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15941687 No.15941687 [Reply] [Original]

When did you realize collecting fossils was more valuable than buying precious metals? They're the most scarce commodity on the planet and their value will only ever increase. They also offer passive income from loaning them out.
About a year ago I started collecting them. Currently I have one Triceratops skull (it cost $80,000) and several Stegasaurus spikes. Looking to pick up a T-Rex skull soon, but those are harder to find for sale from a reputable dealer.
Pic related, it's my dad and my Triceratops skull. I loaned it to a local museum for an exhibit of theirs for $10,000.

>> No.15941694

>>15941687
Do you insure the skull incase Pablo down at the local museum tilts it over when moving it to the showroom?

>> No.15941708

>>15941694
In a loan agreement with a museum they typically agree to reimburse the full value plus 10 percent if something gets fucked. I don't loan it if that's not in place

>> No.15941712
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>>15941687
what would a fiberglass fake skull cost?
especially if it didnt matter if it was even realistic who gives a fuck. Good luck charging close to 10k. Nobody gonna rent your fossils faggot

>> No.15941728

>>15941712
You'd be surprised, three museums have rented fossils from me this year

>> No.15941802
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>>15941687
What makes a dealer reputable? Do you mind sharing who you buy from?

>> No.15941823

This is unquestionably the most patrician thread I've ever seen. How do you control for fake Chinese fossils?

>> No.15941840

>>15941687
I fell out with fossil collecting after I turned my Dome Fossil into a Kabuto

>> No.15941879

Awesome to imagine how these beasts lived here before us.

>> No.15941947

>>15941879
I know right, fren

I'm 3d printing a whole stegosaurus skeleton right now. Gonna sell it for $30 grand on ebay

>> No.15941968

>>15941802
>>15941823
Fossils will be inspected and studied and if a private collector gets ahold of them then they'll request papers if they aren't stupid. You can verify the papers and get fossils inspected by third party paleontologists. The seller should be okay with it and if they aren't then it's likely fake and you'll get China plastic, so avoid them. You can unironically find them on eBay but I haven't looked into that. I noticed a Triceratops skull going for $75k but didn't look at the listing's details so I don't know how they're going about verifying authenticity
>>15941840
Based
>>15941879
I've been interested in dinosaurs since I was a kid. Mind boggling to think about

>> No.15942001

>>15941802
>>15941823
Another thing to note: Usually fossils are a percentage of bone and cast metal. The higher percentage of actual bone the more valuable. The skull in my possession is 70% bone 30% cast metal. To answer the dealer question, you can find them on the internet. I know a paleontologist who knows private collectors and that's how I do my majority of browsing for acquisitions. He lets me know any time one of them wants to sell something. You can find fully fossilized skeletons of smaller dinosaurs in the $50k range which I've been considering but the Triceratops has sentimental value to me so that's what I went with first. I'd want to research any dinosaurs I pick up a full skeleton of first so I feel like it's more valuable than just an asset

>> No.15942059

>>15942001
I have a collection of fossils that have been sitting in my garage for 20 years maybe i should dust them off

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>>15942001
great insight, thank you rentadino; i'll start saving now.

>> No.15942359

posting in this thread because I guess it is fitting...I am going extinct just like these bones boys. Good bye. So long. Adios. You can have my bones, too, OP. You fucking faggot. I'm going the way of these damn dinos.

>> No.15942382

Is this worth it?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-TRICERATOPS-prorsus-DINOSAUR-SKULL-FOSSIL/232990043089?hash=item363f49ebd1:g:0dQAAOSwZq5bthY9

>> No.15942418

>>15942359
I still love you anon

>> No.15942526

>>15942059
They're absolutely worth something, I'd recommend getting them looked at
>>15942305
Good luck anon
>>15942359
Based but don't do that anon there's money to be made and places to see
>>15942382
I'm on my phone and my ebay app isn't working but if it's the same one I looked at earlier then yes. I'd recommend paying extra for the seller to deliver it

>> No.15943638

>>15941687
>$80,000
I would buy one for that price. Not even kidding. That's cheap for something that will never come back. What year did you buy it OP? And do you feel the same?
I would say dinos are a good investment.

>> No.15943674

>>15942359
Anon. We are limited people as human beings but we often try to make ourselves the god of our own life. Realize that being your own god isn't the solution. We cannot fill our own void that is missing. Just like a dry lake can't fill itself, we needs a source to pour into us. Jesus is that answer anon. Not even kidding.

>> No.15943827

>>15943674
checked

>> No.15944303

dinosaurs are fake
earth is flat
fuck off