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Any thoughts on what this candy cane colony is worth?

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I've taken down my frag tank and need to sell this, which is temporarily in my display. It's gotting huge. Any thoughts on what it's worth?
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Unfortunately not much. You’d make way more by selling it 2 heads at a time. Very few people have a tank big enough for that. In a world of home wreckers though and other redicoulous nonsense I have been pining for one of those! Sentimental for me
 
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It sort of broke up into a number of pieces when I removed it from the frag tank, probably a couple hundred heads. If there's anyone here in WI please make me an offer!

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It's worth what one will pay for it. In a fish store they are like xenia, always gets the first timers. Easy sale in a fish store, almost have to pay people to take it, on the streets. But theres always someone that wants it.
 

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Where in Wisconsin? I’m in Green Bay and would take a chunk. Let me know. Thanks.
 

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It's worth what one will pay for it. In a fish store they are like xenia, always gets the first timers. Easy sale in a fish store, almost have to pay people to take it, on the streets. But theres always someone that wants it.

i totally bought a pale brown xenia as a rookie....months later i was trying to kill them by flipping rocks over.
 

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The trouble with pricing corals is that it really is a supply/demand thing. It's worth whatever someone will pay. Also, colonies don't usually sell at by the polyp prices. So, if a coral sells for $5 per polyp, and you have a colony of 15 heads, that doesn't mean it'll sell for $75. That's just not how it works usually.
 
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Sure, I still have about 25 heads, sold the rest. I also have hammers, leathers and other stuff I've fragged or would be willing to frag.
 

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I live in Superior up north. Anyway we could figure something out, I would pay shipping once the cold goes away.
 
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I have quite a few hammers fragged, some toadstool, some candy cane, some birds nest and a bunch of SPS either fragged or in colonies in my main tank that I can cut pieces from.

I'm not familiar with how to ship corals though...

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