GIANT Cypraea Tigris Schilderiana 6 112. 3mm CHOICE BEAUTY From Hawaii
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:55626664 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Cypraea Tigris Schilderiana: GIANT HAWAIIAN!! |
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GIANT HAWAIIAN!! Cypraea Tigris Schilderiana #6, 112.3mm Cate 1961, CHOICE BEAUTY from Hawaii Hawaii is an unusual place when it comes to shell collecting... There are few shells on the beach, so you have to go snorkeling or diving for them. Yet, shell collecting in Hawaii is so fickle, you can go snorkeling until you're exhausted without finding a thing, or, you ...can find yourself just drifting along and then WHAM! There's a rare shell just waiting for you to pick it up! I looked and looked for a tiger cowrie, but that's the next weird thing about collecting in Hawaii, if you're looking in the wrong spot, you can look for years and years without finding a thing... And then one day, I was tide-pooling at a spot we liked to go to at Kapolei, Oahu, and there, five feet away from the shore in twelve inches of water was the first and only tiger cowrie that I ever found (after fifty years of looking.) That's shell collecting in Hawaii. This shell was found on the North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, along a ledge in fifty-five feet of water. It has a blended in repair on the dorsum that you can only see if you tilt the shell properly, or to say it another way, you really have to look for it to see it, otherwise it's big, it's beautiful, and it will look fantastic sitting on your shelf for people to gawk at.The perfect shell for a first-rate collection...
As for normal disclaimers and such... I have tried my best to make sure the photos are accurate color-wise, but as everyone knows, color is a... well, it's tough. Between my phone changing the color due to the color of the shell, the background, the lighting AND it changing when I post it on eBay, and then knowing that your phone or laptop is going to do weird things to it color-wise too, well, let's just say, I tried my best, and I hope you will think so too when you hold your new beauty in your hands for the first time.Second, like everyone else selling on eBay, I live and die by the feedback you leave, (please leave me fives!) so, with that in mind, please remember that I am anxiously sitting by my phone in case someone needs me to help them with something. Being retired, I have more time on my hands than the gorgeous one thinks I should, and your messages go immediately to my phone, so if you have a problem AND at the same time want to save me from having to hide out from you know who, let me know and I will happily get back to you pronto...Retired... and I thought I would get to do nothing all day long once I retired... oh what false dreams we live with!Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my sincerest apologies and a heartfelt wish from those of us at Island Shells of happy collecting. Enjoy your new treasures and remember, home is where your collection is!
GIANT HAWAIIAN!! Cypraea Tigris Schilderiana #6, 112.3mm Cate 1961, CHOICE BEAUTY from Hawaii
Buy 3 or more shells, get free shipping promotion---This promotion applies to any 3 shells, but unfortunately, eBay's computer does not always recognize that a shell that already has free shipping is one of the qualifying 3 shells, but rest assured we do, we will refund any shipping charges eBay charges if you buy 3 shells! If you have questions, we are here to answer them!Free shipping limitations---Please note, free shipping (including the "Buy 3, get free shipping" promotion, ) applies only to USA destinations.International sales---We use eBay's Global Shipping Program, eBay calculates the shipping and taxes, not us, and due to the pandemic, at this time eBay does not ship to everywhere, sorry. Please ask us if you have any questions.
GIANT HAWAIIAN!! Cypraea Tigris Schilderiana #6, 112.3mm Cate 1961, CHOICE BEAUTY from Hawaii Hawaii is an unusual place when it comes to shell collecting... There are few shells on the beach, so you have to go snorkeling or diving for them. Yet, shell collecting in Hawaii is so fickle, you can go snorkeling until you're exhausted without finding a thing, or, you ...can find yourself just drifting along and then WHAM! There's a rare shell just waiting for you to pick it up! I looked and looked for a tiger cowrie, but that's the next weird thing about collecting in Hawaii, if you're looking in the wrong spot, you can look for years and years without finding a thing... And then one day, I was tide-pooling at a spot we liked to go to at Kapolei, Oahu, and there, five feet away from the shore in twelve inches of water was the first and only tiger cowrie that I ever found (after fifty years of looking.) That's shell collecting in Hawaii. This shell was found on the North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, along a ledge in fifty-five feet of water. It has a blended in repair on the dorsum that you can only see if you tilt the shell properly, or to say it another way, you really have to look for it to see it, otherwise it's big, it's beautiful, and it will look fantastic sitting on your shelf for people to gawk at.The perfect shell for a first-rate collection...
As for normal disclaimers and such... I have tried my best to make sure the photos are accurate color-wise, but as everyone knows, color is a... well, it's tough. Between my phone changing the color due to the color of the shell, the background, the lighting AND it changing when I post it on eBay, and then knowing that your phone or laptop is going to do weird things to it color-wise too, well, let's just say, I tried my best, and I hope you will think so too when you hold your new beauty in your hands for the first time.Second, like everyone else selling on eBay, I live and die by the feedback you leave, (please leave me fives!) so, with that in mind, please remember that I am anxiously sitting by my phone in case someone needs me to help them with something. Being retired, I have more time on my hands than the gorgeous one thinks I should, and your messages go immediately to my phone, so if you have a problem AND at the same time want to save me from having to hide out from you know who, let me know and I will happily get back to you pronto...Retired... and I thought I would get to do nothing all day long once I retired... oh what false dreams we live with!Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my sincerest apologies and a heartfelt wish from those of us at Island Shells of happy collecting. Enjoy your new treasures and remember, home is where your collection is!
GIANT HAWAIIAN!! Cypraea Tigris Schilderiana #6, 112.3mm Cate 1961, CHOICE BEAUTY from Hawaii
Buy 3 or more shells, get free shipping promotion---This promotion applies to any 3 shells, but unfortunately, eBay's computer does not always recognize that a shell that already has free shipping is one of the qualifying 3 shells, but rest assured we do, we will refund any shipping charges eBay charges if you buy 3 shells! If you have questions, we are here to answer them!Free shipping limitations---Please note, free shipping (including the "Buy 3, get free shipping" promotion, ) applies only to USA destinations.International sales---We use eBay's Global Shipping Program, eBay calculates the shipping and taxes, not us, and due to the pandemic, at this time eBay does not ship to everywhere, sorry. Please ask us if you have any questions.
