Anyone have tyree chalice frags?
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Stray32
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I dont own a single chalice actually, they dont interest me. I own just about everything else though now that I think about it lol.
EliWhitney314
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Awe that is sexy. Is that pink boobies?
I bought some bubble gum monster and would love to trade a frag once it is big enough TSwifty.
I bought some bubble gum monster and would love to trade a frag once it is big enough TSwifty.
EliWhitney314
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Very beautiful.
cloakerpoked
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Documentation is a "gimmick" in this hobby. If you bought it straight from Atlantis corals, the only documentation you would get would be your receipt, so like everyone is stating, what you're really looking for is what is called lineage. What that would look like would be something like this. I have a Tyree pink lemonade that was purchased from Aquaworld in PA. They got it direct from Tyree. If I can tell you something like that, then that's considered lineage. Usually for it to count for something though, they need to be bought from a larger presence. Therefore selling my pink lemonade that you bought from me wouldn't really qualify as having "lineage" because cloakerpoked isn't a household name, and while everyone in the Pittsburgh area knows me, I'm willing to bet there might be 1 person in all of the US away from this city that would recognize me.
You would however, know that it was a tyree, or at least that I was dumb enough to buy it as a tyree
If I were you, I'd stick to buying from reputable people who take good pictures of their stuff, or even better for you, something that you can see personally. Names are helpful to ID things, and important if you are selling such things, but Tyree also takes things that are in common circulation before hand, "brands" them, and then sells them for 2-5x more than the current going rate is. That's just crazy, and in that case, you're better off just buying a non-tyree coral (see....Pink Elephant Palys).
As far as chalices are concerned, you're unlikely to ever make back a ton. With anything, if it grows big enough, you'll get your money back and then some, even the $15 birdsnest frag you got from someone local. Chalices generally grow slower, but as they are popular for longer, and fragged by a lot of people, market conditions depress pricing very quickly. So that frag you paid $300 per eye for is now going for $50 per eye by the time you can frag 2 eyes off it because there are hundreds of other people trying to sell the same thing. You'll still eventually make your money back, but no quicker than anything else.
The bottom line for me would be to suggest that you not look at the Tyree name, and look instead for reputable sellers with very detailed pictures. That should be a better indication of what you're getting than getting hung up on what they're calling it.
You would however, know that it was a tyree, or at least that I was dumb enough to buy it as a tyree
If I were you, I'd stick to buying from reputable people who take good pictures of their stuff, or even better for you, something that you can see personally. Names are helpful to ID things, and important if you are selling such things, but Tyree also takes things that are in common circulation before hand, "brands" them, and then sells them for 2-5x more than the current going rate is. That's just crazy, and in that case, you're better off just buying a non-tyree coral (see....Pink Elephant Palys).As far as chalices are concerned, you're unlikely to ever make back a ton. With anything, if it grows big enough, you'll get your money back and then some, even the $15 birdsnest frag you got from someone local. Chalices generally grow slower, but as they are popular for longer, and fragged by a lot of people, market conditions depress pricing very quickly. So that frag you paid $300 per eye for is now going for $50 per eye by the time you can frag 2 eyes off it because there are hundreds of other people trying to sell the same thing. You'll still eventually make your money back, but no quicker than anything else.
The bottom line for me would be to suggest that you not look at the Tyree name, and look instead for reputable sellers with very detailed pictures. That should be a better indication of what you're getting than getting hung up on what they're calling it.
EliWhitney314
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Very good response. Thanks.
EliWhitney314
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The funny thing is I have given away all of my coral frags so far. I am really in it for the beauty, and the hobby, but I don't think there is anything wrong with selling coral either. It's a great way to meet new people in the Hobby.
cloakerpoked
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I sell to feed my addiction, just because I'm not independently wealthy, and I need to be able to justify the cost to my better half Even so, I try to keep my frag prices on the low end.
Even so, I try to keep my frag prices on the low end.
DripN.Wet
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My Chalice
My Chalice
Hey Guys,
Just thought I would reply to this post and tell you all a little history about my Chalice. I was at a LFS and eyeballed a gorgeous green blue chalice with hot pink and orange eyes. It was the Bubble Gum Monster Chalice, I looked at the BGM at aquaworld but at $200/coralite it was just not something I wanted to invest in as my first LPS...well a couple months later I found the deal of a lifetime.....I got 15 eyes for $100!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO THANKS TO MY NEW FAVORITE LFS!!!! I have had it for months now and it is doing well except for the spot that my coral beauty tasted.....but it is all healed up and growing well thanks LFS!!!!:dance:
My Chalice
Hey Guys,
Just thought I would reply to this post and tell you all a little history about my Chalice. I was at a LFS and eyeballed a gorgeous green blue chalice with hot pink and orange eyes. It was the Bubble Gum Monster Chalice, I looked at the BGM at aquaworld but at $200/coralite it was just not something I wanted to invest in as my first LPS...well a couple months later I found the deal of a lifetime.....I got 15 eyes for $100!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO THANKS TO MY NEW FAVORITE LFS!!!! I have had it for months now and it is doing well except for the spot that my coral beauty tasted.....but it is all healed up and growing well thanks LFS!!!!:dance:
cloakerpoked
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Chad. What store did you buy it at? Besides Aquaworld, there is no retail outlet in the Pittsburgh area that carries this kind of stuff...and as you already noted, their prices are often prohibitive.
Raceimage
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Don't keep us in suspense - What is your new favorite LFS? or are you planning to bogart the good deals.:wavehand:
cloakerpoked
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For prices like that...I'll travel. Salty Critter was one of my guesses also, but figured I'd try to figure it out for sure.:dance:
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