Lava Lamp question

[LavaFan]

Is this a good lava lamp? I like the color combination for my theater room.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-blue-lava-heat-sensitive-party-lamp-/39000...

Thanks in advance

[Erin]

Most people here seem to prefer the LavaWorld (Lava Lite lamps or Mathmos lamps (myself included), but I say get whatever lamp you like! The only ones I would caution you stay away from are the new lamps from LavaWorld. They outsourced to China in the early 2000s and the quality is poo.

[Erin]

I think there are better lamps to be had for cheaper though. :)

[matt01165]

Way way to much for an off brand

[fog rider]

Piece of junk knock-off lamp. You can pick them up new for about 10 bucks.
You should be able to score a nice old Century or Aristocrat for about $30.

[Dawn]

I find lamps as cheep as $3.00 for a103 1973 Centurys And I bought a Aristocrat for another $3.00 today and $4.00 for a wierd lamp.Some times I come home with 4or5 of them I have to stop!!!!!

[LavaFan]

Is there a guide to what type of lamps to buy and which to avoid?

Thank you all for the replies.

[Erin]

No guide...just lots and lots of reading on this forum. Like I said above, most people in this forum in the US buy Lava Lites and older made by LavaWorld/Lava Simplex or whatever they've been called over the years. A lot of people in the UK buy Mathmos lamps. Mathmos cannot sell here in the US, so we can't buy direct, but there are a few people/companies that will ship them.

Your best bet is to buy used on eBay/thrift stores/garage sales. I would start doing some reading on the history of lava lamps and you'll find out about how the companies were formed and get a chance to understand what's available and what to look for when buying a lamp.

This is a great place to start (history of the UK lamps): http://www.flowoflava.com/

And this is the history of the US lamps: http://www.hippielight.com/

I'm only about three weeks in. There's more to learn than I thought! :)

[Keith]

I have a few of these lamps and they are not bad. But $10 would be about the most I would pay. One thing to consider is that they are a little bit top-heavy and not as stable as other lamps with a broad base.

[Michael]

They were made by NOBO (No Boundaries) and had decent flow quality. However, as mentioned above, you really shouldn't pay more than $10.00 for one. No Boundaries has actually produced some pretty cool novelty lamps in the past, they did in fact sell them at walmart before Hot Rock and the latest wave of "LavaLite" shit flooded their shelves.

LLD

[LavaFan]

Thanks for the knowledge guys.