Fair price on coral?

[brett559]

My buddy is selling off his coral supply. He's offering a 15+ head Duncan and 20+ head green trumpet, $75.00 for both.

I am just getting started collecting corals. These appear to be fairly easy to take care of, so I think I'll give these a try.

Here is a picture of each:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e57hvhq3nq4gcxh/AAADLtbYLZBCwTpUQg6eVrkva?dl=0

Does that sound like a fair price? I've looked briefly online (liveaquaria, Vivid aquariums) and it looks like that's more than fair.

 

[cloak]

Being that both corals are pretty common, $75 seems a little high to me. Small frags are pretty much a dime a dozen around here, so it's just a matter of time before they get that big. JMO, GL.

 

[sepulvd]

From what seen here for sale for Duncans are ten bucks a head and same for trumpets it seems like a good price for a decent colony buys it's really up to you if you wanna pay that oruce

 

[explorer07]

from what seen here for sale for duncans are ten bucks a head and same for trumpets it seems like a good price for a decent colony buys it's really up to you if you wanna pay that oruce

+1

 

[JordanB8810]

I'd say it's too high for the size. Plus they are very common. I'd try to pay $50 for both.

 

[alf1096]

I would say fair for the size. I like to buy frags and grow them. It's cheaper but takes longer.

 

[CIGARSC351W]

A very fair price for both. Both corals are worth $5 a head as frags imo. 35 x 5 =175

 

[nathanjohnson09]

I paid 75 for 11 head duncan coral i thought it was a fair price

 

[nathanjohnson09]

But im sure being a friend there is bargaining room

 

[m0nkie]

being a friend, he should just chop you 2 heads for $10. Then sell the small colony to someone else. grow your own coral is a lot more fun imo, save a lot of money too. My trumpet doubles every few months.

 

[nathanjohnson09]

I love getting frags and watching feels like a huge accomplishment to me. Wish my lfs would start selling smaller stuff

 

[Monchompa]

I'm not sure where these guys are buying corals, but I'd say $75 is a great deal for the size. True you could get frags and wait for them to grow, but for an extra $20 or 30 bucks you don't have to wait 8 months for a few heads to grow.

 

[lhm nole]

Exotic reef imports wholesale price is way higher than what he is asking

 

[nladd]

does seem high compared to the prices I've seen at my LFS

 

[brett559]

Thanks very much for the input. Now I know where to go in the future.

I went ahead and bought them. I am just starting out with corals, so I'm a little impatient to get things going. Plus, he's a very good friend of mine about to sell his entire setup, so I wanted to get it while it could be got. I also wanted to start with something on the simple side since I'm new to this. I'd rather give the money to my friend than a store, plus my LFS's coral prices are a little higher than most.

Our local reef club has a frag swap in a few weeks, so I'll get to try my hand with growing corals shortly.

Thanks again!