Shortnose Gars price question?

[screaminleeman]

I just placed a bid on Aquabid (a buy now!) for shortnose gar. The auction states that they are healthy and eating market fish and shrimp. They are between 12" and 15"!

The buy now price was set at $10, so I made the purchace and contacted the seller for all three at $10 each.

I have never seen shorties for sale at any LFS around here, and the one jumper (died) that I bought online was less than half the size of these and cost $15!

Is this a great deal, or not?

 

[RedDwarf]

I would say that's a great price on those shorties. Now the catch would be how much shipping will cost.

 

[BOTR]

Who's the seller? Gotta be carefull with Aquabid.... I would question who the seller is... I searched a bit and could not find the shortnose on Aquabid...

Chris

 

[Madding]

That's a good price for sure at that size. As US natives they don't usually go for over 20 dollars so it's not like a blowout good deal but still those are big shorties for 10 dollars each.

 

[koltsixx]

Need pics of the bad boys as well as first dibs if you ever decide to sell them. Heck I'll even double your money back $20 each. Lol!!

 

[BOTR]

Has anyone else seen any on Aquabid? I can only find Snookn's......

 

[koltsixx]

Nope and I've been checking pretty regularly. Trying to get my hands on a longnose and a tropical. Still maybe I missed it.

 

[BOTR]

Yea, I dont think it was missed. I've been checking several times a day myself. Saw an aligatore or 2, and the Florida's from Snookn.

 

[RedDwarf]

Well if he got in on the bid early and used the buy it now option your not going to see it on aquabid any longer, unless the seller puts up another auction.

 

[tnaylorj]

I saw the listing... said "spotted shortnose gars" are something like that...the seller sounded like someone just trying to get rid of their fish quick, and prob. not going to abide by the auction format so it scared me off, but maybe i was wrong