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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Seashell Trade
A great story on shells + trade + the collectors market. To maintain prices, collectors always spread rumors in the interest of scarcity. Then and now. Shells are like jewels. Collectors these days are interested in both beauty and behavior. The world of top shell collectors is relatively small, and it's an interesting trade.
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