Why can't we get shiznit like this???

[Ruth]

I don't know guys I have seen quite a few sweet pieces at OA and there are often very nice pieces for sale on this site. I have bought from Jamie, Andy and Willito and they have some incredible corals - and they ship!
Those are nice corals but I don't agree that we don't get some pretty nice stuff available out here too.
And to all you guys that are willing to ship - THANK YOU. Those of us like Moby and myself and quite a few others really have no choice - we have to find either a hobbiest or a retailer that will ship. I know that it is extra work and just want to say how much I and I'm sure others appreciate it. For me to drive to a decent LFS, which is Vancouver it is a 17hr drive - one way!

[dirtyreefer]

It is nice that these hobbyists or retail stores ship (I purchased stuff from ReefRaft before), but I also would like to see the actual piece before forking 100 bones on it. For pieces like "signature corals", well that's different cos you pretty much know what you're going to get, but wild shipments is where you want to be able to see for yourself what you are actually getting.

OA does get some nice stuff in, but it's not near as frequent as the Ontario stores. I guess the market is just bigger there, and suppliers would rather ship to the "big fish" (no pun intended).