Jason fox ? or Jason faux ? .......

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Good for u VIo , you went directly to the source!

 

[duke62]

I personally love JF corals. Not because of the name but because whenever i buy from him my corals grow quick and before my mini crash never had a coral die on me from him. I know he has no pests and unlike other "named" coral vendors he actually will talk and give you advise whether at the swaps or emailing him

 

[vio]

Good for u VIo , you went directly to the source!

Thank you, I appreciate your reply.

 

[ohana888]

rfid chip with full dna mapping implanted into frag...add $350...or trust who you buy from. it would be bad karma otherwise...

 

[Adamc1303]

It's pretty simple. He has nice corals, he's a very famous and successful reefer so people are willing to pay allot of money for his stuff. Is there a way to identify it, like mentioned before only by knowing who's tank it lived in after Jason's. There is no real way to know. People rip people off all the time in this hobby. It used to not be like this but lately it's gotten pretty bad.

All this being said this is an expensive and not so popular hobby. When I say not so popular I am comparing to other things people do for instance cycling collecting art, stamps etc... Since the hobby is relatively small there isn't as much cash being circulated so costs are up. Plus we are actually getting rare living animals so how big can this really get. I think the hobby being small is cool. People (my self very much included) go through stages where they get addicted. I have phases (going through one now) where I need something new almost every day! Then when you can't afford it you get hobbyist who turn there addiction into a business. they buy a frag and chop it up into bread crumb sizes and start selling it. It's like another very lucrative illegal business. "buy in bulk and chop it up" Some are worthy (Jason Fox, Tyree and a few others) Those guys are famous because they really have special pieces. However most private name vendors these days are full of crap. They put a ridiculous name on everything. I mean you can take a zoo and call it July 4th dynamite and people will go crazy for it even if it looks like garbage. Allot of the vendors I saw at the swap used to come to my house to buy things, now they are big bad boy vendors. And the look on their faces when you walk buy is like an inmate when a women walks by, they are ready to pounce. They forgot why they even got into this hobby now it's all about the Benjamins only from the looks of it they seem to be dealing in Jacksons and Lincoln for the most part. I am all about the little guy and it's awesome they do what they love but don't turn into that grimy LFS owner that will sell you a shark for a nano because he knows he can. Without rambling even more I think the lesson it to buy with your eye that's it. If you like it and want to spend the money on it then buy it. Why buy from Jason Fox? He's worked his way up and now has our street credit. I always laugh when I see threads with a coral and people asking what it's worth. Sure we know what most things cost but that's not what they are worth. All this stuff is expensive if you have to ask then don't buy and f you want to know it's true value then see how much someone else is really willing to pay for it, that's how an efficient market works. I was at a store last week and they wanted 200 bucks for a Favia colony because it was "Ultra". I left and drove to another store where I got the same exact colony only double the size for 100 bucks. I felt like driving back and showing them. Lesson is buy with your eye, that's it. Sorry for the long rant.

 

[Mattl22]

Lineage is very easy to determine for the frags that are expensive !! If someone can't provide lineage don't buy it! Also don't take someone's word for it pm the guys who the coral came from to check! (This to me is fun talking to new people alot times from all around the country I've made alot of friends some I chat with through text send pics of our tanks / coral back and fourth) !
As far a jfox goes the guy goes and hand pics corals for the sole purpous of growing and aquaculturing them his frags r always encrusted and colored
Up and seem to be hardy!

 

[fishman1069]

It's pretty simple. He has nice corals, he's a very famous and successful reefer so people are willing to pay allot of money for his stuff. Is there a way to identify it, like mentioned before only by knowing who's tank it lived in after Jason's. There is no real way to know. People rip people off all the time in this hobby. It used to not be like this but lately it's gotten pretty bad.

All this being said this is an expensive and not so popular hobby. When I say not so popular I am comparing to other things people do for instance cycling collecting art, stamps etc... Since the hobby is relatively small there isn't as much cash being circulated so costs are up. Plus we are actually getting rare living animals so how big can this really get. I think the hobby being small is cool. People (my self very much included) go through stages where they get addicted. I have phases (going through one now) where I need something new almost every day! Then when you can't afford it you get hobbyist who turn there addiction into a business. they buy a frag and chop it up into bread crumb sizes and start selling it. It's like another very lucrative illegal business. "buy in bulk and chop it up" Some are worthy (Jason Fox, Tyree and a few others) Those guys are famous because they really have special pieces. However most private name vendors these days are full of crap. They put a ridiculous name on everything. I mean you can take a zoo and call it July 4th dynamite and people will go crazy for it even if it looks like garbage. Allot of the vendors I saw at the swap used to come to my house to buy things, now they are big bad boy vendors. And the look on their faces when you walk buy is like an inmate when a women walks by, they are ready to pounce. They forgot why they even got into this hobby now it's all about the Benjamins only from the looks of it they seem to be dealing in Jacksons and Lincoln for the most part. I am all about the little guy and it's awesome they do what they love but don't turn into that grimy LFS owner that will sell you a shark for a nano because he knows he can. Without rambling even more I think the lesson it to buy with your eye that's it. If you like it and want to spend the money on it then buy it. Why buy from Jason Fox? He's worked his way up and now has our street credit. I always laugh when I see threads with a coral and people asking what it's worth. Sure we know what most things cost but that's not what they are worth. All this stuff is expensive if you have to ask then don't buy and f you want to know it's true value then see how much someone else is really willing to pay for it, that's how an efficient market works. I was at a store last week and they wanted 200 bucks for a Favia colony because it was "Ultra". I left and drove to another store where I got the same exact colony only double the size for 100 bucks. I felt like driving back and showing them. Lesson is buy with your eye, that's it. Sorry for the long rant.

That's was a perfect rant! I agree 100%

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Yeah that rant was on the money , good points all along an dead on nails about the vendor facts!!! Awesome post thank you for taking the time to put it up , I appreciate it .