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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....)
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
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....)
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