panzerman Posted January 29 · Member Share Posted January 29 I used to collect worldwide papiliondae/ cethosia/ charaxes/ polyura/ parnassius/ saturnidae/ ornithoptera. Sold 30 % so far/ stil have 12K set specimens. Thought show some of natures wonders for everyone to enjoy. 1/ Drawer of bhutanitis complex/ four are extinct/ thus very valuable 2/ saturnidae/ actias 3/ bilateral gynandermorph (butterfly is 50% male/ 50% female split right down the middle ! specimens are ext. rare sell for same price as common aureus. 7 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted January 29 · Supporter Share Posted January 29 Very interesting! Where do you sell specimens like that? I suppose there are auction houses which sell such collections? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted January 29 · Member Author Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, CPK said: Very interesting! Where do you sell specimens like that? I suppose there are auction houses which sell such collections? The trade in insect specimens is worldwide and very popular. There is a site/ much like sixbid called "insectnet.com" On there you can post ads for sale or want to buy/ or exchange specimens. Once you post a listing/ you receive many inquiries/ thus can sell or buy material. Jus like with coins/ there are auction houses like Droult in France that have natural history auctions/ where you can bid on fully mounted Bengal tigers to Birds of Paradise and rare bugs. I had back in 2005 around 20K set specimens/ I sold about 500K worth/ still have more then that avaliable for sale. Just like coins/ I found that I did really well/ selling stuff for 10 X what I paid. A guy I know in France has the finest coll. of ornithoptera worth 50M Euros. These specimens of o. victoriae abberations are over 10K 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted January 30 · Supporter Share Posted January 30 12 hours ago, panzerman said: The trade in insect specimens is worldwide and very popular. There is a site/ much like sixbid called "insectnet.com" On there you can post ads for sale or want to buy/ or exchange specimens. Once you post a listing/ you receive many inquiries/ thus can sell or buy material. Jus like with coins/ there are auction houses like Droult in France that have natural history auctions/ where you can bid on fully mounted Bengal tigers to Birds of Paradise and rare bugs. I had back in 2005 around 20K set specimens/ I sold about 500K worth/ still have more then that avaliable for sale. Just like coins/ I found that I did really well/ selling stuff for 10 X what I paid. A guy I know in France has the finest coll. of ornithoptera worth 50M Euros. These specimens of o. victoriae abberations are over 10K That's amazing. It's always interesting to learn about other collecting worlds. I've sometimes watched Natural History auctions from Heritage - put some bids on some fossils, etc. but always got smoked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustophersmob Posted January 30 · Member Share Posted January 30 Odd question, but how does one go about shipping something like that so it doesn't get damaged? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted January 30 · Member Author Share Posted January 30 Actually a excellent question. I just sent these off to Slovakia. I pin specimens in three boxes/ then pack them in larger box with padding material to prevent postal shock. I use plastic shopping bags. Works every time! John 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted January 30 · Member Author Share Posted January 30 Neat abberant papilio maacki from Okinawa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rand Posted January 30 · Supporter Share Posted January 30 They are so beautiful. My worry for the postage would be the humidity. It must be pretty humid in Slovakia now. Why have you decided to stop collecting them, if I may ask? Your butterflies do not look like those typically bred for collectors and decorators. And they are so pristine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustophersmob Posted January 30 · Member Share Posted January 30 (edited) 1 hour ago, panzerman said: Actually a excellent question. I just sent these off to Slovakia. I pin specimens in three boxes/ then pack them in larger box with padding material to prevent postal shock. I use plastic shopping bags. Works every time! John Interesting, thanks for sharing. My first thought was that bumps or shocks would cause the wings to move and be damaged, but I guess their mass is so low you'd really need a significant impact to make them move. Edited January 30 by gustophersmob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted January 30 · Member Author Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Rand said: They are so beautiful. My worry for the postage would be the humidity. It must be pretty humid in Slovakia now. Why have you decided to stop collecting them, if I may ask? Your butterflies do not look like those typically bred for collectors and decorators. And they are so pristine. It was a hard choice/ but in order to devote more time and $$$$ to my coin hobby/ I decided to sell my butterfly/ moths. I built my collection with importance to perfect quality/ expert mounting techiques/ which makes for great eye appeal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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