Kohalacharms and Swanky - Collecting Tiki

K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Thu, Mar 10, 2005 8:49 AM On 2005-03-09 21:47, fatuhiva wrote: The kind of stuff I'm talking about was "earned" way before the Ebay days.. that is the kind of comment that a serious collector wouldn't make.. because they know just what goes into building an in depth collection. It goes well beyond Ebay. It's about knowing what to look for, and where to find it. Sometimes it shows up on Ebay, and if so, then its easy, albeit often expensive. But Ebay is no magic lamp. fatu, I said that because in a different thread it was said that his collection is primarily off of ebay. Last time I checked, he won about 80 auctions over the previous 30 days. Swanky, if what you say is true (I'm not suggesting that you are not telling the truth, I just doubt that you are the originator of the idea and know the full implications of the intentions behind it), then I have no problem with your private group. Secrecy makes people suspicious and often for good reason. A great deal of this wailing and gnashing of teeth would've likely been avoided if kc had ever introduced himself to TC and told us a little about himself. I gotta run, I'm taking minutes at a meeting of a bunch of Japanese investors who plan on trying to exploit a legal loophole allowing them to purchase Diamond Head Park and turn it into a giant members only wave pool. Oops! Uh, forget about what I just said. :wink:

On 2005-03-09 21:47, fatuhiva wrote:
The kind of stuff I'm talking about was "earned" way before the Ebay days.. that is the kind of comment that a serious collector wouldn't make.. because they know just what goes into building an in depth collection. It goes well beyond Ebay. It's about knowing what to look for, and where to find it. Sometimes it shows up on Ebay, and if so, then its easy, albeit often expensive. But Ebay is no magic lamp.

fatu, I said that because in a different thread it was said that his collection is primarily off of ebay. Last time I checked, he won about 80 auctions over the previous 30 days.

Swanky, if what you say is true (I'm not suggesting that you are not telling the truth, I just doubt that you are the originator of the idea and know the full implications of the intentions behind it), then I have no problem with your private group. Secrecy makes people suspicious and often for good reason. A great deal of this wailing and gnashing of teeth would've likely been avoided if kc had ever introduced himself to TC and told us a little about himself.

I gotta run, I'm taking minutes at a meeting of a bunch of Japanese investors who plan on trying to exploit a legal loophole allowing them to purchase Diamond Head Park and turn it into a giant members only wave pool. Oops! Uh, forget about what I just said. :wink:

Post #145828 by Kono on Thu, Mar 10, 2005 8:49 AM