Dear friends, caution is needed when you're offered batches of expensive cypraea's by the Chinese shell dealer called KOUHI GEN ("excellentshells"). Several Belgian collectors got ripped off for many thousands of dollars. The ordered (and paid) shells (#Cypraea hirasei, #kuroharai,#jumbo guttata's, teramachi, #langfordi's etc..) were all replaced by worthless hungerfordi's and broken miliaris. This dealer looked trustworthy as he was selling on shellauction.net and had good critics. Unfortunately after pulling of this stunt he is no longer active. As there is a possibility that the same batch has been offered & sold to many collectors please let us know if you've been a victim of this dealer. Regards, Eddy. www.euromurex.be ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------