$9,000 for a single mushroom???

[SBB Corals]

There’s always one free market guy who shows up lol

Mushroom vs Ferrari...got it!

Antique road show begs to differ haha; “Just because it’s rare doesn’t me it’s expensive.”

TBO the price is only what somebody else is willing to pay. it is worthless if nobody will pay for it... being that it is rare does not make it expensive.. the desire to own it for some collectors does

 

[Thaxxx]

TBO the price is only what somebody else is willing to pay. it is worthless if nobody will pay for it... being that it is rare does not make it expensive.. the desire to own it for some collectors does

That goes back to the "More money than sense" thing.

 

[JumboShrimp]

To be on the level for a moment, I have no problem with a $9K Mushroom or a $25K fish (Peppermint Angel) being offered for sale. If someone wants it and can afford to buy it without leaving their kids to go barefoot, that’s a personal choice. Now if ALL the nice corals and nice fish price people out— the ‘average’ person wanting to enjoy the hobby— that would be troubling. E.g., keep your eye on the prices for a Yellow Tang.

 

[JohnTheReefer]

I originally thought it may have been a typo because the other mushrooms listed on the SBB site are between $200-$600. When I saw the $9000 price tag it took me by surprise!

 

[Sleeping Giant]

 

[seahorsebill]

Is this for real or maybe a typo?

SBB Linaged ” Purple Monster bounce” - Sbb Corals

<a href='https://sbbcorals.com/product/sbb-linaged-purple-monster-bounce/'>Shop Now</a>

sbbcorals.com

There’s a sucker born every minute

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Doesn't look that nice.

 

[ADAM]

 

[Opus]

There’s a sucker born every minute

That has been proven wrong.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Doesn't look that nice.

It is trust me

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

It is trust me

Lol, no way, no how... haha

 

[DaneGer21]

“Not in Stock”

 

[LRT]

Didn't wwc og bounce originally sell for 10k? One of them did i think I for sure remember reading about one.
This one is by far in a whole different universe.
I get that collector corals aren't for everyone.
People have to understand that rarity as well as growth, ability to naturally propagate in contained systems all plays into it all.
All shrooms are not created equal. Sometimes you get super lucky like @The Camaro Show can probably attest to that are just plain epic and drop babies more frequently. Some grow slower, some rarely or never even drop a baby. Without knowing proven baby making techniques may never produce a baby theres plenty of those threads available on search.
Most collectors just want the piece and don't care.
Just don't see with all that in consideration how or why any collector would undercut himself on getting investment back. Its not even feasible or make sense for that matter.

 

[ADAM]

I love how a supposedly friendly community starts implying another member is a sucker (dumb) for buying such a thing, which also implies a sponsor is being unethical in his business practices. *But on the other hand you can have a vendor who names the same corals different names every sale, charges double what every other vendor does, and you can only maintain their color if have the specific water chemistry specs they have along with 400 PAR at a color spectrum of 23,438 kelvin..... yet most here call them the "greatest".

Oh, and by the way, a purple monster shroom will look amazing under nearly all reef lighting and normal seawater parameters.

 

[lynn.reef.nerd]

What would stop someone from buying one of theses rare very exspensive corals and selling the babies for 1/10th the going rate and ruining the market? Nothing.
That's the difference between the Yugo/Ferrari argument. That can't happen.

I have met at least 5 people that made this argument and I have yet to see any of them actually go through with it.

Once they have frags, then it's always about "what is the most they can get out of it".

 

[larangcon]

There’s a sucker born every minute

There are a million jealous freaks out there but only one sucker that could afford it and shows it off

 

[CMMorgan]

Yes and I made about $16k in 8 months of owning my Mythical Corals bounce electus.

No risk, no reward! Props to you ... glad the investment has paid off. Not many people can say that they make money off of a hobby that they love. I don't have the stomach to wager that high but there are plenty of people that will lose that much or more in the stock market or on bitcoin and no one is calling them suckers.

 

[615Bororeefer]

They are nice ..9 racks is high specially when the og purple monster was killing that.. but I’m pretty sure that one is dead.. that one is still pretty thou

 

[615Bororeefer]

 

[615Bororeefer]

don’t make me find a top down photo