Prices - discussion thread!

[michika]

Alright, so for everyone who wants to discuss prices this is the thread for you. I will, once we've decided on some price points, ask Christy very nicely if she will post a sticky thread.

Originally I had suggested something along the lines of the following and we had some mixed reviews. So this is your chance to say something.

e.g.
-$5 small colony of regular zoas, under 15 heads
-$10 small colony of special rare zoas, or regular zoos that are 15-50 heads.
-$10 small SPS frag, under 2"
-$15 SPS frag from 2"-5"
-$20 SPS from 5"-15"
-$30 small clam, under 3.5"
-$15 small softie, e.g. leather, xenia
-$20 large softie
-$15 small LPS, e.g. hammer
-$20 large LPS
- ? specialty items, aussie acans, suncorals, dendros, etc.

I think a basic list for non-specialty things will make the process a lot simpler.

1) Do we still want to go with a basic list?
2) Prices should stay here, go up, go down?
3) What else should be on the basic list?

Once we have an idea of the basic list I'll be able to better reply to the PMs I've gotten about pricing.

[JDigital]

Catherine,

I was thinking we should stick to the "fair market value" guideline. I think this should stay as close to the $300 out of pocket as possible. It's very likely that some people do have rare corals in other tank systems they could frag that are worth much much more than our list prices above, and then only have to deduct $10-20 bucks for a $100+ piece. I do think the list gives a good way to stock the tank cheaply (based on the what you deduct from the budget) but the true out of pocket would be much higher for someone who doesn't have the same access to rare pieces (ie: fragging another tank, etc)

I think if we use the Canreef B&S Livestock and J&L for "fair market value" it will save you time from replying to a stock pile of PM's and make it easy for people to reference. If a price can't be determined, then the member can contact you.

Just kinda what I have been mulling over since this topic arose.

Let the discussion continue!!

[rocketlily]

Here's some of the FS prices I just got from various threads on Canreef. Michika seems to be very close in pricing:

1 bright green M. digitata (smaller) - $20
1 purple with bright orange polyps SPS (encrusting monti, I think) - $20
Bright orange florida ricordia x 2 - $20
mushroom- $5
buttons - $20
yuma - $20
multi color ricordia - $20
neon green star polp frags - 10 bucks each
kenya frags - 5 bucks
stons of anthelia/waving pom pom polyps $10.00 per frag
yellow polyps $10 per frag
small frogspawns - 10 bucks
30 yellow polyps- $20
pink anthelia- 3x5 inch attached $20
Rasta Leather frag $10
GSP colonies $10 each
#1 Ricordea $20dlls
#2 Green Zoas $20dlls
#5 Zoas $15dlls (about 20 polyps)
#6 Yellow Polyps and Green-Orange Zoanthids $10dlls
#7 Yellow polyps and Blue-Red Zoanthids $10dlls

[ElGuappo]

think the list is decent sofar but i dont undertand the last 5 items? what are the numbers for?

Things like torches and frogspawn should be 10 a head which is 5 less than most shops.

[rocketlily]

They were item #'s that I copied off a thread

[ElGuappo]

Originally Posted by rocketlily

They were item #'s that I copied off a thread

makes sense.

[noirsphynx]

Curious how much of the budget a large cabbage leather & Blue Sea Fan would take?

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by noirsphynx

Curious how much of the budget a large cabbage leather & Blue Sea Fan would take?

Never mind about the leather, I missed it the first time I looked, $20 right?

[noirsphynx]

Also have a question about the mushrooms. Is the $5 per head?

[rocketlily]

Please don't take the prices I posted as the "price list" for the Nano contest. These were just some prices I found on the Buy and Sell threads and I posted them as part of the discussion thread.