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Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 14:37:39 -0500
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Sorry -not interested in land shells.  We are strickly marine and mostly caribbean
from our end.
 
 
Helmut Nisters wrote:
 
> To Bobby Cordy,
>
> we never traded together, bu I can offer you some nice landshells from
> Austria and Northern Italy, including a lot of microshells.
> Are you interested in exchanging material with me. What do you collect.
> Only marin or also other kinds of shells. I can prepare you a nice selction
> of continental European shells, but I never made a list with exchanging
> material, as I am now interested in all species and other localities.
> I can send you from 1 - 10 specimens / lot.
> Hope to hear from you as soon as possible for further contacts.
> with best regards
> Helmut Nisters from Innsbruck
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> homepage: www.netwing.at/nisters/
>
> ----------
> > I do not think finances has anything to do with it.   We have NEVER bought a
> > shell!!
> > We have a private collection of over 7,000 species all self-collected or
> > traded with
> > people all over the world.   Trading shells has been soooo much fun and we
> > have met
> > so many wonderful people this way.  Many of the dealers will even trade.
> > Money should never be an issue here.
> >
> > We give our jr. club members shells all the time and also continuously give
> > our extras to our new members who are just getting into collecting.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jasna Peternel wrote:
> >
> > > Helo
> > >
> > > Into my opinion shell collecting does not depend on age
> > > but depends on his/her financial ability.As "older"people are
> > > financially stronger than younger it is natural that older collectors
> > > prevail.
> > >
> > > When I was a student sometimes I had to decide shall I buy some shell or
> > > shall I take my girlfriend to the cinema.Hard decision sometimes...
> > >
> > > Where I live,the population is only about 2 millions and I don't know
> > > any other collector from here.
> > > I'm 27 so the average age of collectors here(I'm the only one) is very
> > > good I think...
> > >
> > > Best regards,Milan
> >
> > --
> > Jim and Bobbi Cordy
> > of Merritt Island, Florida.
> >
> > Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
> > Caribbean & Florida Shells
> >
> > Bobbi in Shell Creations
> >
 
--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
 
Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
 
Bobbi in Shell Creations

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