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Hi,
Speaking of Oliva porphyria's increasing scarcity: I have a 99mm
perfect gem (beautiful!) that I bought from a friend for $10
about 10 years ago. Does anyone know what the value of such a
shell is now? Just wondering.
Other shells I have that have changed drastically in value:
my 130mm Cypraea cervus that I paid $10 US for 15 years ago,
a 215mm Cumbiola imperialis and a 270mm Charonia tritonis that
I paid $18 each for 20 years ago. My, how things change!
Another question I was just discussing with Ross: why is Conus
zonatus so seldom seen for sale? As far as I know it is not
a rare shell by any means. Is it due to the roughness of most
specimens, or is this shell really getting difficult to find?
Peter Egerton
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Peter Egerton, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Collector of worldwide Mollusca,
lifetime student of zoology and computers.
Step into my website:
http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/seashell/index.html
(includes Seashells of British Columbia, links and my resume)
-Links to add, remove, alter? Just ask!
-This is an on-going project.
-Suggestions always welcome :-)
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