Post #342781 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Nov 8, 2007 1:10 PM

The above is a quote from a recent e-mail from my friend and fellow Witco collector Bosko, and it got me thinking. Not that I expected to see TIKI MODERN have an INSTANT price-raising effect on the Witco market, but I am surprised that it almost seems like the opposite! :) Here are four recent auctions of Witco furniture on e-bay that all did not sell:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Witco-Decor-4-piece-sofa-head-foot-boards-coffee-ta_W0QQitemZ220165150602QQihZ012QQcategoryZ12512QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Witco-Marco-Polo-Living-Room-Elvis-Jungle-Room-Set_W0QQitemZ190167354518QQihZ009QQcategoryZ38210QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/HUGE-WITCO-Sofa-Dragon-TIKI-Chair-SET-Elvis-Jungle-Room_W0QQitemZ110186141480QQihZ001QQcategoryZ156311QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Polynesian-Hawaiian-Huge-Oak-Vintage-63-Tiki-Bar-Set_W0QQitemZ190169039759QQihZ009QQcategoryZ29460QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Granted, e-bay selling is bad in general these days, the economy is down, and people shy away from having to transport these giant pieces, AND people might not have the space (or the guts) to put them in their house.

But I am beginning to feel that my magic that worked in the Book of Tiki, namely turning something mundane, or even considered ugly by some, into something cool, even into art, did not work with TIKI MODERN. I thought by revealing the obvious talent and the prolific productivity of the man behind Witco, I would create a different understanding and appreciation of the Witco oeuvre.

But some people clearly don't get it, as this Amazon write-up shows:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R11DBDKMJWYOVY/103-5979447-6613407?ie=UTF8&ref%5F=cm%5Fcr%5Fpr%5Fviewpnt&newContentID=Tx1POU06RT8JEGL#CustomerDiscussions

Like I say, I totally accept it when people find Witco UGLY,and I respect that, but here we have a failure to comprehend.
I am really just curious of what the opinion here on this board is. I myself am kind of proud that I have not delivered pure sameness with TIKI MODERN, but have moved on beyond the now easily accepted, known Tiki world. :D