happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
There are a couple vendors that make it super worth it (I won’t name names because I’m selfish) but most of them are a waste.
Anyone else hate live sales?
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happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
I once spent 2 hours searching for one of your secret links. Hope you lie awake tonight feeling bad for me.
Stevorino
Well-Known Member
I do, I really do. And thank you. Was it fun? At all?
happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
It was. I found the shirt but not whatever I was looking for. Ran out of gas lol.
MarsReefer
Valuable Member
You have to go in knowing what you want and at what price or you can end up getting poor deals.
You also need to go in for multiple corals to offset the shipping.
I always start with a $5 coral which immediately brings down your average cost.
Last live sale I got 8 corals for an average price of $20, including some pretty unique ones.
I always sit through a vendors live sale once without buying anything to get a feel for it and see if there are actual good deals.
Some vendors you can get a $500 coral for $5 but all the others are on “sale” for double what other vendors are offering.
Other vendors only give out $40 corals for $5, but you’ll get a ton of $40-80 corals for $20-$40.
You also need to go in for multiple corals to offset the shipping.
I always start with a $5 coral which immediately brings down your average cost.
Last live sale I got 8 corals for an average price of $20, including some pretty unique ones.
I always sit through a vendors live sale once without buying anything to get a feel for it and see if there are actual good deals.
Some vendors you can get a $500 coral for $5 but all the others are on “sale” for double what other vendors are offering.
Other vendors only give out $40 corals for $5, but you’ll get a ton of $40-80 corals for $20-$40.
Dang really? Well that’s no fun at all. Pm incoming!!!
Derrick0580
Valuable Member
What’s this “secret link” you speak of?? I mean I’ve heard of sneaky links, but secret??
Derrick0580
Valuable Member
My issue is the vendors that think because they come up in googles top 5 links when someone searches online coral vendors they have an obligation to over inflate their regular prices to make themselves seem more “elite.” I like to send my lfs manager links to items like a 4 polyp frag of captain jerk palys for $75 and tell him they are doing something wrong since they sell cpt jerks for $10 for 10-15 polyp frags!! All in jest of course. I feel vendors like this are using predatory methods to dupe new comers into thinking they are getting unique corals when in reality most veteran reefers wouldn’t let such weeds near our tanks.
happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
If you follow Battlecorals, on occasion, he will speak of a secret link on his site and if you find it, you can get a heavy discount, a freebie, etc. Or just order a Battlebox and pretend you found the link. Happy either way.
Captain jerk palys!!!! That is solid Au! This wins today for me.
bshonesy
Community Member
Agree. I just did one this weekend, and came away with 10 corals for $200, including shipping. You have to have an idea of what you are looking for and have an idea of what you can get them for elsewhere, otherwise it would be easy to pay more than you normally would because of the pressure that you may lose out on a great deal. For example, I am a Goni collector, but this particular vendor did not have the best prices on goni’s, even at their 70% off, so I didn’t buy a single one, even though some were pretty cool. But they had very good sale prices on many other types.
Tangs-A-Lot
Active Member
Yes and no. If it’s an Ultra, then probably yes. Better to order more items, to offset the shipping charge.
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michealprater
Well-Known Member
I just don’t have time to mess with massive threads, and I’ll be honest, it’s annoying to see them at the top of the new posts all the time. I make it a point to buy from vendors that don’t do live sales or auctions. One sure way to ensure you don’t get my business… just do a live sale lol. I should add to that, my first choice is always my favorite LFS.
dannyd_
Active Member
I asked for a picture of it so we will see.
Derrick0580
Valuable Member
CC sells GMK zoas for $1200 per polyp…most I’ve ever paid was $100 for a 3 polyp frag. Over priced in my book as with 95% of everything on their site! I just don’t understand it.
