Post #585927 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 11:38 AM

Guys, your being too brutal on poor Peter! He's just the intermediary for the family who dug these out of their garage, and it is THEY who decided the price. I am assuming they feel that they have genuine antiques on their hands - which yes, they are ( fern Tikis are hard to find because outside they rot away) - but the Tiki carving genre is not exactly in that "Antiques Roadshow" amazing "Eureka I am rich" bracket. Either the family thinks it is, or they have a genuine attachment to these guys, and would rather keep them than sell them for less - which I respect. We ALL had financially challenging times recently, and were forced to sell things that were dear to us.

What I really want to know is the history of these babies: WHY are there so many - and how did they get to the mainland? They must have adorned SOME fine Luau backyard or rumpus room back in the day!