Coelacanth, Indo. 6"

[crypto1]

For sale: One unique, rare Indonesian Coelacanth replica from Japan. It is six (6) inches (15 cm) long, and, when on the stand that comes with it, can be displayed sitting 5 inches (13 cm) in height.

Before I put it on eBay, I'm going to offer it here for $100, via PayPal, free surface postage anywhere in the world; you may pay for faster delivery, if you wish.

If interested, PM me. Or use email (also PayPal), which is [e-mail]

I will remove this notice as soon as the coelacanth is sold and the money received.





Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis) replica, Colorata.

Thank you,
Loren (who is happy to reach 100 postings with this one, and not be called a "junior" member any longer, lol)
(distracted removed, the point is the coelacanth)


Your purchase supports the International Cryptozoology Museum.

[crazycrowman]

I spy a taxidermied Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

[crypto1]

So, do people take down their classifieds if no one is interested, after, what, about a week?

[kuni]

Depends, oftentimes folks will delete the thread title or body of the first post, or ask the mods to nuke it.

[crypto1]

Thank you, kuni.

Yeah, I think I'll replace this with the eBay link by the end of the weekend if there's not even any counter-offers. LOL.

[kuni]

Loren,

I have to say, the collectibility factor DID drop a lot after the announcement of that wonderful Safari version...

[crypto1]

But they are two entirely different species. The Safari one is of the African (1938) species, and what is truly remarkable about the Colorata one is that it is the Indonesian coelacanth, just found in 1998 (Latimeria menadoensis).

That they are the same size is a real plus. Also, whereas there will be thousands of Safari coelacanth replicas swimming around in the toy market soon, this one is from one museum and there may be only a few score of them. For the coelacanth collectors, a rare item, indeed.

Jeez, I'm talking myself into perhaps keeping it and seeing its value go up when the market is flooded with the African coelacanths, and people will "get" how rare this Indonesian one really is. Probably go for $300 by then. :-)

Since it is a fundraiser for the museum, I can wait if I have to.

Loren

[kevin]

Dunno. I doubt the average person will "get" that at all. For most, I suspect, it is just a fish. Just saying. But, I do wish you well with it, of course..