Craigslist find - Ka-Lai Pineapple in S. Florida (2024)

So I was poking around craigslist for a ukulele and found this:

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/clt/1062365482.html

and was like eh, it's old, and the pictures are not very good. But later I found out what it was, and the price was cheap enough, so I sent them an email asking about it. I just got a notice that they've relisted it as:

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/msg/1098341744.html

I find it wierd that they've changed locations, but that's neither here nor there. It doesn't look THAT mint, looks like there's a cig burn on the top side. It's close enough that I could go inspect it, if I wanted. So what's a fair price? I suspect it's still more than I can afford now.

It always bothers me on Craigslist when people don't put an asking price and get angry when others give a "low offer." So I never even bother making offers, since odds are that they aren't exactly out to help give you a good deal anyway when they're hiding their cards. I prefer more transparent sellers.

I can understand when someone has no idea about what they're selling and tells you to offer. Like I bought an Tokyo Mauri MP5 SD6 airsoft gun from Craigslist for really cheap, since the kid selling it said to make an offer, and said that he was selling a 9mm airsoft gun with full and semi modes. (Since the gun has 9mm trades stamped on the sides, he thought it was 9mm). But otherwise, sellers should just go and list their price if they want a right to be angry about lowballers.

The thin man music one is newer.

But you know what they say about collectibles, "it's only worth what someone will pay".

Here's one that sold for 475.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ka-Lai-...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:13|39:1|240:1318

I'm not going to send in an offer, but if someone here wants to have someone local to look at it, just say so. I'll go if they'll allow it. Deerfield Beach is in North Broward, so it's somewhere fairly close to me.

I got one of yours and it's a pineapple. Really cool instrument and love the history

Ka-Laicreator said:

We created the brand.......we ran the company......we SOLD them out of our own music shop on hotel street......but within our family we only have 5 left.....the rest are out there somewhere : /

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Uke Republic said:

I got one of yours and it's a pineapple. Really cool instrument and love the history

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I just wish there was more information out there, its cool that they are so rare and collectable. . .but that also makes information hard to find