I'm quite sure there was a heavy dose of sarcasm in Pennywise's post.for just...
I'm quite sure there was a heavy dose of sarcasm in Pennywise's post.for just...
no doubt, I just thought it would go better with a little bit of bold. lolI'm quite sure there was a heavy dose of sarcasm in Pennywise's post.
I would wager that you wouldn't do that if you were not in the US of A. Frankly speaking, prices in the American market, across the board, are easily double that of those in Europe; and in some cases, triple or quadruple.I have looked at this species, determined it is FRIGGIN' awesome, seen how rare it is and what kind of prices people want for it... and just turn the other way and walk. lol
No need to even try - law enforcement there is so corrupt that you can get away with giving the police/customs officers a little bit of your spare change.For 1500$ you can go to India and try to smuggle few specimens in your underpants
Oh dear. That's $1500....i just got a baby hardwicki from luke,excellent person to deal with,this little bugger is awesome,and looking/doing great,if your a serious pede collector like me you know ya gotta have this sp.! thanks again
Too bad I'm not in the US.Draiman, I take it since your getting a few more specimens that you'll be attempting to breed them? Those hardwickei are some lookers. Kinda makes me want to get into pedes.
They'll make it to the states in decent sized quantities sometime between now and my death so go ahead, breed them, I dare you! ;PToo bad I'm not in the US.
If only it was that easy!They'll make it to the states in decent sized quantities sometime between now and my death so go ahead, breed them, I dare you! ;P
Yeah, it does smell a little fishy around here...The more I think of it all, the more I come to the one and only conclusion.
You just have to think more about this deal, then you'll know.
Cheers
Turgut
I think the difference between those two and S. hardwickei is that American dealers first have to get past the hurdle of actually getting the species into the country. There seem to be one or two around (in the hands of those money-obsessed dealers of course), but certainly not enough for breeding. I'm quite sure L. violaceopes (not too sure about the P. metallica situation) was much, much easier to bring into the US, mainly because of regular importation of WC adults from Malaysia. That isn't happening with hardwickei, mainly because India is closed to export (which leads me to wonder about how P. metallica ever got into the hobby; and one single conclusion - smuggling).It didn't take that long for the "Gooty Sapphire" or the "Singapore Blue"
to drop in price. The GS is still pricey but if its a must have and the
cost isn't out of range collectors will buy it. I don't do Pokies so it
didn't tempt me. Patience ahhh!
I'd have to agree with this statement 100%! As much as I'd love to have an S. hardwickei in the collection, I could never justify spending that type of money on anything (well, invert wise anyways). The pics will be more then enough for the time being.Until the price comes down a lot, I can enjoy looking at this Pede in
the photos on this thread.
I can think of a couple reasons:I think the difference between those two and S. hardwickei is that American dealers first have to get past the hurdle of actually getting the species into the country. There seem to be one or two around (in the hands of those money-obsessed dealers of course), but certainly not enough for breeding. I'm quite sure L. violaceopes (not too sure about the P. metallica situation) was much, much easier to bring into the US, mainly because of regular importation of WC adults from Malaysia. That isn't happening with hardwickei, mainly because India is closed to export (which leads me to wonder about how P. metallica ever got into the hobby; and one single conclusion - smuggling).
EDIT: Come to think of it, I'm a bit puzzled. If P. metallica could be brought in, why not S. hardwickei? Both are from India and are subject to the same export ban, and both are actually found in the same areas - the forested Eastern and Western Ghats of tropical south India - so collectors could theoretically collect both at the same time. How did P. metallica first enter the US hobby?
I can tell you how and why.If P. metallica could be brought in, why not S. hardwickei?
No, it is not. Not more than in tarantulas.but ultimately it's a trial and error thing with breeding centipedes at the moment