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help--i'm new
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tikiterry
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01/23/2004
Hi folks. Where do I start? I've bought a few tiki mugs on ebay, but i'm not sure what I've got, if I've been ripped off. What should I look for? I want vintage, how do I spot correctly? Thanks!!!! |
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rustbeltcat
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01/23/2004
Hi there! |
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SallyandJay
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01/23/2004
I would suggest buying the book Tiki Quest. It is helpful in identifying what you've purchased. Also purchasing The Book of Tiki is well-spent money. Also I would just check out thrift stores everywhere. We tend to not find too many tiki mugs in Chicago but when we visit my parents (Terre Haute, IN) we seem to be able to find tiki mugs. Good Luck!! |
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tikiterry
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01/23/2004
Thanks guys. Appreciate the help! At least I still have everything I bought as a kid from the Safari shop in Ocean City MD (I was born in 57, so it was good timing)! |
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Tiki Royale
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01/23/2004
Welcome aboard TikiTerry!There are plenty of new tiki mugs and other various pieces of merchandise as well as vintage. The best advice is to collect what you like. |
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Tiki_Bong
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01/23/2004
Welcome to the addiction we call Tiki! I hope you have no plans for retirement, as you deferred comp will now be tied up in tiki. |
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tikiterry
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01/23/2004
Thanks everybody--thought I'd put the money I saved quitting smoking to good use--something completely fun and personal. |
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rodeotiki
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01/23/2004
I am also new and am having a great time taking in all that is tiki. |
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Kenike
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01/23/2004
I can't emphasize enough the importance of owning these two books if you're into collecting...especially Tiki Quest to help identify mugs. :drink: |
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emspace
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01/23/2004
aloha newtotiki, are you aware of the other Calgarian board members? They are Slacks Ferret and coconutz. You can use the search engine here to find their posts... em. |
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rodeotiki
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01/23/2004
I did see the others, it really is a small world. thanks for the heads up. |
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tikijackalope
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01/24/2004
The Book of Tiki is a great purchase. Reading it reminds me of pawing through old Sears Christmas catalogs and pining for toys gone by...except that some of these (i.e. Kahiki) are achingly recent, like the perfume of a woman who just walked by. |
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Slacks Ferret
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01/24/2004
Hello Newtotiki, Nice to see another tiki fan from Calgary. I think there's 4 of us in here now! That might be enough for a tiki crawl? :) Now if only there were good tiki bars here... |
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OnaTiki
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01/24/2004
If you're lacking bars to crawl to, you can always crawl to each others houses. |
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