Post #65170 by laney on Tue, Dec 16, 2003 10:10 AM

On 2003-12-16 01:57, Basement Kahuna wrote:
As for what anybody likes; that is their business, but take it from the mouth of a 20-year veteran antique dealer...valuewise the vintage mugs will skyrocket, while the "limited edition" and/or new mugs will eventually tank, guaranteed. It happened to "limited edition" baseball cards. It happened to limited edition dolls. It happened to "new" Roseville. It happened to Captain Action and G.I. Joe re-issues. It happened to limited reissue model kits. It happened to the dreaded Beanie Babies. It happened to so-called "collector plates. It happened to limited edition guitars...the list goes on and on. Tanked. All of them. I mean like bad. I can't stress it enough....Buy original vintage stuff in good condition if you care about your collection being worth a poot in five or ten years and you will never regret it. With few exceptions (Keith Haring Swatches maybe?)today's hot artist will be tomorrow's nobody. It's just a fact.

I also stick to vintage mugs but as many times as you make your point, I think it is falling on deaf ears. I think those who have bought new mugs buy them because they like the style and look of them, not because they think they are investing their money.

You are so anti-new mugs, I can't count how many times you've made this point. While I have my vintage suffering bastard decanter on my shelf it sure is nice to drink out of one of my repro S.B. tiki farm mugs and do a shot out of the tini, cute S.B. shot glasses. The only real money I've invested in "new" is stuff I really like. I think that goes for most, if not, all of us here. I also know many of us would, or could, rather break a 12.00 repro than the real thing!