Infuriating eBay misnomers.... - Beyond Tiki

STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Wed, Feb 25, 2004 12:22 PM I must confess that I when I sell a group of those old 1940s-1950s stuffed animals with the plastic, human faces, I put "Mark Ryden-esque" on the auction description. It's the only way I know to steer the right type of buyers towards them. It always works, but I still always apologize to Mark Ryden in the auction. Still, not many people have started using "Mark Ryden" to sell non-Ryden items. I laugh at how "Eames" has come to mean anything mid-century. It's really diluted a very specific term. Sabu [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-02-25 12:23 ]

I must confess that I when I sell a group of those old 1940s-1950s stuffed animals with the plastic, human faces, I put "Mark Ryden-esque" on the auction description. It's the only way I know to steer the right type of buyers towards them. It always works, but I still always apologize to Mark Ryden in the auction.

Still, not many people have started using "Mark Ryden" to sell non-Ryden items. I laugh at how "Eames" has come to mean anything mid-century. It's really diluted a very specific term.

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-02-25 12:23 ]

Post #77889 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Wed, Feb 25, 2004 12:22 PM