James,
 
If you can't afford a Cypraea aurantium now, may be you could buy a Cypraea
fakeorium. I have one at home just for fun. It's a nice fake shell that
looks like a C. aurantium. ;-)))
 
Mine was bought as a fake shell, but does somebody else in the list have a
serious experience with fake shells bought or traded as real? I'd like to
hear about these bad experiences and know how to avoid them.
 
Cheers,
 
Eduardo Moreira
Brasilia, Brazil
 
 
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        De:  James M Cheshire [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Enviada em:  Terça-feira, 29 de Dezembro de 1998 17:21
        Para:  [log in to unmask]
        Assunto:  [CONCH-L] Rarities
 
        Dear all, As you can see, I have a great
        passion for rare shells. Although I love
        rarities, I can rarely afford them. I have a
        collection of 40 specimens, and only three
        are rare. I have: Pleurotomaria hirasei,
        Lambis violacea, and Cypraea mikeharti.
        That's it. I sort of wish I had more, but for
        the moment I have no money. What I really
        want is a Cypraea fultoni, but I figure It will
        be several years before I get one of those.
        What I want second most is a Cypraea
        Aurantium. Even after a year of collecting,
        I still have not got one! Oh, yeah, does any-
        one know how many specimens of Callio-
        stoma atlantis are known?
 
        Thanks,
        James
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