Troylee
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He does have nice stuff but he don’t have any coral that looks like that in person! Go to a coral show and check the pieces out! There’s tons of nice stuff but nothing that will glow like that even under blue lights.
Expensive SPS frags
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Mschmidt
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outside rare occasions I am moving away from sales and whatnot. my LFS has a number of acros for $35 or 2 or 50. well encrusted and over an inch long. I feel a lot less bad when they die, plus I have store credit fairly regularly.I literally cannot even hit the limit for free shipping let along drop $400 even on a box full at one time. I just cant do it, then again I am a penny pincher and my lady is like a hawk so... If I dont want her buying $400 purses I better not even look at a battle box..
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Mr. Roboto
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This is reasonable. This I can get behind but a purple tort frag just because it has some random name for $299.... I just want to know who is buying this.
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Pictures.. gotta have the pictures.
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I am not one that will spend $1k on a light either let alone $500 on one SPS. I just want to know who these people are and see pictures of these in other people's tanks....
DJF
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Here is a few… one thing I don’t spend on is time in photoshop or taking great pics. These are my latest costy adventures (minus a pending SBB shipment)- WD and a SCOP… note the orange in the bigR WD- no camera tricks there. Both are still coloring up and new to my system. I’ll edit here with more as the lights kick on-
Gtinnel
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I have always had a hard rule that I won’t spend over $100 for a single coral and usually I don’t even get close to that number.
I’m curious how many people that do buy the “high end” corals do so with the intentions of selling frags. In which case the high end coral is an investment, although a risky investment.
I’m curious how many people that do buy the “high end” corals do so with the intentions of selling frags. In which case the high end coral is an investment, although a risky investment.
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$300 for an investment that will likely not pay off for 2 years.... I can make more than that on a swing trade in a week... Much less of a risk.
He also doesn't do his own photography. If I remember correctly he said his wife does and he doesn't even know what kind of camera is used. Photoshop is king. Just saying
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DJF
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It can be but agree the return isn’t there. I’ve strived to get my hobby just to pay for itself and it has a couple months over the last decade
best investment are the cheaper fast growing corals that you can chop up and sell cheap. My goal is to grow what I enjoy to look at which includes corals that can cost if they’ve been tagged by a name- I don’t exclusive name shop but most the times I’ll say that the ones with names are the nicer, unique ones. My most expensive piece is an acantho that I’ll never sell and wouldn’t get a return on anyway. But it is gorgeous, mesmerizing and I’m blessed to have it.
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There is a big difference between "high end" coral, and expensive coral though. I have plenty of high end, but also have a lot of reefing friends. If you want lower prices, try being more social. Just advice for everyone.
DJF
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Truth! Get your system dialed to where someone wants a remote backup in thereThere is a big difference between "high end" coral, and expensive coral though. I have plenty of high end, but also have a lot of reefing friends. If you want lower prices, try being more social. Just advice for everyone.
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There is a big difference between "high end" coral, and expensive coral though. I have plenty of high end, but also have a lot of reefing friends. If you want lower prices, try being more social. Just advice for everyone.
Or just clean the glass and filters in the local shop..... For free...... Thats what I do...
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Yeah, I have a few buddies like that. One in particular. Been over two years, and I still bug him to come get his stuff!
He's like, "I picked this up for 'cheap' but ain't ready for it yet". We have different meanings of cheap. Lol.
JohnNYC8
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I feel like 90% of this happens online with pictures of a mother colony. When you visit a LFS you can see if the plug is encrusted and the acro is healthy. Almost nobody would pay $400 for a 1" freshly-cut frag if they saw it in person. It's a great way for the seller to make $400 and take no risk.
I also see this with the labeling of a "colony." It's a great way to sell what's basically a frag for the price of a grown-out show piece.
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Yup! Plus you get to go in that back room where no one else is allowed.
