acan lord fs
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peacetypes
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thats a little high, for the color of your specimen.
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thomas712
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Calm down folks, it is a rare coral, this site currently has a 70+ polyp speciman on sale for $1995.00.
Acanthastrea Lordhowensis
Acanthastrea Lordhowensis
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steinchef, that's very judgemental of you...
it's easy for people to say a coral is overpriced if it's out of their relative price range, just about anytime I see someone selling an acanthastrea lord somewhere I see someone chiming in about how it's such a high cost, well let me give you an example:
the cost of acan lords is the going rate, it's not overinflated to the extent that everyone thinks they are, wholesalers in the u.s. aren't selling $20 colonies for people to rip off unknowing buyers, and the nicer pieces that make it into the country are even very expensive directly from the wholesalers. by this reasoning, do you walk into best buy or somewhere that sells expensive flat screen tv's and gripe at them because they're selling a flat piece of television for $8,000? no, because that's what everyone that wants one pays. yes, there are tv's that cost $80, just like there are coral frags that cost $3, and there are tv's that cost much more, just like there are corals that cost much more, price is relative to the industry, rarity, and demand for an item, it's how the economy works, so unless you go into every store that sells something you feel is expensive and gripe at them, I don't feel that this is an appropriate place do so either. plus look at all of the other trades and sales in this forum, and not one has a negative or inappropriate comment in it that's derisive to the sale itself, that's because it's quite rude, in my opinion, and no one deserves to be subjected to that, whether you're selling $10 mushrooms, or a $200 coral piece. thanks much for listening
and to clear things up, I'm not trying to come off as rude, and certainly not "yelling" at anyone, just that if you want to post your opinion for me to listen to, please listen to mine, whether you accept it or not, I like good discourse as much as anyone, so long as it doesn't descend into hostility
either way, thanks much to everyone for looking...
it's easy for people to say a coral is overpriced if it's out of their relative price range, just about anytime I see someone selling an acanthastrea lord somewhere I see someone chiming in about how it's such a high cost, well let me give you an example:
the cost of acan lords is the going rate, it's not overinflated to the extent that everyone thinks they are, wholesalers in the u.s. aren't selling $20 colonies for people to rip off unknowing buyers, and the nicer pieces that make it into the country are even very expensive directly from the wholesalers. by this reasoning, do you walk into best buy or somewhere that sells expensive flat screen tv's and gripe at them because they're selling a flat piece of television for $8,000? no, because that's what everyone that wants one pays. yes, there are tv's that cost $80, just like there are coral frags that cost $3, and there are tv's that cost much more, just like there are corals that cost much more, price is relative to the industry, rarity, and demand for an item, it's how the economy works, so unless you go into every store that sells something you feel is expensive and gripe at them, I don't feel that this is an appropriate place do so either. plus look at all of the other trades and sales in this forum, and not one has a negative or inappropriate comment in it that's derisive to the sale itself, that's because it's quite rude, in my opinion, and no one deserves to be subjected to that, whether you're selling $10 mushrooms, or a $200 coral piece. thanks much for listening
and to clear things up, I'm not trying to come off as rude, and certainly not "yelling" at anyone, just that if you want to post your opinion for me to listen to, please listen to mine, whether you accept it or not, I like good discourse as much as anyone, so long as it doesn't descend into hostility
either way, thanks much to everyone for looking...
crazy4reefs
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i just want to say that organism is a good guy and he is not out to rip people off !