Market value question

[Bobtastic_001]

Looking for input on reasonable asking price for this specific fish. 8" Vieja (maskoheros?) Argentea. Purchased originally from Jeff Rapps at 1". I have only once seen one this size for sale once and it was on Jeff's site, maybe last year for $100

Thanks

 

[elting44]

Gorgeous fish, I think the price will rely heavily on where you are located and what the availability of them are in your area.

Why are you wanting to sell it

 

[Bobtastic_001]

Gorgeous fish, I think the price will rely heavily on where you are located and what the availability of them are in your area.

Why are you wanting to sell it

Unfortunately, I have to exit the hobby and sell my fish and equipment. I'm outside of Boston, MA. Have never seen them for sale in the Boston/Cape Cod area in my travels

 

[Bobtastic_001]

Unfortunately, I have to exit the hobby and sell my fish and equipment. I'm outside of Boston, MA. Have never seen them for sale in the Boston/Cape Cod area in my travels

And thank you. It is difficult to have to part with this fish. Quality fish for sure

 

[elting44]

Sorry to hear that friend. Hopefully you can get a reasonable price for it. Finnage looks great, I wouldn't think $100 would be unreasonable.

 

[jonclark96]

Putting a price tag on large cichlids is always tough in my opinion. At least in my area, there simply aren't a lot of people who have tank space available for large CA cichlids, so price will be driven by finding the right buyer.

As an example, a few years ago I was looking to clear out some tank space and literally had trouble giving away a proven breeding pair of fenestratus, never mind get anyone to pay me for them.

 

[dan518]

Here in the UK I have found one month you can get £100 next month you would have to donate it to your local lfs, depends on how long your willing to hold on to it for the right buyer.

 

[duanes]

It looks like it may be a female to me, so if there is someone, with a male near you, you may actually get a buyer, for what you are asking.
But I agree with Jonclark, unless there are people in your area with monster cichlid tanks, that species may be hard to give away, because of its needs, and volatility.
I picked up a similar sized female in Chicago a few years back for $25, because I had a male, that had already killed off 3 females. My males rep for killing females, made spending more, a gamble I wasn't going to spend much on.
I believe the seller had, had it in the classifieds for many months for $50 before I came along, and offered the $25. (he included 3 Synodintus it was housed with for free)

 

[cjdesmit]

I had a similar sized (8-9") M. argentea that I sold for $150. At that time Rapps was selling smaller ones for $100 and that was obviously not including shipping. You just have to find the right buyer that actually appreciates what you have. M. argentea are not a commonly seen fish, especially as mature adults as they are slow growers.

I don't think $100 is unreasonable at all. Below is a picture of the male that I sold. I know duanes knows his stuff but I'd have to respectfully disagree and say yours too is a male. The barring it's showing is a bit femalish but that could be due to other factors as well. The density of freckling is what leads me to believe it is a male.



Good luck finding your guy a new home.

 

[duanes]

Could be male, but just for reference......
Here is one of the males I had

now below, a female