Hammers

Snprhed · May 3, 2011

So is it just me or am i "misremembering". Seems like hammers that sold for $40 bucks 8 years ago are now orange and special and $140 bucks. Or am I just becoming old and crotchety. I have seen some that are orangish dont get me wrong.....

fishieness · May 3, 2011

Some are definitely more orange than others. There are few I'd consider orange and quite a few I'd consider brown. Haha. They're also form Australia so they cost more simply because of that and it costs more to LFSs. You can still find some indonesian ones around.

lars · May 3, 2011

i kinda feel the same way. i just try to remember each persons taste is diffrent and i may not understand why it's so appealing. i personly like the purple with green variety better then the orange. i feel the orange isn't as true as maybe a sunset monti or something.

engineeronh2o · May 3, 2011

The "orange" I see is a joke. Usually a bland pale tan color. Just a way to try to get hobbyists to spend more money.

Snprhed · May 3, 2011

I ve noticed the same thing with bubbles (my first coral). They look half dead maybe 2x2 and they want $69, and I dont think they are importing many of those from Aus

cdness · May 3, 2011

The price is high because people pay it... Simple supply and demand business model. It's the same reason these super special, Rare, LE, named, etc corals came to be. People pay more when they think it's super special. Don't get me wrong, the corals are nice looking but noone will ever convince me that hundreds of dollars (or even thousands) for a single eye or 1/4" frag of something with a label is worth it... Generally though with the hobby growing in my area I have noticed the price of saltware equipment, fish, and corals go slightly down rather than up.

The oranges I have seen are not very vibrant on the hammers. I do however have a nice bright orange polyp digi...

engineeronh2o · May 3, 2011

I have no problem paying for coral if it is vibrant and bursting with colors. Just be honest and fair to buyers. If it is pale tan don't lie and tell people it is a rare aussie orange.