We have been collecting for 38 years.     We have had some great visitors from
our own club members, to professionals, to school children in our shell room
"museum".    Guido Poppe has been here......R. Tucker Abbott.....Dr. Bill
Clench and many many more.

There is nothing more fun or enjoyable than to share our hobby with others.

You are all welcome....just call first!

Jim & Bobbi

David Kirsh wrote:

> Fellow shell-collectors,
>
> Doesn't having a collection mean that others see your collection? I know
> it's primarily for one's own satisfaction, but am I the only one who assumes
> that other knowledgeable people will see it occasionally?
>
> I've been collecting for 40 years and never had any serious collector visit.
> When I was a kid, I charged unsuspecting relatives and family friends 20
> cents for the honor of seeing my "museum." The price has dropped due to
> supply and demand laws.
>
> Anybody else had zero or single-digit visitation from serious collectors?
> And how many years have you been collecting?
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
> P.S. Shell exhibits may serve some of the purpose of showing what collectors
> have, but to me an exhibit is not the same as a collection.

--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
Specializing in Self Collected Caribbean Species
Merritt Island Florida

SPACE COAST SHELL FESTIVAL
"King Neptunes Shell Palace"
January 18-20,2002