Sexy corals?

[andrew]

http://sexycorals.com/Sexy_LPS.html

lol the best corals i think i have ever seen, lol 1500 per one eye of this chalice. for the rainbow colored red one from sexy corals!!!!!!! are these the best corals you've seen or what? These chalices are gorgeous? Anyone even have a frag of one of them?

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[Heffe01]

No...I won't support that kind of business. Think it's ridiculous that people pay those kind of prices.

 

[ReeferMatt]

Wow, WTH?

 

[Ambrosio Aquatics]

that chalice looks a little enhanced. but that's just my opinion

 

[Cake_Boss]

That guy.....all I'll say

 

[Zoalander]

Unethical

 

[Haddonisreef]

Rip off!

 

[powdermonkey]

that chalice looks a little enhanced. but that's just my opinion

Rumor has it

 

[Walter White]

Lots of controversy over that guy. Some on R2R love him and swear by him others think his pics are super saturated and PhotoShopped to the hilt. I personally would never pay that much but then again I know id eventually kill it. lol

 

[djkms]

He does in fact use Photoshop:

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How much or what he does in photoshop is unknown. What I do know is that corals sold at a wholesale level are typically sold by the grade of coral, "ultra" being the highest. Ultra corals are pricey, even at a wholesale. How expensive, no FN way its even close to $1500 for a COLONY.

 

[jgonzz]

Ultra corals are pricey, even at a wholesale. How expensive, no FN way its even close to $1500 for a COLONY.

you sure about this ??

I was at a place this weekend that had WHOLESALE chalices for $10,000

yes $10,000 you are reading this right

the minimum order for wholesale was $3,000

 

[ReeferMatt]

I liked your first post better, R2R is a cesspool, and in no way ran in the best interest of the hobbyists who go there....

 

[djkms]

you sure about this ??

I was at a place this weekend that had WHOLESALE chalices for $10,000

yes $10,000 you are reading this right

the minimum order for wholesale was $3,000

Thats crazy and exactly whats wrong with the state of the hobby these days.

 

[jgonzz]

Its Killing the LFS

the Wholesalers are now selling the good stuff at retail, making the LFS have to raise there prices so high nobody wants to buy

I had a wholesaler last week that wanted $100 for wellsos and $90 for clove polyps WHOLESALE !!!

YIKES!

 

[jgonzz]

You guys would stain your undies if you knew what I paid for the first chalice

 

[SAZAMA]

capitalism at its best, no one is making you pay it and there are other options, so if people order from them then great for them. for an item that is "one of a kind" I can completely understand.

 

[Ambrosio Aquatics]

+1 i was looking in to some Australian wholesalers the average price colony's on the list were $400 and the minimum order was 2,000 peices!!!! who the F do these people sell to???

Its Killing the LFS

the Wholesalers are now selling the good stuff at retail, making the LFS have to raise there prices so high nobody wants to buy

I had a wholesaler last week that wanted $100 for wellsos and $90 for clove polyps WHOLESALE !!!

YIKES!

 

[Zoalander]

All I know is that the ocean didn't just create that new rare piece yesterday. The hot stuff is more expensive but I remember superman montipora used to be be $100 for a 1/4 inch piece. The photoshopping is what's unethical. The prices can be whatever until people stop paying. Also LFS have a ton of competition with online retailers and fellow hobbyist.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

And someone will make a name for it and becomes the next must have. Sad that the hobby has come to that. I feel sorry for the LFS.

 

[303travism]

And someone will make a name for it and becomes the next must have. Sad that the hobby has come to that. I feel sorry for the LFS.

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