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[conniesshells]

Hey there.  I know how difficult it can be keeping inventory of a large collection.  I inherited my grandmother's collection that she educated me with since I was 9 (I'm almost 24).  Before we started selling it per shell, it was well over 4500 specimens.  Right now I'm down to approximately 3000+ and I am in the process of re-cataloging into an easier system.  It values over $24000.  It really depends on the specimens you have (where they came from, grade, age, rarity...).  I think you may have somewhat of hard time selling it all in one swoop, partly due to the cost of shipping.  Most collectors are overseas.  You could make a decent profit still by selling them one-by-one with your own website.  I can give you some ideas on how to get a free website going like mine.  You could attempt, once you are done logging them, to try selling it as a whole on ebay?  You would really need to be descrïptive on the collection pieces because lots of buyers will be skeptical without individual pictures.  If you would like some tips, feel free to email me: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:conniesshells@yahoo.com">conniesshells@yahoo.com</a><!-- e -->.  If you just want some website ideas, check out my site: <a href="http://conniesshells.host22.com" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://conniesshells.host22.com">http://conniesshells.host22.com</a><!-- m --></a>

Good Luck!

A. Aurora  <img src="images/smiley/smile.gif" alt="" border="0" />

p.s. I live in KY about 2hrs away.  Maybe I could be interested in looking at a few of my fav species!