The Asaphid Family

My goodness Do any of you know where I can get these for an affordable price? I would love some Asaphids trilobites of my own. I only have 2 Asaphus Expansus at the moment.

Very nice compilation @Kane 

Thank you - I am quite proud of my growing collection... and a bit poor in pocket, too.  

@indominus rex: It depends what you mean by affordable as it is definitely relative to each person and their income. Using my quick currency conversion, I usually spend about 70-100 euros per trilobite, which is pretty much where a lot of them are priced at (except for rare and very exceptional pieces, including multiples on a single plate). Some items I make an offer on to reduce the price, and so far every seller I've done that with has agreed to my price. I always factor in the labour time involved in preparing these trilobites (in Marxist terms, the labour theory of value ). So I am paying for more than just a trilobite; I am paying for the time and materials of the preparator. 

4 minutes ago, Kane said:

Thank you - I am quite proud of my growing collection... and a bit poor in pocket, too.  

 

@indominus rex: It depends what you mean by affordable as it is definitely relative to each person and their income. Using my quick currency conversion, I usually spend about 70-100 euros per trilobite, which is pretty much where a lot of them are priced at (except for rare and very exceptional pieces, including multiples on a single plate). Some items I make an offer on to reduce the price, and so far every seller I've done that with has agreed to my price. I always factor in the labour time involved in preparing these trilobites (in Marxist terms, the labour theory of value ). So I am paying for more than just a trilobite; I am paying for the time and materials of the preparator. 

I guess so. So which sellers do you get them from? I wouldn't mind getting one for about 60 - 70 euros, a good deal.

Wonderful. 

I love comparing the different species! 

A gorgeous collection. 

22 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Wonderful. 

I love comparing the different species! 

A gorgeous collection. 

Thank you, Adam. I really wish I could have found and prepared them myself, but I do agree that matching them all together does bring out their differences!