Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I don’t buy fossils often as I prefer to find them myself. But I do respond to a good deal at times, especially when the specimens are better quality on average than my personal finds. Several years ago I met a husband and wife in a small Texas town with a mammoth jaw for sale online. The add was pulled due to thick heads at the sale site misinterpreting the ivory ban to extend to fossil ivory...fortunately this went down after we got each others’ Paypal info. Side note: I was first bidder and the new policy saved me from entering a bidding war! Anyway, I got a great deal, and they liked the no-haggling experience we shared. Every 2 or 3 years I get a call from them, as was the case this week. I guess they put the word out over time in their little town, and now everyone in town brings their unwanted Pleisto stuff to this couple for commission sale. We have a great rapport and they give me first right of refusal on everything. The stuff I don’t have room for I often give away as gifts or it makes its way into other hands pretty quick through trade or occasionally by sale. It’s all good...now my coworkers, friends and family are all loaded down by complete and partial mammoth teeth. And I may have kept a goodies few for myself. The funny part was watching me part with $ on this stuff several years ago. Now that I’ve found a few good mammoth teeth and tusk sections on my own, buying isn’t the same jagged pill it used to be. Glad my pride didn’t blind me to good deals. Anyway, let’s have a look at my most recent takeaways. The biggest tooth is 13” maximum dimension. 2 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Big Bertha 3 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Juvie Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Mid size 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Proximal mammoth tibia and maybe a tortoise femur or humerus 2 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Great collection and a nice report! Some of those teeth are really nice. Though i like the tortoise bone the most! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 PM sent for the Tibia and Big Bertha. Does your price include shipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, caldigger said: PM sent for the Tibia and Big Bertha. Does your price include shipping? This isn’t in the sales thread. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 58 minutes ago, Kane said: This isn’t in the sales thread. 1 hour ago, caldigger said: PM sent for the Tibia and Big Bertha. Does your price include shipping? Well, at least it shows caldigger's genuine interest in 'em! Those are some great teeth Siphuncle. Big bertha belongs in a museum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 What beautiful elephantoids! You seem to have found their dentist! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Kane said: This isn’t in the sales thread. Ok, then I'll start the bidding at $10. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 hour ago, FossilSniper said: Well, at least it shows caldigger's genuine interest in 'em! Those are some great teeth Siphuncle. Big bertha belongs in a museum It is already in one...perhaps the most heavily fortified in Texas! 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 The US Museum of Natural History?! US= Uncle Siphuncle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Not bad, Dan! Not bad at ALL! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Nice! The whole family! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Nice! The whole family! I'd call this the "Goldilocks" package. Pappa, Momma, Baby and Goldie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 16 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: It is already in one...perhaps the most heavily fortified in Texas! 15 hours ago, caldigger said: The US Museum of Natural History?! US= Uncle Siphuncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 2 hours ago, FossilSniper said: Well there is a siphuncle parlor... 2 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: Well there is a siphuncle parlor... Wonderful! Is that an ammonite i see on the second shelf down? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: More like a siphuncle castle! I hope my collection will be as impressive as that one day! Considering this is just a decoration behind your chair, I can only imagine what your real collection room must look like! PS- you ought to prep that massive one at the bottom-right shelf! Imagine how much more impressive it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, FossilSniper said: More like a siphuncle castle! I hope my collection will be as impressive as that one day! Considering this is just a decoration behind your chair, I can only imagine what your real collection room must look like! PS- you ought to prep that massive one at the bottom-right shelf! Imagine how much more impressive it would be. BTW, there is a second, matching chair next to the first, so I had to flank it with a second battery of ammonites, for balance, of course. Credit to my wife: ammonite shelves were her idea. Having a library is so Victorian. Today’s nerd needs an Ammonite Parlor! Oh and please refrain from juxtaposing the words “fossil” and “room” in front of my wife. That could conjure up her fantasy of bulldozing all my snarge into one room. Mua ha ha! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Very nice group of Texas mammoth teeth. The ammonite shelves are awesome too. Thanks for showing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 A collection ol' Indy Jones would be jealous of! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Incredible collection! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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