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Armando
02/23/2004, 03:37 PM
http://www.reefermadness.us/RMD02200093.htm
Sloth
02/23/2004, 03:45 PM
Does it hold the cure for cancer or something?
Scott Merrill
02/23/2004, 03:45 PM
a better pic http://www.o2manyfish.com/o2manyfish_Frags/Purple%20Monster/PM_6A.jpg
http://www.o2manyfish.com/Monster.htm


and the shoped RM pic
http://www.reefermadness.us/images/RMD02200093.jpg
you be the judge
Willistein
02/23/2004, 03:53 PM
Scott,
Are you the one who provided this to them?
I wouldn't be suprised if they photoshop a lot of their pictures. I actually emailed them a week ago about this and they said (and I'm paraphrasing) "...we never adjust the pictures in photoshop!"
Wow, could have fooled me...:rolleyes:

Dan
Willistein
02/23/2004, 03:55 PM
nevermind, i see where it came from...
Sloth
02/23/2004, 04:05 PM
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matt-davis sq.
02/23/2004, 04:08 PM
I'd rather have this in my tank for free:
http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~mlitman/Tank Photos/Montipora digitada (orange).jpg

Than one inch that may very well turn brown and take years to grow for $219.

I know M. digitada is as common as dirt, but it sure grows nicely,

Matt:cool:
Marco67
02/23/2004, 04:08 PM
Shoped or not That frag does not look too healthy!
As far as the price goes ...so what? I'm a firm beliver in the american way (as long as you are not scaming people) in this case I'm not sure where the tyree waiting list is?... but say it a year. and the going rate is $100 Some people might think it's worth an extra c note not to wait in line. Hell a years growth may even get you that c back!
Scott Merrill
02/23/2004, 04:32 PM
FWIW i have to wait 3 years......

Acropora sp. Fiji Purple Monster Year 2007 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January - Fragment Reserved for D. Ho
February - Fragment Reserved for A. Yang
March - Fragment Reserved for Scott M.
Marco67
02/23/2004, 04:35 PM
LOL scott ...I would have figured you for a "pay and get it NOW" guy!


Did you get my e-mail?
Scott Merrill
02/23/2004, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by Marco67
LOL scott ...I would have figured you for a "pay and get it NOW" guy!


Did you get my e-mail?

:lol:
I thought if i offered to bu y one of everything would they bump me up on the list. scuba did the math it was close to 2K. no luck.
stuck in at 2007.
go figure. first frags don't come until nov and dec of 2004.
i'll pick up your stuff for the meeting. No problem.
reefnroll
02/23/2004, 05:19 PM
It's not the price that offends me (that just slays me)... but the fact that they're charging that much for a spec of a coral because Tyree's name is attached. It's a solid purple coral, for goodness sakes... it isn't bright gold with polyps of 7 different colors (though it could be with one more swipe through the Shop). That same coral could have been just as deep, pure purple, and come from any of our tanks and we'd be lucky to get $10 at a swap for a frag that size. This was a coral someone bought from Tyree... grew out, and sold to another person who is chopping, fragging and making a mint because Tyree imported it. Now... how much will frags of these frags be 'worth' in a few years? Less because they'd become '3rd generation' Tyree corals? Give me a break.

I don't think RM is scamming anyone. I think people are scamming themselves.

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Armando
02/23/2004, 05:42 PM
it looks like the 1" frags was sold.

but hey you can still buy the "Tiny Even for a Nub of a Purple Monster from original Tyree colony"

http://www.reefermadness.us/images/RMD02200098.jpg

:lol:
Marco67
02/23/2004, 05:48 PM
Hey bec your post has inspired me.....
The MarcoMonster
Not just a Tiny frag Bidding starts a $1K no Line!
Scott ? :lol:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/2005purpsam.JPG
reefnroll
02/23/2004, 06:01 PM
Marco -

Bring me a frag of each of those and I'll hook you up with "bec's shagg-cro" .. selling eslewhere for $2k and up; plus any other of my top picks. Seriously.. your frag is encrusted and waiting.

Gimme one-a-doze!

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Marco67
02/23/2004, 06:10 PM
Deal
But in all fairness mine only go for a grand. So I guess I'll still owe ya....oh wait they won't be encrusted so we'll call it even;)
reefnroll
02/23/2004, 06:23 PM
Done. Let's make a plan to trade and snub the online hype.
I'll PM you tonight.

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Spudds
02/23/2004, 07:35 PM
I just don't really think it's a very nice looking coral. I don't understand what the fuss is.

Spudds.
Chris Mu.
02/23/2004, 08:43 PM
shouldnt be called reefermadness .. should be called "pricing while mad from the reefer"
bdr127
02/23/2004, 10:17 PM
Is there something I'm missing? Could someone explain, in all seriousness, why this is so expensive? I've seen other purple acros sold at a fraction of this....
bdr127
02/23/2004, 10:23 PM
Originally posted by Willistein
Scott,
Are you the one who provided this to them?
I wouldn't be suprised if they photoshop a lot of their pictures. I actually emailed them a week ago about this and they said (and I'm paraphrasing) "...we never adjust the pictures in photoshop!"
Wow, could have fooled me...:rolleyes:


Their website says they use 20k Radiums plus actinics, but I'm not sure I can believe the color of those photos, though. Hey, but they say they don't doctor their photos.... whatcha gonna do?
partagas
02/23/2004, 10:30 PM
I'm sorry but the site's name says it all. REEFer madness. They have been smoking to much REEFER............ :)
ScavDog
02/23/2004, 10:58 PM
It's not the price that offends me (that just slays me)... but the fact that they're charging that much for a spec of a coral because Tyree's name is attached. It's a solid purple coral, for goodness sakes... it isn't bright gold with polyps of 7 different colors (though it could be with one more swipe through the Shop).

Amen
Marco67
02/24/2004, 11:07 AM
hey the $219 one must have went to fast ....the one listed now is $299.