Letting the Cat Out of the Bag - Collecting Tiki

P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Wed, Jun 23, 2004 2:07 PM On 2004-06-23 13:36, MachTiki wrote: But, this too shall pass and we will all still be here (minus a few that will join after seeing the article). This is something that a lot of people have been grumbling repetitively for the past couple of years. I don't think this article is saying anything that hasn't already been said. As a matter of fact, I recall watching an episode of Incurable Collector on A&E Channel about 2 years or so ago that said tiki was the next "hot" collectible. On 2004-06-23 12:00, Feelin' Zombified wrote: ...many antique shops read that magazine and may start pricing accordingly. IMHO, the days of cheap finds in thriftstores, antique shops and eBay have long passed. Tiki has been "outed" long ago and as many can attest, prices have unfortunately followed accordingly.

On 2004-06-23 13:36, MachTiki wrote:
But, this too shall pass and we will all still be here (minus a few that will join after seeing the article).

This is something that a lot of people have been grumbling repetitively for the past couple of years. I don't think this article is saying anything that hasn't already been said. As a matter of fact, I recall watching an episode of Incurable Collector on A&E Channel about 2 years or so ago that said tiki was the next "hot" collectible.

On 2004-06-23 12:00, Feelin' Zombified wrote:
...many antique shops read that magazine and may start pricing accordingly.

IMHO, the days of cheap finds in thriftstores, antique shops and eBay have long passed. Tiki has been "outed" long ago and as many can attest, prices have unfortunately followed accordingly.

Post #98016 by PolynesianPop on Wed, Jun 23, 2004 2:07 PM