Post #745881 by Jamoorea on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 12:53 AM

Yeah, I have to agree, that wasn't exactly the story of the evil, devil worshiping seller I was hoping for.
I am also not a fan of this backdoor offer business. The seller's shouldn't be allowed to take them and it's unethical for buyers to try and knock others out of the running this way. An auction is an auction and should run it's course. If the thing doesn't sell - then an offer can be discussed privately after.

On these mugs in particular, I've been collecting this stuff since the 70's and granted, I had never seen these - so I can understand their appeal for being rare and from the original Hollywood location. But frankly, they just aren't that good. They look like a tweaked catalog item the manufacturer included in an order for lack of any better ideas. Certainly not worth a thousand bucks - come on. But it IS a fact in collecting, that sometimes the uglier the piece, the rarer it is because they go right into the trash. The little coconut mugs, for instance, are cuter and therefore harder to throw away - so you see a lot of them.

On losing this auction - as rare as they might seem - they make lots of mugs when they build a run like this and more than once I've fought a fierce battle over something and lost, only to have another one pop up the next week - better and with no competition. It has happened the other way too - where I HAVE won after painfully over bidding.
I think you guys should count yourselves lucky you didn't win these at 560 bucks and quietly offer your condolences to the poor sap that did.

[ Edited by: Jamoorea 2015-06-30 11:50 ]