One cool aspect of this hobby is that if you do it right and have a little luck, you can offset the cost by selling coral. At some point, you just have to get rid of coral because it grows into other corals and something dies. This is where I’m at. My rack is full (I do mostly SPS) and I need to make more cuts almost weekly.
I’ve noticed that basically nobody is buying SPS coral on my local forum......at least from me. In years past, there were a lot more buyers. That is the only place I try to sell stuff, because I don’t want to ship. I have a series of questions.........
Thanks for reading. Looking forward to hearing what you have to say.
I’ve noticed that basically nobody is buying SPS coral on my local forum......at least from me. In years past, there were a lot more buyers. That is the only place I try to sell stuff, because I don’t want to ship. I have a series of questions.........
- Do we just not have a lot of users on my local forum?
- Is SPS out of fashion?
- Less people in the hobby in general?
- Are my prices high, or frags too small, or am I just a jerk? I can change the first two. I cut big frags at 1 inch plus, usually with branches. I try to really hook people up without giving away the farm.
- Should I take individual WYSIWYG pics of frags. Not a big deal, but time consuming.
- Should I sell on Facebook (although I heard they’re cracking down on live animal sales)? I’m not on Facebook.
- Should I suck it up and get better at shipping? Then I could sell on Instagram and R2R. I’ve had pretty poor survival rates when I’ve tried shipping in the past (plus, overnight shipping is crazy expensive).
- Do any LFS buy frags in bulk?
Thanks for reading. Looking forward to hearing what you have to say.