$520 for a single polyp?

[justingraham]

A lot of assumptions. That is if it grows, retains color, and of course time.

I see the direction you are going but this isn't similar to say, well, winning the Ford GT lottery, dropping $475K on the vehicle, resisting the urge to drive it, and then reselling it 2 years later for 1.8 million. I know that I'll get a 200% return on investment. The coral? Depends if the stars align in the hobbyist tank and the hype is real.

Never the less can't knock someone from trying. Nothing but the best to you!

Well considering this coral has fetched 1000 dollar price tag for over six years I think it’s better then the odds of getting a GT40

 

[User1]

Well considering this coral has fetched 1000 dollar price tag for over six years I think it’s better then the odds of getting a GT40

That is true - yeah. Probably also better odds at getting the coral than a Trident. Zing!

 

[erk]

No I paid $280 which if you know anything about this Coral is actually a great deal since it's already encrusted and starting new shoots it's called an investment I'll easily make my money back without even having to ship there's two people in town which are already waiting 2 buy a frag for $500 each so yeah great deal;)

I mean that is if it is the jawdropper or whatever it is called. Not sure how you can tell from 2 corallites. Just sayin.

 

[Jon Fishman]

No I paid $280 which if you know anything about this Coral is actually a great deal since it's already encrusted and starting new shoots it's called an investment I'll easily make my money back without even having to ship there's two people in town which are already waiting 2 buy a frag for $500 each so yeah great deal;)

Full tank shot ???? Love to see the tank of a coral-speculator.

 

[Ling_Thing]

Well either the shill bidding is confirmed or the buyer backed out because it’s back up for bids anyone looking for a single polyp lol

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/372702365892

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

If I can right off from my taxes, why not?

 

[michael giordano]

Has any of you seen this coral in person? I have seen two colonies in person In different peoples tanks that can grow colorful corals and the jaw dropper is a brown coral. I don’t know why anyone would pay that much for it at all. I will drop coin on nice corals, but not on a name alone, this coral in my opinion is such a big waste of money.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

It seems a lot of reefkeepers these days get excited over hyped corals very easily. I remember coming up in the hobby and people were held accountable for their pictures to look true to life. The corals that were hyped, had a good reason to be hyped and reefers understood why each coral was rare.
Now it seems like no one really knows why anything is priced high to begin with, and they just want the wow factor in their tank. There are tons of corals out there with huge price tags and these days too many people buy them trying to jump in and make some quick cash. Shoot, half of them have the same colors in them, how does that deserve a rare label? All these tenuis I can’t even tell apart. I remember people hyping the jd because of the crazy blue polyps, which makes sense, not many corals have them.
I have seen a few pics of mini colonies from people here that show pretty cool color on this coral. I would guess it’s a finicky piece so brown will be everyone’s first color.

 

[bubbaque]

Seems odd he has that same coral back up for sale.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1238413183...cd642fc16c0a9c56f660184fff23404&ul_noapp=true

 

[jaxredsoxfan]

Too rich for my blood

 

[TARHEEL78]

Seems odd he has that same coral back up for sale.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1238413183...cd642fc16c0a9c56f660184fff23404&ul_noapp=true

I'm no cornbread fan but why does that seem odd to you? It says right in the description that it's a frag similar to the one in the pic, not that exact frag.

 

[bubbaque]

I'm no cornbread fan but why does that seem odd to you? It says right in the description that it's a frag similar to the one in the pic, not that exact frag.

Because it's just a way to sell the original frag that he bid up the price on. By him doing so it got people to start mentioning his name again and checking out the other auctions he has.

 

[TARHEEL78]

Because it's just a way to sell the original frag that he bid up the price on. By him doing so it got people to start mentioning his name again and checking out the other auctions he has.

I can see that I guess but the mentions I have seen from that auction were generally negative. I guess "any press is good press" or whatever the saying is but I don't see how making a bad name for yourself in this community helps your business. Again, I have never bought corals from cornbread and I'm not affiliated with him in any way. If someone wants to pay that much for that frag, good for them.

 

[Jettareefer223]

On a side note CB must use a magnifying glass and tweezers to mount most of his stuff lol.

Handling something that small by hand would be hard enough, small pieces are delicate doesn’t take much before they die.

 

[7237689918]

People can ask whatever they want and if someone pays then that's what they were willing to pay. $500 or whatever is not the same for everyone.