SPS frag selling guidelines v1.2

[Jeff_]

Wow, seems like a lot was talked about at the last meeting, too bad I was tied up with some last minute plans. Would have loved to participate in the discussion but I guess I'll have to do it here instead
1. Declare lighting conditions picture was taken - should be a given
2. Frags should be at least 1/2 inch or larger - agreed, this also helps the survivability IMO
3. Price is what the market will bear - price should not be ridiculous
4. Frags should be pest free / iodine dipped ( at the buyer or the seller end ) - Stress would be an issue for shipping but I think it all comes down to the buyers choice in dipping.
5. Frags should be on established bases( sometimes not possible) - For me I'd prefer unmounted but on some pieces it should be on plugs or bases, either way I think frags should be established and healed before being sold, unless its the odd time (ie accidental breaks) it all goes back to the survivability rate.
6. Return policy up to the seller / buyer - agreed on the communication is key idea and if I knew the person I would be more keen on giving another frag should the original have problems.
7, Picture of the mother colony if possible - would be appreciated but this point for me would not be a deal breaker, I'd rather see the actual frag than the colony.
8. Disclosure if picture was "photoshopped" - should be a given.

The biggest point I see in selling frags is just to keep "backups" of your colonies and in the end I think it helps protect the wild colonies and your own. If something should happen to your tank (ie crash, flood, pests etc) and you lost your most prized piece I would hope that there would be someone out there with a frag thats able to replace your colony. I would argue that it probably won't bring profit unless done on a large scale and in the end I believe helping others whether it'd be a neat coral or helping a beginner out in return some of them will help you out when you need it. Of course there will be people looking to make big bucks selling tiny tiny frags or people that will take advantage of that I don't mind because most of the reefing community in large is quite nice and friendly.

[wickedfrags]

a good read with some useful info for those considering getting into SPS

[fencer]

Guidelines for SPS Frag selling v1.1 is up see top of thread. I have incorporated the thread comments in the document. See first post