When I say the word tiki, what do you think of? Do you think of a carved piece of wood? Do you think of a ceramic drinking mug? Do you think of a dark bar? Do you think of Jimmy Buffett? Do you think "I have no clue what tiki is"? All those answers are correct. And now the important question, WHY should you know about tiki? You should know about tiki because there is a LOT of money to be made if you find the right products. And trust me when I tell you this, tiki is everywhere - thrift stores, garage sales, antique stores, estate sales, the back of your grandmother's cupboard. The tiki crowd is very dedicated to building their collection and are usually hardcord collectors. Meaning, if a tiki mug has 7 different variations, the tiki collector will have all 7.
Why should you listed to me? For the last 17 years, I have immersed myself in the tiki community and have scoured the country and the internet to build my collection which now includes over 850 mugs. I have purchased and read every book on the subject, attended numerous tiki events, and have visited 80% of the tiki bars in the country. I KNOW TIKI and i want to teach it to you. You don't have to love it or even care about to learn about it and make money. And if you are still unsure how much money is in tiki, the current 5 highest sold tiki mugs on ebay are $820, $791, $600, $485 & $400. And there is soooooooo much more than just tiki mugs. I will break the training down into 8 sections:
1.) History Of The Tiki Bar Including cocktails & rum
2.) Music Of The Tiki Bar including exotica, Hawaiian, Hapa Haole, & Surf
3.) Vintage Tiki Mugs & Ephemera
4.) Modern Tiki Mugs & Swizzles
5.) Clothing - Hawaiian Shirts & Dresses
6.) Decor - wood tikis, furniture, art & more
7.) Other knick knacks that aren't tiki , but you will find in a tiki bar
8.) Jimmy Buffett and the difference between being a parrothead and a hardcore tiki collector. >