How much are they worth?

[Tia B]

This is the best tarantula ad I've seen come up in my area on Craigslist in ages. It's two hours away, but it's in an area I generally visit anyway. I'm certainly interested, so I sent them an email.

Anyway, how much would you say each T is worth? Or how much would you be willing to pay?

I'm mainly interested in the A. bicoloratum, B. emilia, P. irminia, B. boehmei, and P. scrofa. I'm nof a huge fan of avics, the n. incei is likely to not be around much longer, and the others are ones I would prefer to raise myself.

 

[Venom1080]

75 A bicolor
25-50 depending on Emilia size.
30 irminia

Never seen scofra prices. I'd estimate around 100.

 

[Anoplogaster]

Lol..... everyone’s on CL now

 

[Tia B]

These are some of the pictures provided on the ad:
B. boehmei


B. emilia


A. bicoloratum


P. scrofa


P. irminia

 

[Rittdk01]

The B Emilia and B boehmei should have been easy to sex at those sizes.....
I paid $35 for a tiny Emilia spiderling, the one on the listing is obviously worth a lot more.

 

[Tia B]

The B Emilia and B boehmei should have been easy to sex at those sizes.....
I paid $35 for a tiny Emilia spiderling, the one on the listing is obviously worth a lot more.

The ad says "most likely" female but not confirmed. My guess is they haven't bothered to sex them or have never gotten a good molt before it was ripped up (or maybe they're just not sure).

 

[BoyFromLA]

Lol..... everyone’s on CL now

What have I done...

 

[Garth Vader]

Wow Craigslist in my area just does not have postings like this! You and @BoyFromLA are finding some good deals.

 

[Tia B]

Wow Craigslist in my area just does not have postings like this! You and @BoyFromLA are finding some good deals.

These kinds of ads rarely come up. Normally it's a singular sickly-looking and/or obese G. rosea and they want $150+.

 

[Garth Vader]

These kinds of ads rarely come up. Normally it's a singular sickly-looking and/or obese G. rosea and they want $150+.

Lucky you to find this! Let us know how it goes!

Yeah that's what I usually see too, or the one I mentioned yesterday- a MM P. irminia that doesn't come with an enclosure. I'll take a hard pass on that one!

 

[cold blood]

A. bicoloratum

Rare and hard to find...value $200 or more if its a female, you could probably get a pretty penny for a MM.

B. emilia

if its female, about $150 Male about $40-50

P. irminia

If its female, $60-80 Male about 30

B. boehmei

$125-150 if its female $40-50 if male

P. scrofa.

$60 if its female.


A. bicoloratum is the total gem in this group, make that your main target.

If the incei is there, get it, its female

 

[Tia B]

Rare and hard to find...value $200 or more if its a female, you could probably get a pretty penny for a MM.



if its female, about $150 Male about $40-50
If its female, $60-80 Male about 30


$125-150 if its female $40-50 if male
$60 if its female.


A. bicoloratum is the total gem in this group, make that your main target.

If the incei is there, get it, its female

She said make me an offer. What should I offer? I don't want to lowball her to the point she stops hearing me out, but I really don't want to offer a ridiculous sum of money.

 

[Tia B]

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She said make me an offer. What should I offer? I don't want to lowball her to the point she stops hearing me out, but I really don't want to offer a ridiculous sum of money.

I want that A. bicoloratum so bad.

 

[Tia B]

Rare and hard to find...value $200 or more if its a female, you could probably get a pretty penny for a MM.

if its female, about $150 Male about $40-50
If its female, $60-80 Male about 30


$125-150 if its female $40-50 if male
$60 if its female.


A. bicoloratum is the total gem in this group, make that your main target.

If the incei is there, get it, its female

B. emilia is no longer available, but the others are.

 

[cold blood]

She said make me an offer. What should I offer? I don't want to lowball her to the point she stops hearing me out, but I really don't want to offer a ridiculous sum of money.

I'd offer less than their perceived worth, especially if you are getting more than one.

 

[Tia B]

I'd offer less than their perceived worth, especially if you are getting more than one.

I offered $200 combined for B. boehmei, N. incei, P. scrofa, P. irminia, and A. bicoloratum. Ball's in her court.

 

[Tia B]

I offered $200 combined for B. boehmei, N. incei, P. scrofa, P. irminia, and A. bicoloratum. Ball's in her court.

I'm honestly on the edge of my seat waiting for the reply. I hadn't even heard of A. bicoloratum before, but I sure want it now. If they accept the offer, the difficulty will be working out a day to meet, being that I'll have to take a 4 hour round trip drive....

 

[Jonroe]

Jeez those US prices are killing me, I should move to the US and start a breeding business.

 

[Tia B]

Jeez those US prices are killing me, I should move to the US and start a breeding business.

How much do all those spiders cost in Germany?

 

[Jonroe]

How much do all those spiders cost in Germany?

You can get a general idea by browsing http://www.spidersworld.eu/en/ and add around 5-10 € on those prices for average in germany prices.
Less then 50km from me I could buy right now G.Pulchra and G.Iheringi for 27€ each, H. Pulchripes 49€, P. Metallica 45€. You get the idea.

It's good for the collector but bad for anyone who would want to breed T's professional. Even as a side hustle it's not worth breeding most species.
You'd have to go for something like X. Immanis, P. Victori or other really rare spiders to make it worth your time and money.

€dit: https://www.deine-tierwelt.de/klein...anis-t-blondi-t-stirmi-t-apophysis-a83041145/