LFS got the deal of the century

Saltz Creep · 06/18/2006, 08:14 PM

I'm moving soon next month. Sort of a last minute decision. So I had to get rid of all my livestock and LR in a hurry. The LFS was convenient.

They gave me only $300 cash for all this:

1 large hippo tang
1 large Yellow Tang
1 mandarin
1 large Gold Stripe Maroon hosted in large RBTA
2 Solomon Island Percs hosted in white sebae anemone
1 six-line wrasse
1 large Yellow Watchman Goby paired w/ Tiger Pistol Shrimp
1 friedmani dottyback
1 firefish
assorted zoos
xenia
30 hermits
30 astreas
2 Florida ricordia polyps
1 emerlad crab
1 purple reef lobster
1 large cleaner shrimp
60lbs of live Gulfview rock
90 lbs of Hirocks

Yeah, I know I could have gotten more money if I sold to the right individuals but I needed to get rid of everything in a hurry

vessxpress1 · 06/18/2006, 08:23 PM

Man, wish you would have lived closer. I would have given you a decent price on a few things. They're probably going to make 7-800 dollars profit off of that deal. But, you gotta do what you gotta do.

ste6168 · 06/18/2006, 08:58 PM

man what a deal, wish i could pick up something like that.

NicoleRM · 06/18/2006, 09:04 PM

I think I was in the store when you were there! I was eye-ballin those rocks as they weighed them wishing I had known about them before you got there.

Lunchbucket · 06/18/2006, 09:10 PM

dang i'd take that deal!!!

Lunchbucket

jay24k · 06/18/2006, 09:14 PM

Should of posted it up. I know alot of people who would of bought it all for 300.

DaveG99 · 06/18/2006, 10:16 PM

You could have sold it all seperate and made twice as much or more! Where in Florida is "hickville"?

jay24k · 06/18/2006, 11:55 PM

I could be wrong, but I'd say Ocala or Wildwood but I'm leaning toward Ocala although I don't think it is hickville but it's basically a city of horse people!

Saltz Creep · 06/19/2006, 05:42 AM

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Originally posted by NicoleRM
I think I was in the store when you were there! I was eye-ballin those rocks as they weighed them wishing I had known about them before you got there.

I was eyeballin you, but you didn't know it

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Originally posted by DaveG99
You could have sold it all seperate and made twice as much or more! Where in Florida is "hickville"?

Yeah, but I'm busy with the move and don't have time for advertising and indivdual sales.

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Originally posted by jay24k
I could be wrong, but I'd say Ocala or Wildwood but I'm leaning toward Ocala although I don't think it is hickville but it's basically a city of horse people!

Alachua county

rdnyva · 06/19/2006, 06:20 AM

You could have sold that stuff in a minute if you would have let us know about it. I'd have done all the work breaking it down too. I don;t think Hickville is near Ocala. I think I'm the only reefer in this town and only one decent LFS. Just joined ORCA and will have to travel down to Orlando. Although Ocala is definitely horse country too, so Hickville may be close by. We've got a couple of those also besides the reef interest. Any reefers close to me, by any chance?

Saltz Creep · 06/19/2006, 06:40 AM

rdnyva,
Are you talking about that store on Silversprings Blvd? That's the only SW LFS I know of in Ocala.

rdnyva · 06/19/2006, 07:44 AM

Saltz Creep,

The one on SS Blvd is so-so. More of a Pet Store than a SW fish store although they carry limited sw stock and supplies. There is another one nearby called Aquaculture Links, I think. I stopped in once but haven't really checked them out yet since I didn't have my tank up and running. There is another place called Tanks-a-lot. I bought my tank there. They have a decent SW fish and good coral selection. They also have FW fish and specialize in tanks/stands and ponds. I've been to the 2 stores in Gainsville and was pretty impressed but have not had the time go back up. I think it was you who told me about them when I first moved to Ocala in Dec.

King-Kong · 06/19/2006, 07:56 AM

I've been meaning to check out Tanks-a-lot; is it worth the drive from Gainesville?

