time. Tiki is fun, let it be just that. Wendy and Dan