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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. NOTE:All our DECOSHELLS listed items are non-graded and intended for decoration only.
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). However in most cases, we used several publications plus our own Australian and worldwide locality refs. If in doubt, please contact us via e-mail with your query. If you are looking for a specimen with particular colour / pattern, please by all means refer to a particular page / image in a shell book - our seashell reference library is extensive - and we most likely can compare your ref. to find a match.
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 very good
quality Cypraeidae, Conidae or Volutes - or rare &
newly described species. We would like to know:
1) Are there any Pectens among the shells you are offering - if so, which
species? What else can you offer? Can you send an image?
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 2009:
14th - 15th March,
2009
INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW PARIS - venue: 'Bourse de Commerce', 2 rue de Viarmes, Paris
2nd, France - AFC website:
http://www.xenophora.org
- e-mail:
wantiez.mada@wanadoo.fr
2nd May, 2009
NATIONAL BRITISH SHELL SHOW
- venue:
'Theydon Bois Hall', Coppice Row (B172), Theydon Bois, CM16 7ER, UK - BSCC
website: http://www.britishshellclub.org.uk/
- e-mail:
tom@tomwalker.co.uk
9 - 10th May, 2009
17th BVC INTERNATIONAL SHELL SHOW ANTWERP - venue: 'Sports Hall Schijnpoort', Schijnpoortweg
55-57, 2100 Deurne (Antwerp),
Belgium - BVC website:
http://www.bvc-gloriamaris.be
- e-mail:
bvc.shellshow@planet.nl, area & travel info at:
http://www.antwerpen.be
19th - 23rd July, 2009
- WE HAVE REGRETFULLY CANCELLED OUR
PARTICIPATION AT THIS EVENT, VERY SORRY - SEE YOU IN BOSTON 2010!
COA / CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION - venue:
'Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort', 400 Mandalay Avenue,
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767.
Dedicated convention website:
http://www.coa2009.org
- e-mail:
COA2009@aol.com, extensive Florida travel
links & info available at
the COA2009 website.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
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:
05-06-09