Post #514665 by Formikahini on Tue, Mar 2, 2010 8:56 PM

On 2010-03-02 19:12, SilverLine wrote:

In this same train of thought, however, I'm seeing ridiculously high prices at local antique auctions these days. Do these people know something I don't?
I think it's exuberant greed mixed with ignorance.

Witness the $30 asking price (each) for a couple of Leilanis at an antique mall in New Orleans last month.

"Those old tiki mugs are really hot right now!"
(They're all the same, you know? :wink: )

And they were selling several types.
The ones from the now defunct Bali Ha'i and the Hu Ke Lau there had about the same asking prices as the Leilanis and ordinary peanuts - and all too high.

It kills me when I see mugs with a high price tag in some WAY out of the way place. I am the only person who will ever step foot into their store and want that item, and I'd only be willing to pay $4 max for ($2 for a Leilani). So it will sit on their shelves forever.

Guess they need one of Bosko's shill bidders :wink:
(j/k)