Official RAP NY Photo Thread!!

[Paul - LakesideReefer]

I was meaning more priced to sell, or priced to show off. Sounds like priced to show off nobody's under $60

There was plenty of frags and other random corals for 20-50$ plus frag packs for reasonable prices, we all know torches and stuff you won’t find for under $150 and the holy grails are 500+, there was a lot of nice corals at good prices , there’s a lot of overhead with these shows so we don’t expect people to be giving away corals. I think The biggest benefit is the huge selection of literally thousands of corals that you can see and take home right there not worrying about shipping costs or delays. I’ll be back today and hopefully bring some more pieces home.

 

[Digitalfirex]

Oh definitely showing off especially the scoly corals but very few people absolutely still bought them I asked some vendors about it. Because unless you are Andrew Sandler I’m pretty sure you aren’t going to these shows to spend $3,000 on a small frag/scoly coral so here’s my thinking…the vendors spend several thousands of dollars for a booth for two days it’s super expensive…so they have to raise their prices a bit. However, it was still a lot cheaper than online overall for the customer because of around $50 extra in shipping you’d pay. And most things from big companies other than coral like saltwateraquarium.com, Red Sea etc. it was 10% off with no tax. I can think of two places who I bought from who were super popular and who had the same corals at significantly lower prices when compared to everyone else and believe me I asked how much things were A LOT and I learned the sign ASK means VERY EXPENSIVE when asking especially with hammers…omg they were expensive. Some were $1,000+ for a small 2-3 inch hammer frag and some frags weren’t even an inch and selling for that. So honestly it really depended what it was. Even the clams were averaging $100. My steal though was my golf ball sized rainbow bubble tip anemone for $45 which is much cheaper than other places I’ve seen. I hope this explains it sorry for the long explanation just things I noticed.

So vendors had things like buy 3 frags get 1 free, (so about $25/ frag) or things like 5 frags for $100.
I also got a black widow nem for $100, Arizona sunburst nem for $200. Overall it helps to know what you might be looking for in advance or the going prices so not overwhelming...

Also saltwater.com etc was 10% off PLUS tax. Neptune booth also was plus tax. I was looking to get the trident reagent. It was $5 less at the show, but figured for $5 extra I can ship it from BRS to my door and not worry about carrying 6 month supply around lol

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

So vendors had things like buy 3 frags get 1 free, (so about $25/ frag) or things like 5 frags for $100.
I also got a black widow nem for $100, Arizona sunburst nem for $200. Overall it helps to know what you might be looking for in advance or the going prices so not overwhelming...

Also saltwater.com etc was 10% off PLUS tax. Neptune booth also was plus tax. I was looking to get the trident reagent. It was $5 less at the show, but figured for $5 extra I can ship it from BRS to my door and not worry about carrying 6 month supply around lol

Pictures or it didnt happen!!

 

[Paul - LakesideReefer]

 

[sevenx7]

So vendors had things like buy 3 frags get 1 free, (so about $25/ frag) or things like 5 frags for $100.
I also got a black widow nem for $100, Arizona sunburst nem for $200. Overall it helps to know what you might be looking for in advance or the going prices so not overwhelming...

Also saltwater.com etc was 10% off PLUS tax. Neptune booth also was plus tax. I was looking to get the trident reagent. It was $5 less at the show, but figured for $5 extra I can ship it from BRS to my door and not worry about carrying 6 month supply around lol

There was a vendor selling 5 monti frags for 100.00. I picked up a beach bum, Crazy T, Minion, rising phoenix and I forget what the other phoenix I got as well.

So for sure deals to be had!

 

[Digitalfirex]

Pictures or it didnt happen!!

My wife won a $100 gc to one of the vendors from one of the raffles.... unfortunately we didn't really take pictures lol

Also got a rainbow eclipse zoa for $120... that was mint!

 

[AydenLincoln]

There was plenty of frags and other random corals for 20-50$ plus frag packs for reasonable prices, we all know torches and stuff you won’t find for under $150 and the holy grails are 500+, there was a lot of nice corals at good prices , there’s a lot of overhead with these shows so we don’t expect people to be giving away corals. I think The biggest benefit is the huge selection of literally thousands of corals that you can see and take home right there not worrying about shipping costs or delays. I’ll be back today and hopefully bring some more pieces home.

This is true but I just got a large GSP for free I picked up but they are super cheap anyway I love the little guys.

 

[Digitalfirex]

Saw this video on Instagram! Look at that line!!!

