How many people fall for the "deluxe" frags?

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Albert, I work within the 2nd phase of the market (the used car people ), and sell only to those that otherwise wouldn't buy your product to begin with. The only way I, or others, will ever own those pieces is by buying from other hobbyists that feel as I do.

So for your efforts you will still have the customers that purchased the original pieces wanting your newly imported special of the month. That market segment will always exist and will always pay your asking price. I will not, so I'm not a part of your market scope. Your business goes on with or without me, with so little impact from my part that it isn't worth considering.

To add, I'm also not able to bring any of my product to market in the first year, so short term is not something I participate in, and long term shows us new product where my items are now old news. Keep inmind, I'm not buying a piece to turn around and frag in 3 months, I'm fragging excess growth, which I won't realize for at least a year.

Fair enough.

Not that my product (love and peace for the common man) depreciates in value

[lorenz0]

When I first started selling red planet I was able to sell frags for $120 and they were decent sized frags. over the term of a year, prices dropped due to other hobbiests selling frags for a lower price. In the end I dropped my price down to $40 and than I got a whole bunch of interest. Fragged it a few more times, than said screw it. I just let it grow to the point where I was busting tips off cleaning the glass. I must say, that colony funded my hobby while being in school.

Point of the story is albert is right. You will never see purple monster drop in price, it seems like it is such a slow growing coral. Wicked Frags had a small colony at one point and I think he had a nub frag for sale

[Haloreef]

If I can ever get this bleeping Purple Monster to grow out the top of my tank iI will be happy, and, also it seems, long dead! That stupid thing is slow.
I could probably take a frag off of it now but I would be so freaked of loosing it i'd probably have a stroke while cutting it. So... unless something changes and this thing goes nuts and starts growing, I think it will be a long time before frags hit the market!
From me any way.
Keith.

[Bblinks]

You guy know that website looks almost identical to you know who.....the guy who supposedly have a lot of frags. I wouldn't spend that kind of money unless I am able to see the product prior to purchase. God I can almost put money on it, its him.

I call Scam.
Buyer beware.

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

You guy know that website looks almost identical to you know who.....the guy who supposedly have a lot of frags. I wouldn't spend that kind of money unless I am able to see the product prior to purchase. God I can almost put money on it, its him.

I call Scam.
Buyer beware.

Sexycorals is well known on Reef2reef. He's in Cali and his name is Mike.

Just FYI.

[Bblinks]

Albert. thanks for the clarification. They do have extreme similarties if you know what I mean. So really, even if we want we can't order it from there anyways.

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Albert. thanks for the clarification. They do have extreme similarties if you know what I mean. So really, even if we want we can't order it from there anyways.

Haha, for the record, I think his prices are a little... touched. But hey, who are we to judge dude and his willing buyers? As Kien stated, supply and demand.

[lastlight]

If you want to be the FIRST to have some fancy coral then you may have to pony up. I myself will sell frags cheap and for people I know I don't bother charging anything. That's up to me and like Brad pointed out you get to that point long after the coral is 'hot'. I like the idea of many people having a coral as opposed to a few. Nice to know if you screw up someone has you covered.