Tikis from Trader Vic's Chicago to be auctioned - Tiki Marketplace

K kiara Tiki Socialite Wan Q Joined: Apr 06, 2005 Posts: 124	K kiara Posted posted on Thu, Aug 23, 2012 12:18 PM Congrats on the 7' Barney West tiki1963. Those are incredibly hard to find. Especially that size. And you're exactly the collector who should own it. You can afford it and you can restore it. Trust me everyone, Tiki1963 has a Tiki collection that would have anyone on Tikicentral writhing on the ground in shock. Including me. He's restord some vintage tikis that I thought were beyond repair. I bought a 3' Barney West a few years ago for $200, and I consider that a bargain. I'd love to find more, but they just aren't out there. Barney West was the personification of the salty free spirited 1950's era west-coast Tiki artist. I'm would think they would be easier to find, but they were almost all restaurant Tikis. Until these auctions happen, you just can't find Tikis like this. They seem to sell for around the same price as neo-Tiki carvers. $300-$500-$1,000. Thats the going rate folks. I'd love to own a mind-blowing 7' TikiDiablo Tiki. Not that cheap but worth it. A lot of wood and effort goes into these Tikis. Sure that Ku went for $3,000 but WHERE are you going to get one? Beleive me, when Trader Vics starts selling their Tikis for $50-$100 a piece I'll be the first in line. I believe that we should never shame one another about our tikis. :)

Congrats on the 7' Barney West tiki1963. Those are incredibly hard to find. Especially that size. And you're exactly the collector who should own it. You can afford it and you can restore it. Trust me everyone, Tiki1963 has a Tiki collection that would have anyone on Tikicentral writhing on the ground in shock. Including me. He's restord some vintage tikis that I thought were beyond repair.

I bought a 3' Barney West a few years ago for $200, and I consider that a bargain. I'd love to find more, but they just aren't out there. Barney West was the personification of the salty free spirited 1950's era west-coast Tiki artist. I'm would think they would be easier to find, but they were almost all restaurant Tikis.

Until these auctions happen, you just can't find Tikis like this. They seem to sell for around the same price as neo-Tiki carvers. $300-$500-$1,000. Thats the going rate folks. I'd love to own a mind-blowing 7' TikiDiablo Tiki. Not that cheap but worth it. A lot of wood and effort goes into these Tikis. Sure that Ku went for $3,000 but WHERE are you going to get one? Beleive me, when Trader Vics starts selling their Tikis for $50-$100 a piece I'll be the first in line.

I believe that we should never shame one another about our tikis. :)

Post #649263 by kiara on Thu, Aug 23, 2012 12:18 PM