Post #716174 by TikiTacky on Tue, May 6, 2014 9:06 PM

Some of you may be aware that alibaba.com is getting ready to go public. They're an outlet that puts comoanies (mostly in China) in touch with wholesale buyers. I did a search for tiki mugs and was a bit disturbed by what I found. Anyone who knows what Tiki Shark is fighting with CafePress will understand the struggle these creators face:

An apparent ripoff of Johnathon Chaffin's wonderful Cthulhu mug:
http://m.alibaba.com/product/1667189519/2014_high_quality_wholesale_ceramic_Vintage.html

VanTiki should have a look at this, because I suspect these may be his designs:
http://m.alibaba.com/product/1497642159/Grotesque_christmas_magic_tiki_mug.html

And I hate to be the bearer of more bad news for Brad (Tiki Shark):
http://m.alibaba.com/product/1809731675/Vintage_Tiki_Mug_Ceramic_Mugs_Wholesale.html

Those were just within the first 25 listings or so. I was too upset to dig deeper.

Edit: I did a little more looking and also found designs by both Munktiki and Tiki Farm. :( :( :(
I contacted Chaffin, I'll contact VanTiki and Brad now. Sigh. :(

[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-05-06 21:18 ]