Thrift Tiki prices? - Collecting Tiki

B boutiki Tiki Socialite The fly-over states Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 497	B boutiki Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:53 PM We are not seeing mugs in thrift stores at $10. We are not seeing them at ANY price. It really seems to have dried up in our area of late. That said, we did see a Quon Quon handled mug (you know, like the Treasure Craft design) that was marked $.60, but it had a big chip on the front. Slim pickings indeed. Inversely, the popularity of Hawaiian shirts that flooded the department stores last summer (and that are now showing up in the thrifts) have been a blessing. Now they seem to be putting between 3 and 5 bucks on any Hawaiian shirt (as opposed to the $10 and $12 they had begun to mark them when they discovered they were "hot") so when you find vintage shirts, they are priced very reasonably. Check out Tiki Quest at http://www.pegboardchicago.com/TCintro.html Tiki Central members get a discount and a special premium! [ Edited by: boutiki on 2004-07-23 22:55 ]

We are not seeing mugs in thrift stores at $10. We are not seeing them at ANY price. It really seems to have dried up in our area of late. That said, we did see a Quon Quon handled mug (you know, like the Treasure Craft design) that was marked $.60, but it had a big chip on the front. Slim pickings indeed.

Inversely, the popularity of Hawaiian shirts that flooded the department stores last summer (and that are now showing up in the thrifts) have been a blessing. Now they seem to be putting between 3 and 5 bucks on any Hawaiian shirt (as opposed to the $10 and $12 they had begun to mark them when they discovered they were "hot") so when you find vintage shirts, they are priced very reasonably.

Check out Tiki Quest at http://www.pegboardchicago.com/TCintro.html
Tiki Central members get a discount and a special premium!

[ Edited by: boutiki on 2004-07-23 22:55 ]

Post #103845 by boutiki on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:53 PM