RDPE for sale

[FishBeard]

So I haven't had much luck trying to sell these on my local forum, and not too keen on dealing with shipping but I would really like some extra cash for a new computer. I'm not a regular seller or fragger, just a guy looking for some extra spending cash, so please go easy on me!

I started with a single polyp and have had pretty decent growth from these in the last couple months. I have one frag ready to go immediately, a large single polyp and 2 baby buds hiding underneath it. I was asking $200 local for the frag. I would be ok with coming down to $180 plus actual cost to ship including packing materials. I will also throw in some other random nice looking polyps for free to help with shipping costs.

I can also cut up a few more 1 polyp frags for $100 plus actual cost to ship including packing materials and will still throw in a few extra polyps. I could do 2, maybe 3 single polyp frags at this time depending where new babies are budding on my frag.

I have a shoddy full daylight shot to show off the frag ready to go (sorry, can't see babies in pic :-/ ). No fancy actinic/saturation trickery, just proof of what's for sale. I'm sure we all know how these look under heavy actinic or royal blue LEDs by now. The skirt stretches out once all my T5's turn off and only my moonlights are on and the tips and mouth glow like crazy! Pic was taken under 6x80w T5 ATI & KZ bulbs, and raw adjusted to cloudy 12000k.

Please PM for faster response or to purchase. I will put people in line for a polyp based on PM time stamps to keep track easier. I accept PayPal gift only or cash if you are local for my own protection. If you want a fresh cut, I need prepay before cutting, and will hold to heal until polyp is happy again. I will update this thread as polyps sell and when I'm out of polyps for sale.

Thanks for looking!

 

[FishBeard]

Ready to go frag is on hold for a local. I am still happy to cut up to 3 polyps from my frag for $100/pp plus shipping costs. Please pm if interested! Thanks!

 

[FishBeard]

Would there be more interest if there was a fixed shipping price? I figured it would be fair to ship for cost but can figure out a fixed price if it makes a sale. Will cut deal on multi polyps. Take 2 for $180 or all 3 for $250, plus shipping. You will still also receive some random nice palys with purchase to offset shipping costs.

 

[FishBeard]

I can still easily cut 1 or 2 polyp from the frag plug, I have had good luck with these guys, got lucky and they are on a soft plug i can just scrape out under the polyps, within minutes of cutting, polyps are opened back up. Here is a crappy pic under RB LED moonlights I took this morning. After I get another polyp or 2 sold, I will just be mounting the frag on my rockwork and letting them grow out for a while.

 

[FishBeard]

Going to do something crazy. Will put up my entire frag of 12+ polyps for $650 shipped. Bought a new MacBook and need to pay off the credit card bill. That's less than $55pp shipped. Do whatever you like with them, frag and resell if you want, won't bother me any. If you are local I will do an even $600 cash and carry deal.

Please PM direct if interested. Thanks.

 

[Wesley42079]

Nice looking colony of RDPE.

Glws.

 

[FishBeard]

Nice looking colony of RDPE.

Glws.

Thanks, its an older pic, colony is larger now. No interest at all from anyone? I thought $50pp price would stir a lot more activity than one GLWS post.

 

[FishBeard]

Colony still for sale. Please don't ask me to frag you single polyps at this price (or lower for that matter...)

 

[Exterminatank]

To be honest with you the price is a little high. Thats why your having trouble selling them.


Mike

 

[FishBeard]

To be honest with you the price is a little high. Thats why your having trouble selling them.


Mike

How about showing me links to ANYONE selling for less than my asking price? I sure can't find them...

 

[RacinRevo0818]

Price is a good deal I think you might have better luck if you were selling more then one type of zoa. People have a hard time justifying good price and shipping.. I bet if you had 3 or 4 le zoa's people could justify the cost. Planet zoa did have an awesome pack which included rdpe for $100. But he practically gave them away!

 

[FishBeard]

I've got quite a few other really nice z/p in my tank, but odds are against me as if I make a pack up it's just going to drive my asking price up, and I do not want the hassle of fragging up polyps without already having cash in hand, which people don't want to pre-pay, they want it now. I don't make a regular thing of buying/selling and really don't want the clutter of a frag rack in my tank to make up packs that likely won't sell.

I just figured as large as this site is, there are pack builders or frag swap vendors that would see a quick profit from my sale, fragging up and flipping them for market pricing. And I definitely wasn't expecting so many strong armed lowball give away the farm messages from people thinking they are doing me a favor to cut them up 1 polyp, and drop my price even further, that just seems pretty rude regardless who is selling, and what they have to offer.

 

[KJAG]

Price is solid. I'd try to get some better pics

 

[FishBeard]

Sale pending payment from a trusted fellow reefer.

 

[Wesley42079]

Nice, you finally found a buyer.

 

[FishBeard]

Nice, you finally found a buyer.

Yea, glad it only took a few days to find a guy. I'm just happy I don't have to frag these up and deal with lowballers that want me to give away single polyps. Maybe full timer fraggers can deal with it, but as a hobbyist it just irritates me others don't realize how rude they look playing that game when they are already getting a good deal. Oh well, part of the package I guess.

 

[shecter]

They were probly just sending offers. It helps to be a little less rude in the thread. Your attitude towards others is why I didn't buy and probly a few others as well. And think as a hobbiest do you have an extra 600 laying around for a few polyps? You get more bees with hunny than rudeness and attitude.

 

[FishBeard]

They were probly just sending offers. It helps to be a little less rude in the thread. Your attitude towards others is why I didn't buy and probly a few others as well. And think as a hobbiest do you have an extra 600 laying around for a few polyps? You get more bees with hunny than rudeness and attitude.

That's odd, I don't recall having an attitude with anyone in my thread. One guy said my price was high and I asked him to provide links to better prices. I looked around before setting my price to be sure I was offering my colony at the lowest price possible to make it a better deal and know no one is selling cheaper. I also don't recall you ever contacting me at all about buying before i marked it sold but now it's sold and you feel a need to post and insult me? I don't even know you. I fully understand this sale was not for everyone, I am also aware that there ARE hobbyists out on the forum with deep pockets, or frag sales on the side for extra income that this sale would appeal to. It's the matter that the lowballers and "I want 1 polyp" collectors were pushing me and trying to make me feel like they are doing me a favor to frag them a polyp and drop my price further. If ANYONE that had contacted me said, hey I'll give you an extra xx dollars for one/two polyps and was a little more courteous I likely would have been happy to cut them up a couple polyps for being friendly. The problem is too many people are just too rude and expect everything at a discount and don't care how inconvenient they are being to the seller. It's just sad this seems to be the way things are heading and it just keeps getting worse. I feel sorry for casual sellers that have to deal with this all the time, it works both ways, the buyers should use a little honey and less gimme gimme...