Collecting Starbucks Mugs - Who Knew?

Whoa. I guess because I heart the vintage stuff that I am amazed at some of the newer collectibles & how much they sell for. I didn't know until this morning that Starbucks mugs are a big deal. Did you? I was looking at one of my favorite seller lists and saw a mug listed very high. So I searched completed auctions and look what I found: Starbucks 1994 Minneapolis St Paul Mug $1603 LinkStarbucks 2003 Bella Vista Mug $225 LinkStarbucks Jerusalem City $159.50 LinkStarbucks Lisboa City $149.99 LinkStarbucks Auckland Mug $125 LinkStarbucks 2010 Year of the Tiger Mug $125 LinkStarbucks Jonathan Adler Travel Mug $59 Link
I will continue to hunt for Fire King mugs but I will now be looking hard for Starbucks items too.