Hand Carved???

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T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Tue, Mar 1, 2005 8:58 PM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=3960442452&rd=1 Or is it a Dollar Tree Tiki?
T Turbogod Member Joined: Jun 14, 2002 Posts: 1219	T Turbogod Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 3:50 AM I would say it is. Not a bad price since I've seen one in a Balto antique shop for $20!?! :o Tacky Techie Tiki Bar It just may be that the only purpose to your life is to serve as a warning to others. [ Edited by: Turbogod on 2005-03-02 03:54 ] [ Edited by: Turbogod on 2005-03-02 03:54 ]
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 5:15 AM That is downright wrong for someone to sell one of those Dollar Store tikis and try and pass it off as wood! If I bought it and found out it wasn't wood but perhaps resin or hapawood I might be fine with it - but those things are hollow! How could someone selling this thing not figure that out? I found out when I dropped one of mine on the floor and it broke in half.
B badmojo Member Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 666	B badmojo Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 7:06 AM I posted that in Shout last night. I shot the buyer an email warning, and he responded, thanking me. If you check the sellers feedback, you'll notice this is a trend. Quite a few Negatives resulting from trying to pass something off as original/vintage. Including a few where the seller claimed the item had been professional tested to be carved from bone/ivory, only to have the buyer state it was obviously plastic.
B badmojo Member Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 666	B badmojo Posted posted on Sun, Mar 6, 2005 5:58 PM It just gets worse... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=553&item=5367996917&rd=1
K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Sun, Mar 6, 2005 6:04 PM On 2005-03-06 17:58, badmojo wrote: It just gets worse... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=553&item=5367996917&rd=1 From Singapore??? There's no shortage of scumbags on ebay.
T Turbogod Member Joined: Jun 14, 2002 Posts: 1219	T Turbogod Posted posted on Sun, Mar 6, 2005 6:33 PM On 2005-03-06 18:04, Kono wrote: On 2005-03-06 17:58, badmojo wrote: It just gets worse... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=553&item=5367996917&rd=1 From Singapore??? There's no shortage of scumbags on ebay. There might be a Dollar store in Singapore. It just wouldn't be called a Dollar Store.
M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Mon, Mar 7, 2005 12:39 PM At least Singapore rhymes with dolla store!!!
J Jawa Member Tampa, FL Joined: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 225	J Jawa Posted posted on Thu, Mar 10, 2005 11:43 AM I saw this on eBay on Monday...glad I did not bid! My theory is if a person can not take the time to take a clear photo, then they are not worth buying from...know what I mean? Jason
T TikiPhil Member Riverside, CA Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 150	T TikiPhil Posted posted on Tue, May 17, 2005 8:59 AM "Tiki wood carved figurine" "The original price paid for this tiki was 19.95." It sure looks like a Dollar Tree tiki to me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=3975459103&rd=1
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Tue, May 17, 2005 6:14 PM Thanks for the link Tikiphil! No one even consider bidding on it - it's all mine!!! I even e-mailed the seller a question... Wow, that's a wooden tiki? I purchased one just like it last summer at the Dollar Store... the wooden one you have must be like the one they used to cast the plastic version they sold for $1.00! I will definitely be bidding on it - I wouldn't want to miss out on such a cool handcarved treasure! ...I'm wondering what his response will be? I was thinking of offering $1.00 and seeing if he'd end the auction early!
K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Wed, May 18, 2005 4:24 PM "The original price paid for this tiki was 19.95." That was the original price he probably paid for it on Ebay. ...I'm wondering what his response will be? That's hilarious! Let us know what the response is. [ Edited by: Juno on 2005-05-18 16:26 ]
B badmojo Member Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 666	B badmojo Posted posted on Wed, May 18, 2005 6:34 PM Here's a novel approach, CTHULHU TIKI!!!
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Tue, May 24, 2005 7:45 AM Would you believe it? The guy never responded to my question and the $7.01 final bid didn't meet his reserve.
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Tue, May 24, 2005 9:07 AM On 2005-05-18 18:34, badmojo wrote: Here's a novel approach, CTHULHU TIKI!!! "Discovered by Dr.Ramond Hubbard, during an expedition off the coastal region of the Pagoogoo Island's, The Cthulhu Tiki is one of the major Mythos related finds of modern times." Eh? Trader Woody
T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Mon, Jun 6, 2005 4:42 PM 14 year old fertility tikis! 14 years old? funny, they look like dollar tree tikis to me.
S stuff-o-rama Tiki Socialite Central Coast of California Joined: Nov 20, 2003 Posts: 757	S stuff-o-rama Posted posted on Mon, Jun 6, 2005 6:23 PM never trust a grainy photo. (see bigfoot, UFO's and ghosts) :lol:
T Turbogod Member Joined: Jun 14, 2002 Posts: 1219	T Turbogod Posted posted on Mon, Jun 6, 2005 9:27 PM aspiritualconcept, I call shenanigans.
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Mon, Jun 6, 2005 11:21 PM I sent this to the seller, we'll see if they reply. "I saw this ebay auction and couldn't help but notice the similarity between the two "fertility figures". I believe the figures in the other auctionwere made for sale at Dollar Tree stores this year and last year." Image from the other auction...
B badmojo Member Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 666	B badmojo Posted posted on Fri, Jun 10, 2005 8:13 AM I love the fact that this seller considers the trio statue to be 3 individual tikis. Therefore 7 statues = 15 Tikis. Lot of 15 Hawaiian Tikis + MORE
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Sun, Jun 12, 2005 12:05 AM $26.00?!?!? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=3979056196&rd=1 "Wood"?"from an estate sale a long time ago"? I think that if you see this kind of flagrant lying, report it to ebay.
B badmojo Member Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 666	B badmojo Posted posted on Thu, Jul 7, 2005 8:48 AM TIKI BLESSINGS TO THEE!!!

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