"challice" pics...lets see em!

[spsboy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14775167#post14775167 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefski's
ya real nice. how much did they cost?

Honestly, you don't want to know.
And it's really not the prices, as much as is the amount of time it takes to collect them.

 

[Reefski's]

honestly, i really do want to know.

i was at MAX last weekend in orange county and saw a piece of something or other really pretty piece, 1/2"x3/4". $150

i think the vendor had two similar sized peices and sold one.

 

[DheereCrossing]

Drew's got I guess a sunset monti in the back tank that I just love. It's little more than a frag last time I saw it but it absolutely glows. Brightest orange on a coral I've ever seen.

 

[jtarmitage]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14776131#post14776131 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefski's
honestly, i really do want to know.

i was at MAX last weekend in orange county and saw a piece of something or other really pretty piece, 1/2"x3/4". $150

i think the vendor had two similar sized peices and sold one.

It really depends on the piece, what it is and it's size. They range from$50-350. For many of the nicer pieces on this thread, you're looking in the $150-$200 range typically. Though you may pay for a few, many of them tend to be aquired via trades with other reefers. Out of the 20-25 I've had, I think I paid for 7-8 of them. At this point, the "price" becomes much less significant.

 

[spsboy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14777127#post14777127 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jtarmitage
It really depends on the piece, what it is and it's size. They range from$50-350. For many of the nicer pieces on this thread, you're looking in the $150-$200 range typically. Though you may pay for a few, many of them tend to be aquired via trades with other reefers. Out of the 20-25 I've had, I think I paid for 7-8 of them. At this point, the "price" becomes much less significant.

This is pretty much the rule people follow.
Usually a chalice is sold "per eye" or per 1/2". It's amazing how small of pieces some people will make of these corals, and how much they will charge. I have no problem with people asking high prices for these corals. Mainly because if you don't want it, don't buy it. However, the good thing about chalices, is that even these tiny little pieces can grow into colonies. When I got my Watermelon it was about the size of a quarter, with only a handful of eyes. Now it's about 4 inches, with 30 or 40 eyes. It would be a lot bigger, but I've experimented with it a couple times, and taken various frags off it ranging from 1/2" to 2"s.
A real good rule of thumb is, if you find one you really like. Get in touch with that person, and see if they will work with you. Some people are very easy to deal with on here, while others only care about getting your money. You'll find much better prices on here, and sizes of corals, than you will on almost any internet site, or show. You just have to look hard, and keep up with the pieces you like.
Hope this helps,
Drew

 

[mpoletti]

Nothing too special, just red with white stirations and developing orange eyes; (and I really liked the picture)

 

[kev apsley]

Nice Mark!! sweet looking

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks Kevin, that one is subtle, but the golden galaxy is a stunner

 

[reefkt]

Mark
Wow! It's so special to me especially if it has orange eyes.
Sexy lady it is!:eek1:

 

[racerw]

 

[Reefski's]

where can i buy any of these?

how much do they cost?

Carl

 

[Justin74]

Hey Mark is that the UWP Strawberry Swirl?

-Justin

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780403#post14780403 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by racerw

What one is this Stacie? Very cool

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780787#post14780787 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
Hey Mark is that the UWP Strawberry Swirl?

-Justin

Nope, That is the golden galaxy

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780637#post14780637 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefski's
where can i buy any of these?

how much do they cost?

The selling forum is a good place to start or any high end vendor here on RC.

The higher end pieces usually range from $150-$250 per fragment.

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14779631#post14779631 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti

This one?

-Justin

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780827#post14780827 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
This one?

-Justin

Just a no name pick up. I had to pick up the bigger piece of it as well

 

[kev apsley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780271#post14780271 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Thanks Kevin, that one is subtle, but the golden galaxy is a stunner

Now that is funky!!! Beautiful!

 

[mpoletti]

 

[racerw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780795#post14780795 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
What one is this Stacie? Very cool

No name yet...just one I liked and had to have