$975 for a SPIDER?!?

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Ok, I gotta know...

What's the most you've spent for a tarantula?

I've actually gone over $100 after taxes and all, but because it was such
a pretty spider, I couldn't resist. (As it turns out, she's worth much more
than that as it is a rare species that only a couple other people in the
states have - Pamphobeteus ultramarinus adult female. If anyone happens to
have a male, she'd like to meet him....) :p

Anyway, back to the topic - I was just browsing through one of my favorite
dealer sites to check for pix and prices, when I found that he was selling some
females in the $600 range. Up until now, the most I'd ever seen any spider
being advertised for was $450.

But then I saw it..... a spider priced at $975!!! My goodness!! I paid just
a tad more than that for my show cat (Persian) about 13 years ago and I
still have him and ordinary people think THAT was outrageous - but $975 for
a SPIDER!?!

I've seen pix of that species and it just looks like an ordinary B. vagans to
me (though I'm sure it isn't). For $975, I'd expect a spider that looks like
Kelly Swift's amazing artwork on his website! ;)

(And no, the $975 tarantula isn't on Kelly's site - just the artwork). ;)

Wysi
 

priZZ

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So far 95 Euro for X. immanis, subadult female.

But I hope in the near future I'll become a Cyriopagopus spec. "blue"... :cool:
 

WayneT

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$175 for a male T. blondi, close to his ultimate molt. Well worth it, I got a deal, I think.
 

Sheri

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$350 or $375 for a 7" female T blondi
After that:
$149 female H. lividum
$139 G. aureostriata
$128 C. marshalli
$116 L. parahybana
$109 C. fasciatum
$100 M. robustom

Holy crap I have spent a lot of money on spiders! And I have 24 more!
 

Lopez

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£80 for a small juvenile Cyriopagopus sp."Blue"
 

chuck

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sheri said:
$350 or $375 for a 7" female T blondi
After that:
$149 female H. lividum
$139 G. aureostriata
$128 C. marshalli
$116 L. parahybana
$109 C. fasciatum
$100 M. robustom

Holy crap I have spent a lot of money on spiders! And I have 24 more!

DAMN, are those common Canadian prices? does that include shipping and possible taxes and duties?
 

Sheri

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chuck said:
DAMN, are those common Canadian prices? does that include shipping and possible taxes and duties?
Those are cdn funds, so take off about 30% translating into american currency, and the H. lividum, and T. blondi were both bought at a pet store I know now really over charges. The others are fairly standard pricing, but I order all of mine now from an 0n-line dealer.
 

Tarangela

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$100 for a female 7" T. Blondi

But if my females are worth the prices to Hoke's site, I have a small gold mine!

A 5" B. smithi for $475? I have 2 of those, that are guarenteed females :)
 

m@rvin

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I usually sit and wait for some good offers, but spiders are'nt really expensive here in Denmark. Unless you buy dem from a petstore

This is my most expensive spiders!! :cool:


H.lividum adult female 32$
M.mesomelas 32$
P.regalis (Adult female) 25$
H.minax (The true) Juvenile 32$
H.schmidti Juvenile 25$

All prices are USD
 

GoTerps

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But then I saw it..... a spider priced at $975!!!
One thing to keep in mind, when you see prices on an adult females like that, is that the specimen is likely the dealers only female of a rare species... basically it's their spider, but if your willing to fork out enough money for it... it's yours!
 

FryLock

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GoTerps said:
One thing to keep in mind, when you see prices on an adult females like that, is that the specimen is likely the dealers only female of a rare species... basically it's their spider, but if your willing to fork out enough money for it... it's yours!
Spot on its there spider but if your willing to pay they will let you have it and buy some more things with the cash, most iv ever payed was £90 for a sub adult female P.sub and she was werf every penny :D tho i did let her go a few years later when i had a sell up but will replace her one day, most for a sling £10 or £12 a piece for two T.apophysis.
 

L_L

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The $975-spider is a Brachypelma ruhnaui, right? ;)
In Germany I paid about $30 for a subadult female. ;P

My most expensive T' was an adult Xenesthis sp. "blau" female. $110.
 

jesses

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WYSIWYG said:
Ok, I gotta know...

What's the most you've spent for a tarantula?
Around $80 or $100 for an A. Avic that Invertepet sold to me as an A. Metallica
 

Chavalon

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Don't laugh people!, i had no idea on the prices of t's.

My first spider, a G. rosea.. it had a price tag of $35 wich i bought, the most expensive t that i've seen (few people around here consider t's as pets, so there aren't many species for sale) is a B. simithi for $89 (i paid $16 for mine) and a cobalt blue for $78.
 

pitbulllady

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The most I've paid so far for a spider is $120.00 for an adult guaranteed female Avicularia versicolor. Second highest is $100.00 for an adult guaranteed female Brachypelma smithi, a proven breeder, and a really sweet girl. I'd be willing to spend more, believe me, if it weren't for stuff like utility bills, phone bills, gasoline for the car(NOT cheap!), food, etc.!

pitbulllady
 

Citharischius

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€ 55,- for a P.regalis Adult female
€ 50,- for a C.crawshayi Adult female

other ones less than €25,- :cool:
 

defour

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WYSIWYG said:
I paid just
a tad more than that for my show cat (Persian) about 13 years ago and I
still have him and ordinary people think THAT was outrageous - but $975 for
a SPIDER!?!


Wysi
It's all relative, I suppose. When I read the cat part above, my jaw dropped. I like cats, just got one in fact, but it wouldn't occur to me to drop a thousand on one (or a tarantula, either). There are animals I'd pay that much for if I had the spare cash, but it's a short list. With cats, it's a personality thing for me, and the they've all got that regardless of price.

For "pet purposes" there's not much incentive to spend $975 on a B. ruhnaui, since a smithi fills the bill just as well; what changes the equation is that a decent sized B. ruhnaui clutch could be worth $6000 wholesale. If a person's got confidence in their T breeding abilities, that ruhnaui could be a bargain.

As for me, the most I've spent was $375, and even if it takes me years to get a sac out of her, that money was well spent.

Steve
 
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