Selling Corals for Profit $$$

[FishingGoalie]

Originally Posted by darkreef

i don't see the problem with it i just wouldnt buy it hehehe.

only thing that bothers me is when a nice shipment comes in and one person with a big wallet buys all the nice ones in seconds. share the beauty

but that doesn't even bother me im just jelouse because im not a fast buyer i like to do research before i get something

I both agree and disagree with this. I have gone to concept many times looking for something that they post pictures of the day before and its already gone because thats just how it works the nicest pieces are going to go the fastest. But this past week i definitely didnt waste my time as soon as i saw they got an order i didn't want my favourite gold torch to be gone before i got there, so I was so desperate i got my neighbour to take me Lol. So I was that guy that took the nice pieces.( very hesitant because i would have no more money until june 20th so I bought them. Im glad I did because who knows when ill be able to find a Red and Blue clam again. I do bit myself in the but though sometimes for not doing research so i completely agree with you on that part.

[FishingGoalie]

Originally Posted by FishinGoalie

I both agree and disagree with this. I have gone to concept many times looking for something that they post pictures of the day before and its already gone because thats just how it works the nicest pieces are going to go the fastest. But this past week i definitely didnt waste my time as soon as i saw they got an order i didn't want my favourite gold torch to be gone before i got there, so I was so desperate i got my neighbour to take me Lol. So I was that guy that took the nice pieces.( very hesitant because i would have no more money until june 20th so I bought them. Im glad I did because who knows when ill be able to find a Red and Blue clam again. I do bit myself in the but though sometimes for not doing research so i completely agree with you on that part.

I hope that didn't sound rude because it definitely wasn't meant to be

[acepumping]

Put it this way. I don't do it to make money, I do it for the hobby and also to pay for the cost of hobby. No profiting and I trim my colonies.. very expensive.. for example. I'm in a townhouse, my hydro was 350 for the last 2 months. Vs 170 without tanks..
Plus I'm a hoarder.. I fully understand that if your doing it for business, then register..i have over 20k worth of equipment and corals.. I know I will never see the money again which is expected in a hobby.. but it is nice to get a bit of help.. i ran for 3 years without selling a piece of coral.

And don't get me started on dead fish and corals I have lost..
Face it vendors are vendors, hobbyist are hobbyist..

[acepumping]

Ask my credit card how sore his stripe on his back is lately lol..

I've got 500 gallons in my house.. had a minor crash in my 200gal display. Lost 3k worth of corals... what did I do? Restocked and now getting them healthy before I put it back into my tank..

have a good day guys. This thread is boring haha

[Slyguy00]

I find it pretty entertaining that one ignorant person can stir up so much s**t. Its never been an issue until one person says something. And odds are it was probably that clown that just left the forum. If you dont like it don't buy it

[Bill@IA]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Buying something and selling half, or selling something you find you regret buying is fine. It's the bulk buying/growing for profit that isn't allowed. We let a lot of grey areas slide, but people that have a 20g tank, and a 200g frag system in the basement are considered commercial.
We strive to maintain the spirit of hobbyist sharing and supplementing some of the costs of the hobby, but if you're pulling in $800/mo regularly, you're a business!

LOL…. we definitely have seen the industry change. In the past we would have more customers looking for informative books on the hobby or how to prepare an isolation/quarantine set up. Now they come in with all this "knowledge", gathered in the two weeks they have been in the hobby, looking for ways to connect a frag tank to their starter kits or wondering if we have any old magnets they can strap pieces of egg crate to.

[Coral Hoarder]

Originally Posted by Bill@IA

LOL…. we definitely have seen the industry change. In the past we would have more customers looking for informative books on the hobby or how to prepare an isolation/quarantine set up. Now they come in with all this "knowledge", gathered in the two weeks they have been in the hobby, looking for ways to connect a frag tank to their starter kits or wondering if we have any old magnets they can strap pieces of egg crate to.

SAVE THE EARTH !!!!!!!! GROW FRAGS. LOL

[monza]

What about the magnets and egg crate? I don't know that trick.

[Coral Hoarder]

Make shift frag rack :0