Post #65175 by TikiGardener on Tue, Dec 16, 2003 10:14 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.

Ahhhh but you see most appraisers, and most collectors will tell you first and foremost
the underlying reason to collect is because you like an item. Collecting as speculation rarely works. Most people who collect as speculation burn out because of the very reasons you mention. But usually the people with the insane collections are the one who collect for the passion they feel for the things they collect.

Will my Tiki Farm Mugs become the next Ren Clark's? Don't know. Don't care. But I do know they have some amazing artists ( as do Munktiki ) making product for them.

Besides which I like to be able to drink from my mugs, and lead ingestion ain't my bag.

TG
Classic is great, but my wallet is only so deep.