Hammbone · 06/19/2006, 08:21 AM

Consider yourself lucky that your LFS would give you any $ for that stuff. My LFS won't even take stuff if you give it to them for free.

maroun.c · 06/19/2006, 08:42 AM

Well I would never loose my stuff as easy as this. It's not the money but you know just the fact of having cared for stuff for months or years and just take it all off just because you have to relocate?
I had to relocate and it was a sudden thing to and I moved to another country yet my tank is still running is my parents house. I should have been able to start a tank in my new house and then move everything (yes with me on a plane) there but I still have to find the time to do it.
Any pics of the setup?

rdnyva · 06/19/2006, 08:58 AM

Kong, I would give Tanks-a-lot the thumbs up. They have decent fish, a clean store, knowledgeable, etc. They just set up a coral grow out tank that is sweet. I would put it on par with the LFS you are familiar with: Ocean Exotics and (hmmm, can't remember the name of the other one).

elvictre · 06/19/2006, 09:03 AM

LFS just get off ripping everyone off don't they.

raskal311 · 06/19/2006, 10:23 AM

Youâ€™ll be surprise at what kind of deals LFS gets. I've seen them get 180gal tank stand and canopy completely free. Live goods values at a few hundred completely free. Just a few months ago I help a lfs owner move a tank that one of his customer needed out because of fumigation. He got a 120gal tank, stand, canopy, 40 gal sump, four jbj pc light fixtures, 100+ lb liver rock, 80+ lb live sand, 2 small skimmers, $400+ in retail value of corals, $300+ in retail value in fish, and a lot of other stuff I canâ€™t even remember for $300.

TheMcs · 06/19/2006, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by elvictre
LFS just get off ripping everyone off don't they.

No, not really. But hey, everyone knows running an LFS is a surefire way towards your first million.

IPowderBlueTang · 06/19/2006, 10:46 AM

Where I live they won't pay anything for livestock and won't take liverock in case it contain toxic chemicals! So I say more too ya for getting that much from a LFS. But I am sure if you posted on the forsale forum as one whole kit at 50% off, Iam sure you could got more money! In know up here I would jump on that deal right away!

06/18/2006, 08:14 PM	#1
Saltz Creep Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hickville, FL Posts: 3,728	LFS got the deal of the century I'm moving soon next month. Sort of a last minute decision. So I had to get rid of all my livestock and LR in a hurry. The LFS was convenient. They gave me only $300 cash for all this: 1 large hippo tang 1 large Yellow Tang 1 mandarin 1 large Gold Stripe Maroon hosted in large RBTA 2 Solomon Island Percs hosted in white sebae anemone 1 six-line wrasse 1 large Yellow Watchman Goby paired w/ Tiger Pistol Shrimp 1 friedmani dottyback 1 firefish assorted zoos xenia 30 hermits 30 astreas 2 Florida ricordia polyps 1 emerlad crab 1 purple reef lobster 1 large cleaner shrimp 60lbs of live Gulfview rock 90 lbs of Hirocks Yeah, I know I could have gotten more money if I sold to the right individuals but I needed to get rid of everything in a hurry

06/18/2006, 08:58 PM	#3
ste6168 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,066	man what a deal, wish i could pick up something like that. __________________ Mike "algae free is the way to be" Current Tank Info: 75g AGA RR, 29g DIY sump, Coralife 260w PC fixture, CSS 125, Kent Phos-Reactor, QuietOne 4000 return, 2x Modded MJ900's, 45lbs Fiji LR, 40lbs Base Rock, 75lbs HD Playsand

06/18/2006, 09:10 PM	#5
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	dang i'd take that deal!!! Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

06/19/2006, 06:20 AM	#10
rdnyva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,106	You could have sold that stuff in a minute if you would have let us know about it. I'd have done all the work breaking it down too. I don;t think Hickville is near Ocala. I think I'm the only reefer in this town and only one decent LFS. Just joined ORCA and will have to travel down to Orlando. Although Ocala is definitely horse country too, so Hickville may be close by. We've got a couple of those also besides the reef interest. Any reefers close to me, by any chance? __________________ 150 gal mixed reef Apex Lite 2 - MP40 QD Vertex Omega 180i Skimmer ReefBreeders Photon 50 V2

