>Dan Yoshimoto wrote:
>>
>> To all shellers that like to trade.
>>         Today I received a package of trading shells from Carol Brunner
>> that were beautiful.
>
>Dan,
>
>Like you, I am new to trading but Conch-L got me going and it has been a
>great experience.  I started with Mark Bethke (ferreter on the net), then
>Jr Powers (nerites) and I currently have a trade going with Carlos (in
>Italy).  I found it a bit traumatic at first - giving up shells instead
>of gaining them.  But I have recieved some really nice stuff in return,
>met some neat people and learned some things about shells - always a
>worthwhile experience.  Each of these peple I listed gave more than fair
>value, with good data slips and shells in great shape.  In fact, I had to
>upgrade my data slips as my handwriting leaves much to be desired (unlike
>Lynn Scheu who has great handwriting on her slips and just gives shells
>away to people who solve riddles) and I now provide printed slips (or the
>original from the dealer).  I also just did a fun trade with a dealer but
>as I don't know if he wants it advertized, I'll leave it at that.  Oh,
>and it is easier if the person is primarely interested in only one family
>(cones for Mark, nerites for Jr, and nerites and nassarius for Carlos).
>This makes it easier to find tradable material.  Me, I like them all.
>
>Well, just had to add my two cents - there are some great people on this
>list.  And thanks again, Dan for the land snails for California!
>
>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico
 
Tom,
        Do you have the land snail Monodenia fidelis callidina , Berry?  I
just found some on Lost man Creek, northof Orick, California.  They're
about 1 1/2 inches across and the rangers in Humboldt State park says that
they're the Redwood Snails.  I found a few and can send you a couple of
specimens if you'd like.
        As my wife doesn't have a lot of duplicate shells, except for S.
California, where we lived, it is difficult to give up specimens from her
collection.  Carol wanted California shells, along with another person in
Italy, with whom I trade shells for fossils.  We are really not prepared
for big trades.  We got a mesage this morning, after I wrote a nice note
for Carol Brunner (I offered & she said yes)on the Conch-L list and I
received 2 requests, both of which were from people that had huge lists.  I
really am not prepared for that size commitment...yet.  We always collected
very consevatively and only took a few specimens of each species, so, at
this point, trading with people with huge lists has to take a back burner.
I'm not sure that I want to collect large quantities of any species as it
goes against what I teach my students in the classes I talk to.  Yes, it is
a nice idea to have & share a nice collection with the public but I've not
yet justified, to myself, the act of wreckless collecting.  No, I'm not an
anti-collector, nor an extreme conservative, just a little cautious about
what I do to nature.
        I hope that I haven't sounded like the Nature Conservancy or any
other radical STOP THE KILL! group.  let me know if you'd like to have a
couple specimens of the above species.
Dan Yoshimoto
 
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