Now I'm upset

I showed up and got no goodie bag when they scanned my tickets. I asked for my "free" raffle ticket and lady at the desk responded "they are selling them inside"... thankfully someone else noticed before I even responded and got my two tickets... once inside R2R had nothing but stickers at their table. At the time I assume it was normal... now with the online videos I'm seen... they had towels too!?

 

[Paul - LakesideReefer]

Now I'm upset

I showed up and got no goodie bag when they scanned my tickets. I asked for my "free" raffle ticket and lady at the desk responded "they are selling them inside"... thankfully someone else noticed before I even responded and got my two tickets... once inside R2R had nothing but stickers at their table. At the time I assume it was normal... now with the online videos I'm seen... they had towels too!?

What time did you get to the R2R booth? It was loaded most of the day everytime I passed by.

 

[Digitalfirex]

What time did you get to the R2R booth? It was loaded most of the day everytime I passed by.

I was aiming for a noon arrival but was delayed 2hours in traffic ended up getting there at 2pm. Stuck around until almost 5pm after the raffles... wasn't looking forward to the rush hour traffic on the way back. On the bright side I only used up like 1/4 tank of gas the whole trip.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

We got there yesterday around 12. Hung around for 2 hours. Got few frags. Deals to b had but also good amount of telephone numbers. @RiptideAquaculture Mitch making deals. Ty for the Easter egg w the monti purchase. Especially on the lords 5 for 100. Some cherry sps too. Fifth alarm fire had some nice frags and zoanthids.com always. Caught up w JF and got a nice pimped out tenuis and a yellow tip for a good deal. Ultimate corals had some nice WD for 100. And other nice frags. Smaller then I thought it would b and clam selection was limited. Pacific east had a great deal on healthy clams but no squammy which was what I was looking for. Glad to see Mr Sprung in attendance. One of The Godfather’s of the hobby. And shout out to my @Absolutely Fish people in attendance on the hunt for the next best thing. Lol. Good crowd. Good experience. Glad we are back to a somewhat new normal. Happy Reefing.

 

[Reefing102]

Looks like it’d be a lot of fun. However looking at the pricing, I honestly couldn’t say I’d want to go just to pay current retail. To me the shows are for the deal not for the look what I got. Then again, I guess that’s what the local clubs are for instead of the super commercialized shows

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Looks like it’d be a lot of fun. However looking at the pricing, I honestly couldn’t say I’d want to go just to pay current retail. To me the shows are for the deal not for the look what I got. Then again, I guess that’s what the local clubs are for instead of the super commercialized shows

U can always strike a deal or go on the last day and grab deals. I don’t think vendors want to leave with a lot of stock they brought.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

For those people that use the live sales for the 1, 5 or 10$ frags then probably not the place to shop but nonetheless deals can b found

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Would I plan a trip for this show from the experience, NO. I am lucky to live 10min away.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Oh definitely showing off especially the scoly corals but very few people absolutely still bought them I asked some vendors about it. Because unless you are Andrew Sandler I’m pretty sure you aren’t going to these shows to spend $3,000 on a small frag/scoly coral so here’s my thinking…the vendors spend several thousands of dollars for a booth for two days it’s super expensive…so they have to raise their prices a bit. However, it was still a lot cheaper than online overall for the customer because of around $50 extra in shipping you’d pay. And most things from big companies other than coral like saltwateraquarium.com, Red Sea etc. it was 10% off with no tax. I can think of two places who I bought from who were super popular and who had the same corals at significantly lower prices when compared to everyone else and believe me I asked how much things were A LOT and I learned the sign ASK means VERY EXPENSIVE when asking especially with hammers…omg they were expensive. Some were $1,000+ for a small 2-3 inch hammer frag and some frags weren’t even an inch and selling for that. So honestly it really depended what it was. Even the clams were averaging $100. My steal though was my golf ball sized rainbow bubble tip anemone for $45 which is much cheaper than other places I’ve seen. I hope this explains it sorry for the long explanation just things I noticed.

You did what most should have. . .experienced, spent, saw, and went home happy
Nice Pics

 

[vetteguy53081]

this is one of the perks of the group. Many of us could not be there but felt we were
Great pics

 

[Andresnyc93]

Went yesterday and got a pretty good deal on a 5 head torch and a Captive bred clam. Will be back today for some more and see if I can get even better deals towards the end of the day. Also if anyone saw the two puppies yesterday in the carriage I’m stealing one today! So adorable

 

[AydenLincoln]

You did what most should have. . .experienced, spent, saw, and went home happy
Nice Pics

Yes and there was Ryan’s talk and lots of fun things!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yes and there was Ryan’s talk and lots of fun things!

I attend it try to attend most shows
This one was too close to upcoming MACNA for which MACNA blows this one away