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GENERAL INFORMATION
GRADING OF SPECIMEN SEASHELLS: (Viewed under good lighting with the naked eye)
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Obviously no grading system can possibly do justice to every specimen available and most specimen shells will require further description.
REFERENCES:
You will find the information on the specific publications used for reference in the header section of the relevant price list (i.e. CONIDAE list) - If in doubt, please contact us via e-mail with your query. If you are looking for a particular colour / pattern, please by all means refer to a particular page / image in a shell book - we have an extensive seashell reference library available and can likely compare your reference to find a match for you.
TRADING / EXCHANGE OF SEASHELLS:
We usually restrict our trading to
our own collecting interest: We will always try to acquire rare and unusual
Pectinidae and will exchange for them just about any specimen shell from our
lists. The only other items we would consider trading for are either really rare or
newly described species.
1) Are there any Pectens among the shells you are offering - if so, which
species?
2) What would you like in exchange?
To start negotiations, please send us a description of your offer with a
suggested retail value in US$. Please also include a list of items that you
would like in exchange and please mention that you would like to offer the shell(s) in question for exchange
or trade. If you can't find suitable shells
to trade for on our lists, please let us know what other shell species you are looking
for in exchange. We may be
able to track down your desired item(s) for you -
contact
us.
TRADE SHOWS / EVENTS:
We will be presenting specimen shells for sale at the following international shell shows in 2008:
7th - 9th March,
2008
NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN SHELL SHOW - venue: 'Italo-Australia Centre', 23
Foster Street, Newmarket, QLD 4051 - Brisbane, Australia - Malacological Society
of Australasia (Brisbane Shell Club Branch), e-mail:
msaqld@powerup.com.au
14th - 15th March,
2008 (DATE CHANGE: Due to local Paris elections on Sunday,16th of March
08
the show has been moved to Friday & Saturday only)
INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW PARIS - venue: 'Bourse de Commerce', 2 rue de Viarmes, Paris
2nd, France - AFC website:
http://www.xenophora.org
or e-mail:
wantiez.mada@wanadoo.fr
26th
April, 2008 (last Saturday in April)
NATIONAL BRITISH SHELL SHOW
- venue:
'Theydon Bois Hall', Coppice Row (B172), Theydon Bois, CM16 7ER, UK - BSCC
website: http://www.britishshellclub.org.uk/
10th - 11th May, 2008
16th BVC INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW ANTWERP - venue: 'Sports Hall Schijnpoort', Schijnpoortweg
55-57, 2100 Deurne (Antwerp),
Belgium - BVC website:
http://www.bvc-gloriamaris.com/
- area & travel info at:
http://www.antwerpen.be
5th - 10th
July, 2008
COA / CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION - venue: Crowne Plaza
Riverwalk Hotel, 111 Pecan St. E., San
Antonio, TX, USA - dedicated 2008 COA convention website:
http://www.coa2008.org
- e-mail:
coa2008@earthlink.net
- extensive area
& travel info links for San Antonio & Houston areas also available at
the COA website
ADDITIONAL INFO:
You will find additional information on pricing, ordering, shipping, refunds, available payment methods and our money back guarantee on the ordering page.
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Last modified:
15-04-08