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Post #661863 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Dec 18, 2012 12:31 PM

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To me as a veteran collector, these kind of mugs are the ones that are still around now at flea markets and yard sales, while real Tiki stuff has become scarce, so folks just WANT them to be Tiki mugs so bad that they become it.

And Buzzy:
In your case, it is entirely un-important WHEN exactly you were infected by Tiki fever. With your depth of understanding, passion and productivity in the Tiki genre you could have come aboard yesterday and still would represent a veritable certified Tikiphile!