Lava Lamp Phone???

[Carol]

Thought this very cool!!!  And the phone really works!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-ORIGINAL-LAVA-LAMP-PHONE-Purple-bas...

[Carol]

haaaa, hey my son has about 1,000 wrestling figurines!!!  I should put them next to the lamps!!!  that'd b funny too!!  OMG, I just realized something........he is 15 and when he saw me starting to collect lava lamps, he was like "mom, I wanna collect something too"!!  I just realized he has a bazillion wrestling figurines, lol!!!

Luv both lamps, but that white Princess is awsome!!!

[Carol]

Jim, I just looked at that clear/red Princess!!!  I'm sure that is going to be a find!!  Unfortunately, right now my finances wouldn't let me bid high even if I wanted to, so It looks like I'd probably have to pass on that one, lol!!!  But god, what a HOT lamp!!!

[Jeff]

Did all the princess series have metal top caps?  Or were some plastic?  I have a clear/black that I picked up w/ the white base and top cap but the top cap is plastic.  Is that a princess or were there other lamps made w/ the white base?

[VOXul]

Both of my princess lamps have plastic top cap Jeff. It could be similar to midnights, I have 1 metal cap and the rest are plastic. Maybe different production runs or something?

[Keith]

Carol you might like this reference for globe colors, made by Dr. What?!;

Carol Morrow said:

Ok, although I'm not really a fan of green, I do want it, lol!!!  And guess what the best part is?  It's the same seller that I got my blue swirl from yesterday, lol!!!  She packed it really nice too.  Is a bit hazy, but it should clear.  She was asking 40.00 for it, plus 14.00 for shipping and it didn't sell so she did a relisting on it.  For some reason, nobody seems to be bidding on the swirls.  Hummm, i think they are nice.  I think the purple is starting bid at 19.00.  I forget the "buy it now" price.  The one thing I like about the purple is the fact that i had to give up on my neon purple so I was thinking might be nice to have a purple back.  It is a clear liquid also.  I think the purple only come with the clear liquid.  Correct?    Could it be that not many people buy lava's in the heat??  It's hotter then you know what here.  Anyway, for a red, the fam isn't eating for a week and if I EVER  see any of the Elec-tricks on ebay, well, they might not be eating for a month!!!  lol!!!

[Carol]

Thanks Keith, this does help!!  I'm going to bookmark it, so if I do see something on ebay, I can use it as a reference.  The woman I got the blue swirl from is keeping the green swirl.  She said she lowered the price on the second listing and there were no bids, and her husband found out she listed it and got mad because she said that was his fav one!!  So she ended up keeping it.  No biggie.  There is another green siwrl on there going for 39.99 plus shipping.  That's what I paid for the blue.  Might just sit tight and wait for that "oh so special" something.  What do you think of this?  Is this even legit?  Seems a bit too cheap and something just doesn't feel right about this listing.  Thoughts??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LAVA-LAMP-MOTION-LAMP-LAVA-LIGHT-MOTION-LIG...

[Keith]

OK, here's my honest thoughts on these.  If you are wanting a large variety of shapes and colors these are ok, not great, probably not bad.  But if you go to yard sales, thrift stores, craigslst and such you should be able to find these for 5 bucks or less.  My father-in-law just today brought me an aftermarket brand lava lamp that he picked up for $1.  (not the same kind)

  I personally wouldn't take a chance on one of these because of shipping and if you are patient you may find one locally.  And to be honest, as my Lava brand collection has grown I really have no desire for these off-brand lamps.

[Keith]

Another thought, do link to ebay from the Oozing Goo home page?  If you do and make a purchase you help to fund OG.  It doesn't cost you anything more and helps defray Mark Goo's cost. 

[Carol]

Thought the same thing Keith!  I was going to say that they look too much like those imposter dollar store lamps.  That's why I was like "is this legit".  They put "vintage" in front of something and I guess everyone's definition of "Vintage" differs according to what age they are, lol!!!  I'm not really into the odd shape lamps, although some that I've saw in this sites photo albums are really cool!  Also, I'm pretty sure I went to ebay through the button on the page when I made my 2 purchases, but I will make it a point to always go through here even when i'm just "looking" because you never know with me when I might see something.  I usually check with you guys when I find something anyway, even if I'm just curious about something like those "knock-off" lamps.  Again, thanks for the honest opinions and answers!!!

[Jeff]

Did you happen to find this in any other colors?  This looks like it'll fit my torcheire lamp...but this color is what it came with.  Been looking for some alternate globes to switch out, but haven't found any yet.  The ones at 5 below that looks similar ended up being too small, but this one looks exactly like it, in fact the top cap even looks the same.
 
Carol Morrow said:

Thanks Keith, this does help!!  I'm going to bookmark it, so if I do see something on ebay, I can use it as a reference.  The woman I got the blue swirl from is keeping the green swirl.  She said she lowered the price on the second listing and there were no bids, and her husband found out she listed it and got mad because she said that was his fav one!!  So she ended up keeping it.  No biggie.  There is another green siwrl on there going for 39.99 plus shipping.  That's what I paid for the blue.  Might just sit tight and wait for that "oh so special" something.  What do you think of this?  Is this even legit?  Seems a bit too cheap and something just doesn't feel right about this listing.  Thoughts??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LAVA-LAMP-MOTION-LAMP-LAVA-LIGHT-MOTION-LIG...

[Carol]

Jeff, there is a butt ton of this shape on ebay, but ya have to watch because like keith pointed out, there are some that are really super cheap knock-offs and some that seem to look different.  that's why I asked, I was confused between this one and the ones that simply are sold like dollar store lamps.  I usually peruse through the ebay pages every day as I am unemployed and collecting, lol!!  If i see another color variation but similar or same shape i'll message ya!!!

[VOXul]

Love the Joe pose Keith. Looks like he is just hanging back on special assignment, that red blob caught his eye as a potential perp.

Keith said:

#8 princess, with red crayon oozy lamp (not made by Lava Lamp); G I Joe standing guard: