Guaging interest in watermelon echino frags

[paininthewrasse]

I have some watermelon echino that I am considering fragging up..

I am only going to do this if people are interested...

I will sell frags for $175.00 for an approx. 1.5" frag

 

[menard]

Awesome coral. But for that price, OUCH !!!
Good luck selling it.

 

[FISHMAN350]

looks nice but $$$$$$$$$$$

looks nice but $$$$$$$$$$$

great piece but im with menard its a little pricey.... let it grow man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[aiko670]

Beautiful! A bit steep though....

 

[FiberLux]

paininthewrasse, It looks awesome, but I wouldn't go for it at that high of a price.

You might want to check out FragFarmer or AtlantisAquarium to see what they price them for before you frag.

BTW, two of our local stores have sold similar 3-5" colonies for the $150-200 price, so maybe we're just spoiled!

Boyd

 

[paininthewrasse]

Are any of your familiar w/ the prices of watermelon echino though? I paid $200 for a frag no bigger then the size of my thumb nail last year...

 

[Douglas LEHMAN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8046105#post8046105 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by paininthewrasse
Are any of your familiar w/ the prices of watermelon echino though? I paid $200 for a frag no bigger then the size of my thumb nail last year...

Hello
And who's fault was that...

 

[jmcmahon66]

Man o man, do I hate this kind of stuff. I hate to do it... but that photo is the exact photo taken from Atlantisaquarium.net website where they are selling the coral for $60, and it is rotated 90 degrees. I wasn't going to say anything, but I do appreciate honesty in this hobby. I am getting out soon, and this is just another reason why. By the way, I just made a frag of my watermelon last week that I sold for $50. I think that was a fair price.

 

[tkudlik]

Nice piece, crazy price. That's why I'm really not into this hobby anymore.

 

[gotfish8]

Anybody want a frag of mine it has blue eyes only $200 a 1" frag

:twitch:

 

[gotfish8]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=917305

 

[paininthewrasse]

Wow, thank you for pointing that out.. jmcmahon66 I was emailed because I posted on this thread http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...threadid=917305 and someone offered me the colony pictured in which I posted in this thread.. I was only going to buy it if someone was interested in part of it because I cant really afford $500... I was going to buy it for $500 which I thought was a good price considering I bought a frag of watermelon before for $200 but my angel I had at the time ate it... Anyway I have a feeling it might have been a scam or somthing now since thats not really his pic.. I emailed the guy and said it was pointed out to me that the photo he provided was the one from atlantis..

Thanks again

 

[PSam]

On frags.org, someone sells frags of "Tyree's Watermelon" that looks exactly like that, and may well be... $175, out the door, something like 1/2 inch frags. Check it out

$175 / frag = ummmm, no.

Absolutely gorgeous though.