Post #200340 by rustbeltcat on Sun, Nov 27, 2005 8:49 PM

Well put.
Nothing is worth anything until someone decides they want it, and how badly they want it.
Case in point a couple of years ago I paid 80 bucks for a westwood teapot.
Yes it will be harder to find the wiley tiki mug out in its current envirions of antique malls, second hand stores and estate sales, But then again somtimes you come across things that you would never excpect, and those are the finds that one treasures.... CIP I just turned up a Kon Tiki swizzle from on that was located here in pgh, My stash of huge tiki items from a local hotel that had a hawaian floor show, My Hu Ke Lau glasses from a long gone pgh resturaunt bar ....
YEp I could go on ebay and buy it there, but I like the hunt, for some it is impossible, and e-bay is a great alternative, But to go out and specifically buy new items and make them unavalible in the public setting that they came from , thats a bit messed up, How would any of you folks feel if you knew that you were headed to the Kahiki outlet, (far cry from the real thing, but for arguments sake) and were planning on picking up a keepsake there (aside from eggrolls) only to be told that some guy just bought out the stock of mugs for sale on e-bay? Mull that over after a 3 hour drive.

Honestly at this point I think everyone gets the picture, and has their own opinions on the matter. Free enterprise is great, Tiki stuff is great, hell if you are a tiki feind and can make a buck at it, more power to you.
If you are a fink, well your a fink, and nothing is going to change that. You have to live with yourself, and it doenst matter what anyone says, because you are going to continue doing whatever it is that makes you a fink.
I think its time this conversation was locked up and put to rest.