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Post by mantisboy on Oct 14, 2015 15:01:07 GMT -8
This should be a VERY obvious heads up, but just tossing this one out there. He offers Titanus and collections of Gloss Swallowtails on eBay, and has this in the comments. I am not accusing anyone though, you can make your own assumptions. On a related note, I am currently offering self-caught pairs of Papilio elephanor, only $1300. If you buy more than 5 pairs, it comes with a free specimen of this newly discovered "Papilio chikoe"  Attachments:
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Post by mantisboy on Oct 14, 2015 15:02:48 GMT -8
Disclaimer: for all those FWS agents watching down on us, I am NOT actually selling chikae, if that weren't obvious enough, I am merely mocking a fairly obvious scammer.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 15, 2015 7:35:57 GMT -8
Presumably "Papilio elephanor" is also a newly discovered species, perhaps related to P. elephenor.  Adam. PS. Thanks for letting everyone know about the dodgy dealer. |
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cronos664
Oct 15, 2015 14:07:50 GMT -8
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Post by mantisboy on Oct 15, 2015 14:07:50 GMT -8
Presumably "Papilio elephanor" is also a newly discovered species, perhaps related to P. elephenor. Adam. PS. Thanks for letting everyone know about the dodgy dealer. Exactly! I just figured everyone had heard of it. |
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Post by mantisboy on Oct 22, 2015 3:50:35 GMT -8
In case anyone still has doubts, he just agreed to sell me a yellow or red-yellow form of hermeli! Attachments:
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 22, 2015 13:34:07 GMT -8
"hermeli ssp of chikae" ? A nice debate to reopen |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 23, 2015 14:15:25 GMT -8
Page & Treadaway already showed that hermeli is a subspecies of chikae By the way, isn't 'cronos' a Greek name?  Adam. |
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Post by tv on Jan 10, 2016 8:46:03 GMT -8
The cronos664 ID has been removed from Ebay, so we should be on the lookout for his next persona. I ran across him while looking for Titanus and he offered me a 190 mm specimen that his friend had stolen from a museum. I wouldn't consider purchasing anything stolen, but when he added the fact that it's 10% larger than the recognized record, I knew he was full of it and reported him to Ebay. As a relative newbie to the purchasing of insects, this was an eye-opener. Healthy skepticism from now on.
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cronos664
Jan 10, 2016 12:58:44 GMT -8
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Post by joee30 on Jan 10, 2016 12:58:44 GMT -8
That is why I am wary when purchasing on eBay, which is rare anyhow.
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Post by obewan on Jan 19, 2016 19:15:17 GMT -8
Best to try to find someone you can trust...
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 23, 2016 4:49:58 GMT -8
Well, there are hundreds of great insect suppliers on EBay.
Just read the ratings and avoid the "too good to be true" items from dealers with no rating.
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