Plate coralc cost

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by syncro

What is a reasonable price for plate coral?

At Pisces yesterday and saw some nice yellow and green plate corals a bit bigger than a toonie coin for $130.

Everyone has different answers to that. What is worth the money to some people others find ridiculous. I think for that size and color combo it's too much.
Myka just bought a nice yellow plate from Bayside, PM her maybe she will share what she paid.

[Myka]

Really yellow and really red plates can easily be $250-400 for a 2.5-3" plate.

[lee9]

Those expensive ones at Pisces have different color tentacles than the plate itself as well which I think makes them more expensive. They're super nice... if they last much longer I might buy one!

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by jorjef

Everyone has different answers to that. What is worth the money to some people others find ridiculous. I think for that size and color combo it's too much.
Myka just bought a nice yellow plate from Bayside, PM her maybe she will share what she paid.

Mindy also has only one store in toon.

That itself increases what she probably paid. I have been in the store before, and yes, good shop, but it's all supply and demand.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Mindy also has only one store in toon. That itself increases what she probably paid. I have been in the store before, and yes, good shop, but it's all supply and demand.

Woah, there's some fightin words. The prices at the store here for high-end corals are not any different than the prices anywhere else. There is generally more markup on lower-end corals than high-end. For that reason, out here we might see slightly higher prices on lower-end corals because of the cost of shipping (Saskatoon is a smaller airport, thus more expensive). I've been to almost every major store in western Canada and our store here in Saskatoon is the best one I have ever been in for coral selection and coral price. The quality of corals that come through here is amazing. Fwiw, the price on the yellow plate I bought was a very good price (no I didn't get some fancy discount or anything).

[syncro]

Thanks everyone. Nice plate coreals dc4. I'll keep my eyes open for a couple months for something cheaper.