Fake Coco Joe's...is this really a problem? - Collecting Tiki

B bob5150 Tiki Centralite Long Island, NY, USA Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 15	B bob5150 Posted posted on Thu, Nov 1, 2012 8:12 PM For the record, here's a link to some pics of some of the other CCJ-type items that are being discussed: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=42065&forum=17&vpost=654580 The existence of these items doesn't bug me(unless there's some sort of infringement going on), but as a CCJ newbie I feel that its important for potential buyers to know what their getting. The ebay listings, mentioned earlier in this thread, refer to the items as "CocoJoe's" not "CocoJoe's-style" and some of them are ending in the 20-30 dollar range. While that amount is unlikely to break the bank, especially for collectors, its too much if one thinks that they're getting something that they are not. Repros definitely have a place, as evidenced in the several classic and rare mugs that have received the treatment. We all know that some of those mugs have gone on to attain high values of their own. Difference seems to be that we knew that they were tributes, homages, repros, etc...before laying down the money to buy them. Thanks everyone for continuing to educate me, and maybe others, on CCJ. Bob

For the record, here's a link to some pics of some of the other CCJ-type items that are being discussed:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=42065&forum=17&vpost=654580

The existence of these items doesn't bug me(unless there's some sort of infringement going on), but as a CCJ newbie I feel that its important for potential buyers to know what their getting. The ebay listings, mentioned earlier in this thread, refer to the items as "CocoJoe's" not "CocoJoe's-style" and some of them are ending in the 20-30 dollar range. While that amount is unlikely to break the bank, especially for collectors, its too much if one thinks that they're getting something that they are not.

Repros definitely have a place, as evidenced in the several classic and rare mugs that have received the treatment. We all know that some of those mugs have gone on to attain high values of their own. Difference seems to be that we knew that they were tributes, homages, repros, etc...before laying down the money to buy them.

Thanks everyone for continuing to educate me, and maybe others, on CCJ.

Bob

Post #657477 by bob5150 on Thu, Nov 1, 2012 8:12 PM