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Warning
10-08-2011, 06:58 PM,
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Re: Warning
Dear Dave,
I have been buying and exchanging shells for over 40 years already. The majority of the people is absolutely trustworthy, but the - bad - exceptions spoil it for the rest.
Sri-Lanka is an area with many interesting shells but it is extremely hard to find a reliable source overthere. I had one in the past - Brian Alexander - from Trincomalee but he died several years ago...
For the rest I have the same experiences; one dealer (probably the same guy???) sent me excellent shells: beautiful Murex palmarosea (pink fronded), Voluta cloveriana, etc.etc.
Than he sent me a really terrible lot... (described as gem-shells) which I would not even rate as fair. Excuses that he could not replace the shells because he had lost his permit....
Avoid, avoid, avoid!!!
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Messages In This Thread
Warning - by dave r - 09-25-2011, 09:46 AM
Re: Warning - by dave r - 10-01-2011, 11:23 AM
Re: Warning - by Bart - 10-08-2011, 06:58 PM
Re: Warning - by dave r - 10-09-2011, 03:13 AM
Re: Warning - by Bart - 10-10-2011, 03:49 AM
Re: Warning - by dave r - 10-11-2011, 09:46 AM
Re: Warning - by andre_m - 10-12-2011, 09:01 PM
Re: Warning - by dave r - 10-13-2011, 02:15 AM
Re: Warning - by andre_m - 10-14-2011, 11:38 PM
Re: Warning - by Bart - 10-15-2011, 07:07 PM
Re: Warning - by jespayos - 02-12-2013, 08:42 PM
Re: Warning - by dave r - 02-13-2013, 10:34 AM

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