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eBay: Ren Clark's Polynesian Village Tiki Mug Headhunter Rare |
tikifever
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Joined: Sep 24, 2005
Posts: 1 |  Posted: 2005-09-24 11:32 pm Permalink
Ren Clark's Polynesian Village Tiki Mug Headhunter Rare!
Have you seen this listing on Ebay?
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10600
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2005-09-25 12:34 am Permalink
That thing. To think it was one of the last objects I photographed for the BOT (loaned by Martin McIntosh all the way from Australia!), and the reaction it got since!
What I am still hoping to find somewhere is a period photo of a beehived beauty drinking out of one, we know it must exist!?
In the brochure on BOT P. 44 they do not have any on the table, but you can make out two behind the bar, on the shelves above the mixers (magnifying glass needed)
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4814
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2005-09-25 06:33 am Permalink
Having "Ren Clark" on the bottom mean's it'll never go un-noticed on Ebay. It'll never sell cheap. Unless you find it in the wild (and look at where that one is selling from! Don't give up hope!) you'll have to spend big to own it now.
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2005-09-25 07:18 am Permalink
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On 2005-09-25 00:34, bigbrotiki wrote:
That thing. To think it was one of the last objects I photographed for the BOT (loaned by Martin McIntosh all the way from Australia!), and the reaction it got since!
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That means I could be close to one right now? Whats the guys address, and what times is he out of the house...
About the only way Im gonna get my hands on one. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it in the BoT 
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bigkahuna627
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Joined: Nov 14, 2004
Posts: 99
From: ocean city md
| Posted: 2005-09-26 09:28 am Permalink
what is the most ever paid for a tiki mug? will this be it?
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blacksandz
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Joined: Jun 01, 2005
Posts: 157
From: Western NY
| Posted: 2005-09-26 10:58 am Permalink
Let's get ready to (RUM)ble!!! In the blue corner, weighing in at nearly 1 million mugs and currently holding the cruiser weight belt, danlovestikis! And in the black corner from an undisclosed location in the U.S. With over 3 zillion tiki mugs and the current heavyweight champion of the world, kohalacharms!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?viewItem&rd=1&item=7714108019
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Atomicchick
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Joined: Sep 08, 2003
Posts: 578
From: Southern California
| Posted: 2005-09-26 12:20 pm Permalink
That mug is over $700 and still has six hours left?!! YIKES!
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bigkahuna627
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Joined: Nov 14, 2004
Posts: 99
From: ocean city md
| Posted: 2005-09-26 12:25 pm Permalink
$1267 is my guess
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midnite
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 1230
From: 37? 47' N, 122? 26' W
| Posted: 2005-09-26 12:29 pm Permalink
what is the most ever paid for a tiki mug? will this be it?
On eBay? I recall a Blue Hawaii Tiki Bob that sold for over a grand. That was a while ago. Some individual mugs have hit the $500-700 range of late. Of course, there was the Kahiki Mystery bowl that went for 800 bones. I recall a Zombie Village fogcutter that did very, very well for a local seller.
That's just eBay, private sales are a whole different matter. Or so I am told. I know nu-theeng!
I don't see this one going a lot higher, I think Dan has thrown in the towel. Could be wrong, or there could be a little-known but wildly deep-pocketed collector lurking in the wings, ready to pounce. They're out there, serious big game hunters, they just don't do a lot of bidding on eBay.
It's a neat piece, but is it necessarily that Tiki? Ha ha.
midnite...who should put the lid on that can o' worms!
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TIKI DAVID
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Joined: Apr 07, 2004
Posts: 1909
From: North Coast
| Posted: 2005-09-26 3:10 pm Permalink
does anyone know who this KOHLACHARMS is? DAMN , i've got a ton of stuff he'd be interested in .
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Kono
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Joined: Oct 08, 2003
Posts: 1266
From: Orlando
| Posted: 2005-09-26 4:02 pm Permalink
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Q: Please do not be tempted by offers to sell off eBay. If someone should get close to tempting you, I would appreciate the opportunity to beat their offer. Thanks, Frank
A: Morning Frank, Like we stated on our discription, this auction is for 7 days and NO buy it now. Good Luck!
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 Now that's what I call covering all your bases.
"Please don't end the auction early. But if you do, do so with me."
Good ol' Frank.
Serious question: how many of you would think it fun or gratifying to win auctions by a) skullduggery or b) paying more than anyone has ever paid for such an item before?
To me, "a" is too much like ripping off someone who is gullible in a crooked deal ("Oh Mrs Jones, your late husband's old Corvette isn't worth much, but tell ya what, I'll give you five hundred bucks so you don't have to go to the trouble of listing it and dealing with all those pesky buyers..."), and as far as "b" goes, if I paid the highest price ever for a certain mug then I would feel like I lost the auction. Like I'm a rube. I mean, in the end it's just a dang mug. Maybe it's just me but I don't see the allure in getting something simply by spending more $$ than anyone else is willing to. OK, so I paid more money than the whole rest of the world thinks the item is worth. Yay, I won! 
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midnite
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 1230
From: 37? 47' N, 122? 26' W
| Posted: 2005-09-26 4:52 pm Permalink
does anyone know who this KOHLACHARMS is? DAMN , i've got a ton of stuff he'd be interested in
I am Koalacharms.
However, I am very secretive about my identity and personal info. Well, not like our illustrious host, HL. He's cloak 'n dagger. I'm more cash 'n carry, with a hint of gypsy in me. From the old country, whatever they call it nowadays.
The Koala man? Never met him, if he really exists. I don't think it's one guy, per se. I've only dealt with his underlings, his patsies, the guys in dark suits and sunglasses. No senses of humor in that lot. Nope.
If you've got stuff he wants, he already knows about it. Trust me. You'll be contacted, you might not even know it at first, but it's him. Treat him right, give him the best stuff... you get perks.
Now, on this Ren Clark mug thing. Does eBay work like the Miss America Pageant? Cause like I am 11th runner-up(under bidder) and if the other 10 bidders are "unable" to fulfill their duties, it's mine, right? I mean, things could happen. Ya know, to the others, accidents and such. Just saying, in case.
midnite
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PiPhiRho
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 981
From: Redondo Beach
| Posted: 2005-09-26 5:53 pm Permalink
Wow, this thing is at $742 with about 5 minutes left to go. It's going to go for at least twice what the last one of these that turned up on ebay went for, and I though that was too much!
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PiPhiRho
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 981
From: Redondo Beach
| Posted: 2005-09-26 5:58 pm Permalink
$1325!!!
Is this the highest price ever paid for a tiki mug? If this keeps up wall street is going to forming tiki mug mutual funds.
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Feelin' Zombified
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Joined: Jul 15, 2003
Posts: 1328
From: The Exotic Shores of Lake St. Clair
| Posted: 2005-09-26 6:01 pm Permalink
Wow. it doubled in the last 20 seconds. Who is this mysterious bidder?
-Z
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