Post #651292 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Sep 9, 2012 3:47 AM

Though I understand the valiant efforts of ATP in general, and Mymotiki here, I feel they are more and more moot. The fact is that this site has less and less activity because of Facebook migration and the general waning of the Tiki Revival, so those sales posts stick out more - also, every week there are some newbies WITHOUT commercial motivation that miss the "Introduce Yourself" thread just the same.

It's more of a problem of today's fast internet surfing times: people do not spend the time to fully explore a site before they post, (plus the fact that the introduction thread is sometimes buried.) And of course, in a depressed economy, sellers try to find the best target group for selling what they got, who can blame them - the section is called TIKI MARKETPLACE, and there is no official SIGN stating "Do not post here solely for commercial reasons!" (not even in the rules)

Consequently, one often finds sellers whose expertise is way behind that of some members here (repeating silly original dated claims like "Made from Lava") and whose price ideas are off the mark. (IF this one is still FULL with original, long extinct Okolehao, it would be worth the price, actually -Thank you Mad Dog Mike for explaining the shipping of it that way)

My sense is that if it is a legit vintage or collectors Tiki item that is being offered, one should give it a pass, but if it is clearly scattershot import spam, it should be deleted. We cannot expect every seller to A.) have an interest to become a member of the Tiki society, or B.) know the correct parlance that we can expect from each other. You can choose your friends when you're having cocktails, but not on a public internet forum.

This of course is just my personal, pragmatic view, please feel free to express yours.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-09-09 03:57 ]