- Location
- Union Square, NY
Many people try to sell corals and frags at the swap. Here are some suggestions to make everything as easy as possible for you and your buyers.
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There will be a flat tank to float your items in during the swap. This will be labeled "For Sale". The other trays in the room will be for donation to the auction. If you want to sell you items, make sure they go in the "For Sale" bin. Any items left in this bin at the end of the event (after the end of the auction) will be considered an anonymous donation to the site.
Please bring your own towel for handling bags and corals.
Each item should be bagged with water and air/oxygen. Ziploc bags work well, tupperware is good for larger items. If you bag items, do NOT open the bags and empty them into the holding tanks. The holding tanks are for warmth and additive water only. We try to keep these tanks fairly sterile.
Each bag/container should be labeled with the coral type and your name in permanent marker. This will help buyers find the owner and make an offer. If you want to put an asking price on the item, that may help the buyers find items in their price range.
Since the corals will not be acclimated, and we will not have aquarium quality lights onsite, you should print out a color photo of each frag or the mother colony. This is particularly important for items like zoanthids (zoos) where you cannot see their coloration when the polyps are retracted during transport.
If you print out a price/photo sheet, you should also put the type of lighting you have on the sheet so that buyers can gauge the final color in their tank. It is also a good idea to decribe their prefered location in a tank for members with less coral husbandry experience.
If you plan on selling items at the swap, we would appreciate it if you donate at least one item to the auction.
The following items will be provided free for all members:
Ziploc gallon size bags
Rubber bands
Heated 1.024 saltwater
Permanent markers
Feel free to reply with any additional suggestions for other sellers.
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There will be a flat tank to float your items in during the swap. This will be labeled "For Sale". The other trays in the room will be for donation to the auction. If you want to sell you items, make sure they go in the "For Sale" bin. Any items left in this bin at the end of the event (after the end of the auction) will be considered an anonymous donation to the site.
Please bring your own towel for handling bags and corals.
Each item should be bagged with water and air/oxygen. Ziploc bags work well, tupperware is good for larger items. If you bag items, do NOT open the bags and empty them into the holding tanks. The holding tanks are for warmth and additive water only. We try to keep these tanks fairly sterile.
Each bag/container should be labeled with the coral type and your name in permanent marker. This will help buyers find the owner and make an offer. If you want to put an asking price on the item, that may help the buyers find items in their price range.
Since the corals will not be acclimated, and we will not have aquarium quality lights onsite, you should print out a color photo of each frag or the mother colony. This is particularly important for items like zoanthids (zoos) where you cannot see their coloration when the polyps are retracted during transport.
If you print out a price/photo sheet, you should also put the type of lighting you have on the sheet so that buyers can gauge the final color in their tank. It is also a good idea to decribe their prefered location in a tank for members with less coral husbandry experience.
If you plan on selling items at the swap, we would appreciate it if you donate at least one item to the auction.
The following items will be provided free for all members:
Ziploc gallon size bags
Rubber bands
Heated 1.024 saltwater
Permanent markers
Feel free to reply with any additional suggestions for other sellers.
