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I'm not sure why so many people think rare expensive corals are bad for the hobby. These are captive propogated corals. This is what we should be striving for. People buying corals that are 100% grown in captivity. If in takes a different part of the hobby to spur more interest in these coral then so what. It is good for our reefs. Some day this is all you will see and all the common corals like green slimer will triple in price. Nothing wrong with it. The things grow. It is not like paying $500 for a fish that won't breed. Someone pays $600/polyp but in six months or so they can make their money back plus some. I don't see where anyone is getting ripped off.
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Amen, Al g blenny,
Sometimes people cant leave others alone, usually the ones that are jealous of people that can afford to buy this stuff. I have never once flamed anyone for anything, & I cant stand when people sit behind a computer & insult others, but if you were face to face with them, they wouldnt have the guts to speak... Get over it, its just a coral, there are people spending thousands on drugs, guns, alchohol & gambling, complain about that!!!!
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My bad. I thought it was illegal to have in your possession any non indo coral. In every case, the people were in trouble for exporting them. WIth that said, if you come across one, let me know. I would love to buy one too!
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I have this i would trade:
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Hey, don't get me wrong, I understand why dendro's are more expensive than sun's. I understand why pink acan is more than red acan. I understand rarity and I understand commercial gain and profit. I'm not saying I would only pay $20 for a nice coral. I'm not that interested in acans myself and to me, I would not buy THAT acan for $800/polyp. I also would not pay $600 per polyp of orange envy zoos. I'm not saying corals cannot demand a price, I'm saying they should not demand such an absurd price. Because someone can get away with it doesn't mean they should. I also understand that it's all about when and where you are. I've been involved with businesses on almost any level and my severe distaste for what happens in some of them still runs deep.
I especially see it here too often. Too many times someone gets a score of a deal from somewhere and then comes right back here to pay their rent for the next year. On top of that, most are not considered retail and therefore get away with it without paying taxes, without any guarantees, and without an ounce of integrity. If you bought a polyp for $800, then by all means make a little money off the first few babies that sprout. But come on, when you "find" a 30 polyp piece in some store for $100 and you realize it's a nicer coral, either hook your fellow reefers up or keep it for yourself. don't break off polyps and sell them for $500 each. I understand a product is worth what someone will pay, but if people stopped always thinking about themselves and their profit, this hobby would be much more open to other people which would increase production and aquaculturing of these "rare" corals and would only help our efforts. You talk of saving the ocean, but that means giving up some financial opportunity and allowing these rare corals to continue to propagate, not upping a price so only certain people can help the ocean or gain from this coral. By the way, I'm not one of those cheap reefcaretakers that tries to get away with brown corals and creates a tank for as little cost as possible. I have spent countless thousands of dollars on my 6 reef setups. I have bought many hundred dollar frags. That being said, I would never charge what some do for the same exact thing. I also try to give free frags to friends and club members and try to help out any newcomer get started with some corals. I would rarely ever sell a coral per polyp for more than I paid per polyp. I'm a big believer that if everyone charged less than they bought it for, every coral would be thriving right now and everything would be as cheap as possible for all of us reefcaretakers. I challenge everyone to try this: if you buy a polyp for five bucks and it turns into three, sell the other two for four bucks each. You've made your money back, you've helped the hobby, you've given others the opportunity to continue to make this hobby thrive, you've done well for our oceans, and you made a little bit to help pay for the cost of raising it(although keeping coral alive and healthy should be reward enough in itsself).
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Seems like people purposefully keep corals rare so that they can profit off of others expense. Remember when regular acan lords were $50 per polyp minimum, and more like $100? Then people started realizing they are not so rare and they grow really fast and they are very hardy animals...then someone started selling them for $40 per polyp...then someone started selling them for $25 perpolyp...now the common ones are nearing $3-5 per polyp...seems to have made everyone happier except the retailers who cannot make a killing on a coral that cost them next-to-nothing.
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Shall I get your sickle and hammer ready for you?
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If any of you "crap" talkers can come down off your high horse, I'd like to ask you a few questions.
1. Does anybody have any clue what Jendub paid for the original piece? If not, then don't slam what she's charging for a frag of it. 2. Are any of you aware that Jendub is beyond the "hobbiest" stage & considers her frag business as a legitimate business? People are ranting on here how people in the hobby shouldn't charge the prices they are charging. If they are beyond the hobby stage, it's business. And who out there doesn't want to make the most of thier business venture. I mean does it really cost Bill Gates $50 to burn every single CD of the newest version of Windows. Yet no one seems to have a problem with the fact that they guy is worth 922 billion dollars from selling software. Why shouldn't someone from the "Coral Propagation" business be able to make a nice living? Jen & Charles are friends of mine & put tremendous amounts of work & MONEY into thier business. They've spent countless hours aquiring rare frags. Many times the frags don't show the characteristics they develop when they first get them, but through thier knowledge & labor, they turn out to be masterpieces. Shouldn't they be able to reap the rewards for that?? There are lots of selfish people in this hobby that want everybody to "hook me up!" Instead of biting the bullett & paying for something they really want, they whine & complain that they can't afford it & the people selling the frag are selfish, no good, money hungry, etc................ I mean a Ferrari & a Hyundai have a huge cost difference,................................but in the long run, they're both just a car that'll get you from Point A to Point B. Yet people still buy the Ferrari............................... Steve |
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Could a mod please close this thread, I have gotten something close to what I was looking for...
Funny, I sold SPS frags in the selling thread, & a couple happy buyers posted good feedback for me, & it was immediately deleted. This thread is way off topic, yet it still is let go to this point..... Like I said, this is the USA, people can buy & sell what they want for whatever they want, period!
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the reasen all the nice stuff goes to Japan is thet they pay top buck for it. Do a research and u will see corals you not gonna believe
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