Jake.parmenter Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hi guys was wondering if this looks authentic? What would be a fair price to sell as? Dimensions are 25cm by 15cm. Kindest regards, Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Topic moved to "Is it Real...?" subforum. Please understand that, as per Forum rules, we cannot provide valuations or appraisals. We can, however, provide our opinions on the authenticity of the specimen. You will likely need to show us more images, so do please request more from the seller (if this is an item you do not own and are seeking to purchase). If the seller will not provide these, then said seller may lose a customer. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlame Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Do you happen to have more photos of this? It looks like an actual specimen, but it definitely looks like some parts have been painted (some parts look a fair bit darker than the rest of the specimen). But if you can put in some more high res photos, that would definitely help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 An acid and mechanically prepped specimen. Rather overly prepped such that the bones are worn off. As to whether it is painted in some parts or not, you would need photos of a higher resolution to tell for sure but I don't think it is painted, the colour difference is likely to be a result of acid prepping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jake.parmenter Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Thanks for the replies!!! Yes i am hoping to buy i will request more photos to run by you guys first! May i say what an amazing forum this is and thanks so much for your answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake.parmenter Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Also having trouble uploading die to image size restrictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake.parmenter Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Due* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlame Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Definitely does look a bit overdone, and it appears that one of the right ribs were broken off the animal and the fossilised. Can't say I've seen that before! That said, although it is most likely a real specimen, it isn't a high quality one, and I personally would wait until a better one came along (depending on your price range). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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