Don The Beachcomber Rum Barrel mug - Collecting Tiki

DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Thu, Aug 29, 2002 8:12 PM I would definitely agree! Although I've made a majority of my mug purchases on eBay, there is a certain satisfaction that comes from spotting a vintage mug amidst a field of junk and paying a dirt cheap price for it that makes those mugs personally more 'valuable' to me than the ones I just had to "point-click-wait for delivery" to acquire. How much I paid for something and how much it is worth to me are not necessarily related! (ex: my "5 Lanterns, West Covina" 3-face mug - a 10-cent investment - is worth more to me than, say, one of my Steve Crane Luau mugs I paid a small fortune for...) I go out "garage sale-ing" with Sabu every Saturday, and the comraderie, competition and conversations we have makes the time well spent whether we find anything 'valuable' or not. And the occasions where one of us does find something makes the whole 'treasure hunting' aspect fun, rewarding and a cause for celebration! (usually at King's Hawaiian Restaurant, Torrance, CA...) Doctor Z Mix-maestro of the Castaway Lounge, Redondo Beach, CA [ Edited by: Doctor Z on 2002-08-29 20:14 ]

I would definitely agree! Although I've made a majority of my mug purchases on eBay, there is a certain satisfaction that comes from spotting a vintage mug amidst a field of junk and paying a dirt cheap price for it that makes those mugs personally more 'valuable' to me than the ones I just had to "point-click-wait for delivery" to acquire. How much I paid for something and how much it is worth to me are not necessarily related! (ex: my "5 Lanterns, West Covina" 3-face mug - a 10-cent investment - is worth more to me than, say, one of my Steve Crane Luau mugs I paid a small fortune for...)

I go out "garage sale-ing" with Sabu every Saturday, and the comraderie, competition and conversations we have makes the time well spent whether we find anything 'valuable' or not. And the occasions where one of us does find something makes the whole 'treasure hunting' aspect fun, rewarding and a cause for celebration! (usually at King's Hawaiian Restaurant, Torrance, CA...)

Doctor Z
Mix-maestro of the Castaway Lounge,
Redondo Beach, CA

[ Edited by: Doctor Z on 2002-08-29 20:14 ]

Post #7168 by Doctor Z on Thu, Aug 29, 2002 8:12 PM