Reef Raft USA group buy. Who is in? GVRD

[BobFish]

we can do it through the us?

[Bugger]

I would never pay those prices. Your going to be paying for cites permits and it a hassle to go to customs to release your coral to you. I would just deal with Jay from Canada I am going there rr in a couple weeks I can post some picks of what he has.

[WarDog]

Even still, this is a very rare opportunity to get some signature RR pieces into Canada, some of which would be the first.

[GoFish]

+1^^
This would be sweet, I'll send you a message Gary. Not sure how you're going about this but you've probably got some extra work to do if you can make it happen.

Originally Posted by Bugger

I would just deal with Jay from Canada I am going there rr in a couple weeks I can post some picks of what he has.

Please post pics! He's a nice guy to deal with but the pics he sent were really hard to view, tell him to get a new camera!

Originally Posted by Myka

I lived in New Westminster by the Quay in 2007. It rains too much there

Rain? Whats that? Be thankful you didn't live in North Van. But really, New West is generally depressing, that where the locals go to...get old...and...

[NickC]

FYI Reef Raft Canada has closed.

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[UltraLPS]

Thats correct guys rr canada is closed.

[Cujo#31]

A bit of an update for all of you. Yes I have been in "contact" (if u call finger talking ie. Text and email)
Yes we will need to deal with cites and customs and all that junk but the initial stages of conversation I have seen numbers that do not seem that unreasonable. I haven't seen solid committed figures on the unknown costs but we have time to.sort this out. A deal of this kind done in haste can only lead to disaster.
I have approached many cross border growers about getting their goods here and 99% gave me a flat out no.
I believe we have found a mutually beneficial relationship. A business man interested in making money......and people willing to give it to him. Where there is a will there is a way.
I see this going down as a fairly large order. I'm thinking in order to make this fly we will need somewhere near 12 to 15 signature buyers and of course there are others that may only want WYSWYSG type sales.
Like Warren said this may be an opportunity for us to get our hands on coral otherwise out of reach to us. That is a pretty appealing prospect to me, and the serious collector out there. I, like many coral collecting freaks, am willing to take a hit (exchange rate and customs) to aquire a piece I have always admired but seemed unobtainable.
And let's get real. The only way we will know is to try. I have found a business man willing to work with is to find a mutually beneficial end.
That being said, if you commit to a piece you are committed. End of story. This transaction is not for the "faint of heart". I certainly have his attention and we have a pretty good dialogue going. What will help me cement a deal I'd if people go to reefraft USA site, look at the gems they offer and pm me with items you would be willing to commit to. I can then begin to negotiate with more tangible numbers with him. He is already willing to work with me on the basis of "people are interested". I'm thinking we try to gear up for a mid to late September deal closing. To "keep it real" folks, I can easily see a $350 posted price (us dollar) setting a person bak $ 500 of our canadian dollars.
MAYBE......if we have a big enough order, they can be convinced to "open the vault" and let us in on some.pieces they are keeping stashed away.

[Cujo#31]

Mod...can u edit my heading to clarify that this is a RR USA package we are looking at? My bad....

[Cujo#31]

Originally Posted by Myka

Been there, done that. Won't do it again. I lived in New Westminster by the Quay in 2007. It rains too much there - sooo dreary. Most memorable thing - Chinese New Year fireworks!!! Better than Canada Day because I could watch them from my couch!

Although this may be true Mindy, we rarely have to shovel our winter precipitation and -40 is a temperature we only see on TV

[Myka]

Wow great opportunity! I'm not willing to take the hit on the US pieces, but I'll be living vicariously. I'm impressed you have even been able to get a dialogue going...

Yeah, but then you realize you can buy a mansion here that costs the same as a crack shack in Vancouver and it all looks better.

Originally Posted by Cujo#31

Mod...can u edit my heading to clarify that this is a RR USA package we are looking at? My bad....

Done.