What's the going price????

bguile · 12-14-2005, 05:59 PM

I didn't know what forum this question would fall in so if you have to move it Ninong please do.

I am selling some pom-pom xenia back to the LFS here in MD. What is the going price for it? Is it priced per polyp? stalk?

naser · 12-14-2005, 06:29 PM

im not sure about them but my LFS buys stuff back at 30% of their selling price.

**Ninong** · 12-14-2005, 07:41 PM

Assuming they are interested in taking it off your hands, you will get a better deal if they simply give you store credit that you can use to purchase whatever you need, such as fish food, etc.

For xenia, they will expect individual small colonies mounted to small pieces of live rock. Whatever makes it easier for them to deal with. You might get $15-$20 worth of store credit per small colony. They will then turn around and ask at least double that amount for it retail.

bguile · 12-14-2005, 11:08 PM

That's cool. Getting half of what they sell it for sounds pretty decent. I have already talked with one of the owners and they are interested because they sell very fast here. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get taken for not knowing what they would pay their supplier for the same stuff.

**Poseidon** · 12-15-2005, 07:03 PM

I used to get $5.00 per stalk.

bguile · 12-16-2005, 05:46 PM

I'd take $5 per stalk if their sell price was $10-$15. But according to what I've seen them sell Xenia for I should get more than that for some of my stock. I've seen sometimes a small stalk with maybe 5-7 polyps go for $25. Maybe what I sell it to them for will determine what they sell it for. I'm not trying to get rich off the sale of them, but at the same time I'm not trying to make them rich for my efforts either.

**kevinpo** · 12-17-2005, 11:54 AM

I give in-store credit of $12.50 to customers (depending on the species and demand) and sell them for $24.99. This is usually for one stalk with 8-10 polyps.

HTH,
Kevin

12-14-2005, 05:59 PM	#1
bguile Council Join Date: May 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 468	What's the going price???? I didn't know what forum this question would fall in so if you have to move it Ninong please do. I am selling some pom-pom xenia back to the LFS here in MD. What is the going price for it? Is it priced per polyp? stalk? __________________ -Bguile Ever feel like you haven't learned crap after years in the hobby?! My 210G Build thread

12-14-2005, 07:41 PM	#3
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,692	Assuming they are interested in taking it off your hands, you will get a better deal if they simply give you store credit that you can use to purchase whatever you need, such as fish food, etc. For xenia, they will expect individual small colonies mounted to small pieces of live rock. Whatever makes it easier for them to deal with. You might get $15-$20 worth of store credit per small colony. They will then turn around and ask at least double that amount for it retail. __________________ Ninong

12-14-2005, 11:08 PM	#4
bguile Council Join Date: May 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 468	That's cool. Getting half of what they sell it for sounds pretty decent. I have already talked with one of the owners and they are interested because they sell very fast here. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get taken for not knowing what they would pay their supplier for the same stuff. __________________ -Bguile Ever feel like you haven't learned crap after years in the hobby?! My 210G Build thread

12-15-2005, 07:03 PM	#5
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,540	I used to get $5.00 per stalk. __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

12-16-2005, 05:46 PM	#6
bguile Council Join Date: May 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 468	I'd take $5 per stalk if their sell price was $10-$15. But according to what I've seen them sell Xenia for I should get more than that for some of my stock. I've seen sometimes a small stalk with maybe 5-7 polyps go for $25. Maybe what I sell it to them for will determine what they sell it for. I'm not trying to get rich off the sale of them, but at the same time I'm not trying to make them rich for my efforts either. __________________ -Bguile Ever feel like you haven't learned crap after years in the hobby?! My 210G Build thread

12-14-2005, 06:29 PM	#2
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	im not sure about them but my LFS buys stuff back at 30% of their selling price.

12-17-2005, 11:54 AM	#7
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	I give in-store credit of $12.50 to customers (depending on the species and demand) and sell them for $24.99. This is usually for one stalk with 8-10 polyps. HTH, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

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