06/19/2006, 07:44 AM	#12
rdnyva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,106	Saltz Creep, The one on SS Blvd is so-so. More of a Pet Store than a SW fish store although they carry limited sw stock and supplies. There is another one nearby called Aquaculture Links, I think. I stopped in once but haven't really checked them out yet since I didn't have my tank up and running. There is another place called Tanks-a-lot. I bought my tank there. They have a decent SW fish and good coral selection. They also have FW fish and specialize in tanks/stands and ponds. I've been to the 2 stores in Gainsville and was pretty impressed but have not had the time go back up. I think it was you who told me about them when I first moved to Ocala in Dec. __________________ 150 gal mixed reef Apex Lite 2 - MP40 QD Vertex Omega 180i Skimmer ReefBreeders Photon 50 V2

06/18/2006, 08:23 PM	#2
vessxpress1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,603	Man, wish you would have lived closer. I would have given you a decent price on a few things. They're probably going to make 7-800 dollars profit off of that deal. But, you gotta do what you gotta do.

06/18/2006, 09:04 PM	#4
NicoleRM Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 221	I think I was in the store when you were there! I was eye-ballin those rocks as they weighed them wishing I had known about them before you got there.

06/18/2006, 09:14 PM	#6
jay24k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leesburg, Florida Posts: 6,546	Should of posted it up. I know alot of people who would of bought it all for 300.

06/18/2006, 10:16 PM	#7
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	You could have sold it all seperate and made twice as much or more! Where in Florida is "hickville"?

06/18/2006, 11:55 PM	#8
jay24k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leesburg, Florida Posts: 6,546	I could be wrong, but I'd say Ocala or Wildwood but I'm leaning toward Ocala although I don't think it is hickville but it's basically a city of horse people!

06/19/2006, 06:40 AM	#11
Saltz Creep Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hickville, FL Posts: 3,728	rdnyva, Are you talking about that store on Silversprings Blvd? That's the only SW LFS I know of in Ocala.

06/19/2006, 07:56 AM	#13
King-Kong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 2,346	I've been meaning to check out Tanks-a-lot; is it worth the drive from Gainesville?

06/19/2006, 08:21 AM	#14
Hammbone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 244	Consider yourself lucky that your LFS would give you any $ for that stuff. My LFS won't even take stuff if you give it to them for free.

06/19/2006, 08:42 AM	#15
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	Well I would never loose my stuff as easy as this. It's not the money but you know just the fact of having cared for stuff for months or years and just take it all off just because you have to relocate? I had to relocate and it was a sudden thing to and I moved to another country yet my tank is still running is my parents house. I should have been able to start a tank in my new house and then move everything (yes with me on a plane) there but I still have to find the time to do it. Any pics of the setup? __________________ 390 G mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 390G mixed reef

06/19/2006, 08:58 AM	#16
rdnyva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,106	Kong, I would give Tanks-a-lot the thumbs up. They have decent fish, a clean store, knowledgeable, etc. They just set up a coral grow out tank that is sweet. I would put it on par with the LFS you are familiar with: Ocean Exotics and (hmmm, can't remember the name of the other one). __________________ 150 gal mixed reef Apex Lite 2 - MP40 QD Vertex Omega 180i Skimmer ReefBreeders Photon 50 V2

06/19/2006, 09:03 AM	#17
elvictre Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 294	LFS just get off ripping everyone off don't they.

06/19/2006, 10:23 AM	#18
raskal311 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Orange County Posts: 5,274	Youâ€™ll be surprise at what kind of deals LFS gets. I've seen them get 180gal tank stand and canopy completely free. Live goods values at a few hundred completely free. Just a few months ago I help a lfs owner move a tank that one of his customer needed out because of fumigation. He got a 120gal tank, stand, canopy, 40 gal sump, four jbj pc light fixtures, 100+ lb liver rock, 80+ lb live sand, 2 small skimmers, $400+ in retail value of corals, $300+ in retail value in fish, and a lot of other stuff I canâ€™t even remember for $300.

06/19/2006, 10:46 AM	#20
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	Where I live they won't pay anything for livestock and won't take liverock in case it contain toxic chemicals! So I say more too ya for getting that much from a LFS. But I am sure if you posted on the forsale forum as one whole kit at 50% off, Iam sure you could got more money! In know up here I would jump on that deal right away!