Post #637452 by SuperEight on Tue, May 22, 2012 2:53 PM

On 2012-05-22 02:55, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
It IS worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Sometimes people don't understand that there are no sure retails for old stuff.

I really don't think most people on TC really think that the amateur appraisals of lowbrow collectibles on Tiki Central have the same level of scrutiny that say Christie's or Butterfields have when they put to price something. They are just looking for a ballpark average dollar figure of what something is trading for currently. People that collect stuff just tend to have these discussions and hold not ill will if some "off the top of the head" figure is off. When the inevitable "Its worth what some is willing to pay" comment arrives with no further explanation I am always left wondering if the person is trying to make the point that stuff can sell for variable prices in different circumstances, or do they have some objection to the discussion of what something is worth in dollars in our capitalist system? I just don't think it should raise anyone's ire that a person asked for an opinion of what something is selling for. But enough of this....back the to Witco bar.