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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
Posts: 5734
From: CaliTikifornia
|  Posted: 2004-10-25 1:16 pm Permalink
I have not seen one go for such a price.
Sorry, already sold.
http://alohavintagehawaiianshirts.com/content/shirtdetail.cfm?prod_id=6&Start=1
[ This Message was edited by: Unga Bunga on 2004-10-25 13:17 ]
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docwoods
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Joined: Feb 29, 2004
Posts: 595
From: outside the windy city
| Posted: 2004-10-25 2:25 pm Permalink
Too bad they're all sold out-I was just about ready to grab a dozen for stocking stuffers.Guess it's candy canes for me!!!
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MachTiki
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Joined: Feb 16, 2004
Posts: 1363
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-25 2:53 pm Permalink
Whaddryatalkingabout Unga? $65.00. That's not too bad. Err... wait... move the decimal... ACK!
You gotta think that the people collecting these shirts think we're nuts for what we spend on Tiki's.
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The Ragin' Rarotongan
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Joined: Mar 26, 2004
Posts: 282
From: Now, Ocala Florida
| Posted: 2004-10-25 3:37 pm Permalink
Hey, I like Aloha shirts as much as any other TC'er or tikifile but 650.00 is absurd for a shirt. I am happy with the 11.00 tiki shirts I found at Walmart this summer. The nicest tiki shirt I own was only 60.00 and that was a custom Mai Kai shirt depicting Rarotongans and Mai Kai logos made by Cybertiki's wife.
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Doctor Z
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Joined: Aug 01, 2002
Posts: 1603
From: The Hale Moana Lounge, Torrance, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-25 4:16 pm Permalink
There was an auction a while back for a shirt that went for more than $3600.00!!
Here's the thread on it; the pix are on the second page.
http://tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=4793&forum=5
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aquarj
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Joined: Apr 02, 2002
Posts: 1040
From: SF bay area, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-25 8:24 pm Permalink
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Here's the thread on it... |
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Great choice of words! If the shirt is worth $3500, I wonder how much the thread is worth.
-Randy
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Turbogod
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 14, 2002
Posts: 1219 | Posted: 2004-10-25 9:05 pm Permalink
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Great choice of words! If the shirt is worth $3500, I wonder how much the thread is worth.
-Randy
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Hey it just might be Egyptian cotton.
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Tiki Royale
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Joined: Dec 06, 2002
Posts: 891
From: The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA!
| Posted: 2004-10-25 10:16 pm Permalink
Vintage aloha shirts are hot, especially the rayon ones from the 40s-50s.
A few years ago, the Japanese were kicking down big $$ for them. You'll still see nice ones go for a couple hundred $ up to $1000+.
I'll stick with my thrift finds and repros for now.
Aloha,
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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
Posts: 5734
From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-10-25 11:22 pm Permalink
Ya Z,
I totally forgot about this "Holy Grail" of shirts.
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