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Worst expensive purchase would be a $550 coral that arrived DOA...no refund/replacement.
I think most the big bucks are being spent online. In my experience, it seems a lot of LFS tend to keep cheaper fish on hand due to the potential for problems such disease/death/people not wanted to spend so much. I think online vendors are usually cheaper due to no tax/no storefront (lower overhead) as well as usually upsell with free shipping at a minimum amountAre most people buying online or locally? Because it seems like there's people willing to shell out big bucks, yet the local places say they don't have enough of us that are willing to buy more expensive items.
I guess it also depends on the store. There's a local place that sells fish dirt cheap, and they're the ones complaining. Yet 10 minutes down the road is another place that sells fish for double of the first place. The more expensive place is definitely a cleaner store with better stock and rarer livestock. They had 4 big Sea Dragons in a 300 gallon tank and wanted $2,500 a piece for them. All 4 were gone in 6 months.
For expensive rare live stocks, I refer buying locally.Are most people buying online or locally? Because it seems like there's people willing to shell out big bucks, yet the local places say they don't have enough of us that are willing to buy more expensive items.
For expensive rare live stocks, I refer buying locally.
I'll place an order and deposit with LFS and let them deal with all the shipping, when It's arrived I'll decide to keep it or not but generally its far over my expectation since I'm willing to pay big bucks and the LFS want to keep their reputation high end spender customers.
I think it's seasonal, LFS around my area has none available at this time of year but will have plenty late spring and summer.I prefer buying locally as well for expensive fish just so I can inspect them firsthand. However, whenever I ask the store owners to order me something specific, they tell me it's not on the list of fish available. I don't know if it's a seasonal thing or what. Because I've been looking for a nice Australian Tuskfish for a while and can't seem to find a 3-4" one. They're all adults.
dangWorst expensive purchase would be a $550 coral that arrived DOA...no refund/replacement.
Crinoid??? Like the fossil?? Had no idea those were still around.My most expensive thing was my Crinoid $40