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Why so expensive?
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I've seen them in person and would say they are worth every penny.. That being said I do not have and wouldn't spend that kind of money on it... But it's all about supply and demand. The more people that have something the less the price will be. They are a slow grower..
Me too. If I ever were to run into something worth bookoo buck for no reason I'd probably be the guy to grow it out and flood the market with it just because. LOL
I think my attitude toward the whole thing is because of the members on here. You get very generous frags/mini colonies for cheap then I look elsewhere at the same thing and get floored at the prices for things that don't even fill a frag plug.
When a member sells frags they are tank grown and mostly not for profit. If a store sells the frags they have the overhead of a brick and tar store.
I do not mind paying little extra for something to a LFS, actually I am happy to do that.
The real culprits are the ones who have online shops and rip people off with tiny frags and outrageous prices.
I do not mind paying little extra for something to a LFS, actually I am happy to do that.
The real culprits are the ones who have online shops and rip people off with tiny frags and outrageous prices.
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I think my attitude toward the whole thing is because of the members on here. You get very generous frags/mini colonies for cheap then I look elsewhere at the same thing and get floored at the prices for things that don't even fill a frag plug.[/QUOTE]
I agree... At least when you buy from a member, you know the specimen (fish or coral) is healthy and is expected to grow in your tank (no major disease). With a store they just got it in a tank an hour ago and trying to move it...... Its like playing russian roulette with a lot more cost. I prefer checking out the locals b4 buying.....
I dont consider it being cheap... Its just you know more than somthing that just arrived in the store a couple hrs ago
I think my attitude toward the whole thing is because of the members on here. You get very generous frags/mini colonies for cheap then I look elsewhere at the same thing and get floored at the prices for things that don't even fill a frag plug.[/QUOTE]
I agree... At least when you buy from a member, you know the specimen (fish or coral) is healthy and is expected to grow in your tank (no major disease). With a store they just got it in a tank an hour ago and trying to move it...... Its like playing russian roulette with a lot more cost. I prefer checking out the locals b4 buying.....
I dont consider it being cheap... Its just you know more than somthing that just arrived in the store a couple hrs ago
I get the store front to a point. But you also have to realize I'm south so the LFS are just as pricey as the online places.
I don't understand that as well. I think its funny that if it has more than 3 eyes its concidered a colony.
I still dip EVERYTHING. LOL
Being on the "retail" end (If you want to call me that).... It's all about supply and demand. We (shops, lfs, etc) end up paying way more for lets say a lunar palythoa than we do bland green zoas. I've seen the Indonesian pricelists and I can tell you the suppliers in the US, pretty much pay damn near close for each piece of similarity. Unfortunately, when something comes in HOT, like a jawbreaker, superman shroom, Armor of God zoa, etc, they charge us way more than they do on the other stuff that's a little more bland. I've seen Yuma's that were bright pink going for $100 my cost! So now after paying over $100 a box of maybe 15-20 corals in shipping, what am I going to have to sell that Yuma for to make a few bucks? I guess retailers figure that's their meal ticket or crown jewel. They'd rather quadruple their price and sit on it for a bit, cause we all know that there's someone out there who will drop the coin on something they like. Reef keeping seems to be full of "impulse buys". I on the other hand..... would rather charge accordingly and move corals out to get in fresh stock. I'm not a fan of sitting on anything.
dnov99
FRAG SWAP VENDOR
Well I will address the OP's question rather than tangent off.
1. Actually $150 is not expensive relatively speaking, initially these were selling for $500, just a few years back.
2. These are not "fragged so easy", they multiply much slower than your normal average mushroom, which grow like a weed. Sometimes they will only "pop" one baby off a year.
3. The jawbreaker mushroom is truly a one in a million specimen. These are rarely collected, like your basic, blue, green, brown mushroom which can easily be collected by the thousand.
4. They truly are IMO one of the most beautiful and brightest corals out there. There are a few different "strains" the original came from The digital fishroom and Reef Odyssey, but IMO the nicest and most spectacular, comes right from my favorite LFS Aquatic Obsession and can be seen in their main DT.
So hopefully that answers your question, I honestly think they are worth every penny. I have 2 of these types of mushrooms, and have recovered my initial cost many times over.
I think this is easily worth $150!!!
Well I will address the OP's question rather than tangent off.
1. Actually $150 is not expensive relatively speaking, initially these were selling for $500, just a few years back.
2. These are not "fragged so easy", they multiply much slower than your normal average mushroom, which grow like a weed. Sometimes they will only "pop" one baby off a year.
3. The jawbreaker mushroom is truly a one in a million specimen. These are rarely collected, like your basic, blue, green, brown mushroom which can easily be collected by the thousand.
4. They truly are IMO one of the most beautiful and brightest corals out there. There are a few different "strains" the original came from The digital fishroom and Reef Odyssey, but IMO the nicest and most spectacular, comes right from my favorite LFS Aquatic Obsession and can be seen in their main DT.
So hopefully that answers your question, I honestly think they are worth every penny. I have 2 of these types of mushrooms, and have recovered my initial cost many times over.
I think this is easily worth $150!!!
One head a year!!!!!!!!!!! Thats Crazy. I know they look nice. I just cant get over the price of some things and this being a mushroom I thought that was HIGH. Expecially since the pics I see are tiny.
Well I will address the OP's question rather than tangent off.
1. Actually $150 is not expensive relatively speaking, initially these were selling for $500, just a few years back.
2. These are not "fragged so easy", they multiply much slower than your normal average mushroom, which grow like a weed. Sometimes they will only "pop" one baby off a year.
3. The jawbreaker mushroom is truly a one in a million specimen. These are rarely collected, like your basic, blue, green, brown mushroom which can easily be collected by the thousand.
4. They truly are IMO one of the most beautiful and brightest corals out there. There are a few different "strains" the original came from The digital fishroom and Reef Odyssey, but IMO the nicest and most spectacular, comes right from my favorite LFS Aquatic Obsession and can be seen in their main DT.
So hopefully that answers your question, I honestly think they are worth every penny. I have 2 of these types of mushrooms, and have recovered my initial cost many times over.
I think this is easily worth $150!!!
If you don't mind me asking do you sell them for their "MSRP"
dnov99
FRAG SWAP VENDOR
No. If you ask anybody on this forum that has bought from me I dont sell anything at "MSRP". Although I don't exactly give things away, as I spend much time and money on corals and my system and just look to recoup what I spend. I give a large discount to local reefers and ship to hobbyists all over the country which is when I charge more in line with "MSRP".
I can back this up. Darren is one of the best if not the best guy out there if you're looking for high end stuff. Very fair with prices.