Post #85948 by PolynesianPop on Tue, Apr 13, 2004 9:18 AM

On 2004-04-12 22:15, MauiTiki wrote:
Now which is the rarest and worth the most?

Interesting question MT. Typically, what is the rarest is not worth the most -- this applies in almost all forms of collecting. In this particular case, I would say that the Anderson's Pea Soup mug is the rarest in this style, but I would also argue that it is NOT worth the most; at least not to a tikifile.

I've mentioned in other threads before how I'm perplexed by the consistent sale of Tiki Bob mugs on eBay to the tune of $80 and up and yet, its not a rare mug at all. As a matter of fact, I don't think there's ever been a time where there wasn't at least one being offered up for bid.

Now, why would that be worth more than say a Kahlua Hut mug, which is more rare? My theory is new collectors know the Tiki Bob mug and so, want to add it to their collection and don't know some of the other rarer mugs. And so, they pay out of their nose to put a "known" mug in their collection because they must have it (to legitimize their collection) while they let a more rare mug go simply because they don't know what it is. To the new collector, a rare mug is an unknown mug and this "ignorance" (for lack of a better word) keeps the value of that mug down.

How many times over the years have you learned about the history of a certain mug and thought, "damn, I saw one of those at a flea market for $5 bucks a year ago. If I had known, I would have bought it..."

Happens to us all.....

**Poly-Pop ***

He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS!

[ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2004-04-13 09:21 ]