who else sees it coming?

[Troylee]

i think it will end just buy seeing every new chalice pop up everyday.... there are hundreds of them now it's getting less and less rare....as for a fresh colony chopped up and sold per eye...it is ridicolus imo. and i cant wait for that to stop.... im glad my lfs don't sell frags they sell colonies or will break you off a little piece for free most of the time...:P

 

[MAKcorals]

i think part of the intent of my original post was lost or misinterpreted (or i just plain didn't explain myself well)
i agree there will always be some collector pieces that are well established in aquaculture that will settle in at a reasonable, fair price (but quite a bit lower then last years prices). this is true with SPS, zoas, and other LPS like acans as well

what i was really talking about was the wild caught imports that are coming in today that will easily beat many of the so called originals. for example, the watermellon types, the collectors are out there finding anything with a green rim, knowing that is what the market wants. many people that couldn't afford a tyree red watermellon for example will soon be able to own a full colony of red watermellon (that is possibly equally as nice, just doesn't have the name) for the price of one eye of the real deal

i also think most reefers are smart enough not to fall for the gimicks where someone buys a colony of these new imports and cuts it up to try and sell each eye for the price they spent on the whole colony as if it were an aquacultured piece. this is one practice i personnally can't wait to see end.

Amen! I think this will aslo force sellers that do find these awesome pieces to at least sell bigger frags. I don't want the prices to go way down but i do think that you should get your money's worth when you buy something. enough of this one eye stuff.

 

[MAKcorals]

On the other hand i would pay high dollar for an eye of whatever that is on SDguy's avatar. :)

 

[inactive]

Amen! I think this will aslo force sellers that do find these awesome pieces to at least sell bigger frags. I don't want the prices to go way down but i do think that you should get your money's worth when you buy something. enough of this one eye stuff.

The market is driven by the consumer, supply and demand. It's very simple actually :)

 

[colorfan45]

consumers addicted to something can rarely make good decisions so the absurd prices will continue until the next fad.