Mislabelled Tiki Auctions - Hilarity Ensues!

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T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Sat, Oct 22, 2005 4:02 PM This one has got to be one of my favourites... http://cgi.ebay.com/HAWAIIAN-DIETY-GLASS-PLANTER-SMILING-FROWNING_W0QQitemZ7719782364QQcategoryZ2001QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 'CAN'T YOU JUST SEE HIM WITH LONG VINING 'DREADS', OR FUNKY FLOWERS OR GRASS HAIR GROWING STRAIGHT UP? OR USE IT TO DISPLAY YOUR PRETTIEST PLANT, OR YOUR MOOD WITHOUT SAYING A WORD!'
S stuff-o-rama Tiki Socialite Central Coast of California Joined: Nov 20, 2003 Posts: 757	S stuff-o-rama Posted posted on Sat, Oct 22, 2005 9:44 PM The recorded voice is a nice added touch... but creepy...
T tikipedia Member San Diego Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 491	T tikipedia Posted posted on Sun, Oct 23, 2005 11:50 PM On 2005-10-22 21:44, stuff-o-rama wrote: The recorded voice is a nice added touch... but creepy... I've noticed this on some other Ebay auctions. Perhaps it is a growing trend (I hope not). It is almost as annoying as embedded MIDI files and cheesy animated GIFs.
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Mon, Oct 24, 2005 5:35 AM Great googly moogly - I didn't have the sound on when I found that, I didn't realize there was a voice! How creepy! However disturbing that was, though, there is a bright side... if her Ebay sales dont pan out she has a promising career as a phone sex girl! 'I can't WAIT to serve you!' [ Edited by: tikifish 2005-10-24 05:36 ]
C CondorTiki Member Kenosha Wi. Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 45	C CondorTiki Posted posted on Mon, Oct 24, 2005 7:10 PM Oh Good Grief that's an annoying eBay page. I particularly disliked the cutsey drawing of her on the bottom of the page. Not to mention her bizarre description.
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Tue, Oct 25, 2005 1:14 AM Thats way annoying. I can read the description, I dont need a running commentary. If I wanted that, I would find a tour guide.
T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Tue, Oct 25, 2005 8:14 AM Ewwwww! That whole thing was awful!
T tikivixen Tiki Socialite Vallejo CA Joined: Aug 28, 2002 Posts: 726	T tikivixen Posted posted on Sun, Nov 13, 2005 9:33 PM Plant your [insert illegal plant substance of choice] in THIS! TIKI CENTERPIECE-FLOWER POT Reminds me of the scorpion bowl I saw up for auction a while ago that was advertised as 'good for shabby chic decor' and photographed with potpourri in it, alluringly posed on a pink doily.
CM Cool Manchu Member PDX Joined: Aug 03, 2003 Posts: 564	CM Cool Manchu Posted posted on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 9:39 PM I won an auction for a bowl from the Imperial Palace (not sure if its Tiki, but I like it and hadn't seen it before) entitled VINTAGE YELLOWARE ART POTTERY BOWL PLANTER [ Edited by: Cool Manchu 2005-11-14 21:41 ]
T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Fri, Dec 2, 2005 10:56 AM TIKI - WOOD BOOKENDS - PERFECT CONDITION You'd think the words on the bottom would give them a clue. sigh "Two beautiful matching Tiki wooden bookends. They are both in perfect condition. On the bottom of one it reads Musqueam Indian Reserve."

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