Value of Tarantulas

chanda

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EulersK said:
Well, it's ethically wrong for people to be doing that, but I'm certainly benefitting from it. Think about it - I buy a 'confirmed female' B. smithi for $30 off Craigslist from an owner that doesn't know any better. It matures, and suddenly it's worth way more than $30 in a trade. For that spider (this is a real example, by the way) I ended up walking away with about $100 worth of various slings.

Sure, someone else got screwed and that's too bad, but I ended up benefiting from it.
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I guess the difference is that you and I were buying at different ends of the pricing spectrum. Yes, if it's a steal of a price - regardless of gender - then you're coming out ahead no matter what the spider turns out to be. On the other hand, if you're paying prices that are more appropriate for a mature/subadult female because you want big spiders in a hurry and you're willing to gamble on unsexed, then it's not such a great deal if the seller is trying to pass males as unsexed.
 
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louise f said:
Great video friend as always. :) About 5 years back, i will never forget it. I really trusted the guy, he said It was an confirmed AF P.metallica, the price $148 I was so happy for her. Guess what?
2 month later it was a MM. I never found the guy again. That sucked. :( If i ever see him again I`ll beat the crap out of him.
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Yeah, that sucks. Sorry it happened to you.
 
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I think 40$ is the most so far, after being in the hobby for a little over a year, and it was for my GBB. (Also yessss to the Chilobrachys being your favorite, they're probably my favorite so far too!)
 
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Most i ever paid was 60€ for a subadult P. metallica female with an enclosure
Really lucked out on that one
 
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EulersK said:
There's been a lot of talk on here recently about the monetary value of spiders. I figured that it was about time I move on from tarantula 101 and start talking about more advanced topics, and where better to start then to ask why some spiders cost more than a used car? As always, feel free to critique! I'm all ears.





So, what do you think? Did I miss anything major? And out of curiosity, what's the most you've paid for a single spider? I can't say I've paid through the nose for any specimen, but my most valuable is probably my MF B. emilia that I got for the steal price of ~$100USD.
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EK what size is that RUB on the shelf behind your RIGHT, the low profile one? That middle shelf, has 3 containers, plastic, and a glass one on the end.
 
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viper69 said:
Ah that's right, thanks. I don't see any reason to get them from the pics I saw.
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Yeah you're right on that, I don't see reason to pay THAT much on them, I just love all Chilobrachys :D But my C. fimbriatus is enough to keep me happy, definitely one of the most gorgeous in the genus
 
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EulersK said:
my most valuable is probably my MF B. emilia that I got for the steal price of ~$100USD.
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Wow -- you did find an amazing deal! I paid double that for my B emilia but no regrets -- a sub-adult female was worth it. I think I paid about the same for my sub-adult female GBB also. A couple years in now and they're lovely healthy adults.
Unless I am forgetting a T somewhere, I think my B emilia and GBB are the ones I spent the most on.
 
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viper69 said:
EK what size is that RUB on the shelf behind your RIGHT, the low profile one? That middle shelf, has 3 containers, plastic, and a glass one on the end.
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I don't know the exact dimensions or volume off hand, but I'll get you them when I get home.
 
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Are you talking about this one?
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If so, then it is a 9L RUB, my new favorite size. It's a bit large for many terrestrials, but it doesn't have that opening flap that so many have. By dimensions, it's 9.5" wide, 13" long, 6" tall. It's currently housing a subadult N. coloratovillosus.
 
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