<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10971819#post10971819 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mandm25254
do you think alot of ppl say its tyree le and its not is there any way to conferm a corals linauge
That question just made me realize something. I believe most of the animosity isn't necessarily towards the gentlemen himself, because he has done a lot for the hobby, but more as a figurehead of what these people are afraid of.
Most of us know this hobby was a very grassroots sort of clanish group in the beginning. Those who often speak negativly about the LE, collector, or my favorite "designer" corals are worried about the loss of inocence and identity to commercialism and trendiness. However, I think most are upset about being priced out of the market and have a natural knee jerk, gut reaction to fads and commercialization. Trust me, that is me as well......I often swim against the current to my own beat, and am not one to easily jump on the band wagon, but I do collect them. It was the added element of the LEs I found interesting.
What I realized is that because of named LE/collectible corals and that it is the lineage that is what is important, that grassroots network still exists and is even greater because of it. For instance, I have a fair amount of Tyree LE's..........but my name has never been on a single wait list. However, I can appreciate those who do wait to get a direct piece from the mother colony and understand why someone would. It was that aspect of finding them, waiting, and finaly obtaining them from my fellow reefer which is what was important to me. It doesn't get anymore grassroots than that people.
Like it or not, the reef hobby has changed and will never be what it once was. The personalities like Tyree and Tubs, and the personification of certain pieces like the "Purple Monster" are as much an important part of the hobby as being able to id an Echinata from a Turaki. I work equally hard on both aspects of the hobby, and enjoy hearing the tales of where this or that piece came from and the story behind them. It adds another aspect to the hobby that is well.......more human.
I used to spend twice as much on wild pieces in the past, only to have them brown out and end up selling them for half of what I paid.
But just like DSB,SSB, or BB..........different strokes for different folks..........we should be ganging up on the LPS and Softy guys instead.
. I have many LE Tyree pieces, some from Tyree, some from the original owner of the coral where Tyree got it, some from other hobbyists that got them through Tyree or even other hobbyists. In the end it is about doing a little homework on the person you are buying from and trusting them. I don't think there is any other way to go about it. Some pieces are so obviously the real deal LE piece by looking at them, others may not be so easy to distinguish by looks.
