Cypraea Mauritiana 108. 3mm CHOICE RARE XXL SPECIMEN, " Hawaiian Cypraea "
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4291963 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Cypraea Mauritiana: SUPER CHOICE RARE XXL SPECIMEN, "Hawaiian Cypraea" |
Cypraea Mauritiana, 108.3mm Linnaeus 1758, SUPER CHOICE RARE XXL SPECIMEN, "Hawaiian Cypraea". A big heavy shell, I found it live in a puka while I was snorkeling in six feet of water at Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii. From my personal collection, this shell is more beautiful than the photos, (it towers over the rashleighana and the Cypraea fultoni, soon to be listed for sale on eBay too.) And you know, for a shell that loves to live in bi...g surf, it is in fantastic shape, a little rub injury on one of the siphon canals, a dimple on the base, (sand inclusion?) imperfect color on the base and one side, but those are you-have-to-look-for-them type of things, the size and beauty of the shell itself just kind of grabs you... And as you can see in the photos, it is BIG, it makes the 80mm shell (a good sized mauritiana all by itself) in the comparison photo look small, wow!A terrific shell in any collection, especially yours!
Combined shipping. If you buy more than one item from us you will save on the shipping. There are two ways you can request combined shipping. The easiest is to just click the button on the top right of your order that says, "REQUEST TOTAL." Of course, if you are wondering WHY you don't see that button, let me give you a little tip---that button is available only on the "desktop" version of eBay! If there is no button to push, it means you are doing what 99% of the people shopping on eBay are doing, you're using your cell phone. Why eBay thinks no one uses their phone to shop with is a mystery that has no answer, but maybe we can change that. If you get a chance, leave feedback with eBay requesting that they put that button BACK on their mobile app. That's right, back. It used to be there, but for some reason eBay recently removed it, (probably removed by some old guy at eBay, who when he goes out---which can't be very often---wonders what that is that everyone is carrying around and looking at all the time, huh.) Anyhow, to request combined shipping, open up the desktop version of eBay on your laptop, and voila, there it is!Second way to get combined shipping is for you to pay the total, and when we receive your order we will, in a flash, issue a refund for any excess shipping charges. I've used both methods myself while shopping on eBay, and so far everyone I've bought from has been great! But then that makes perfect sense if you think about it. After all, they want me to come back! And I want you to come back too, so I WON'T be overcharging you for shipping...
As for normal disclaimers and such... I have tried my best to make sure the photos are accurate color-wise, but as everyone knows, color is a... well, it's tough. Between my phone changing the color due to the color of the shell, the background, this downturn in the economy AND it changing color when I post it on eBay, and then knowing that your phone or laptop is going to do weird things to it color-wise too, well, let's just say, I tried my best, and I hope you will think so too when you hold your new beauty in your hands for the first time.Who knows, maybe I'll get into the Guinness book of records for having the most worse photos ever seen on eBay...Second, like everyone else selling on eBay, I live and die by the feedback you leave, (please leave me fives!) so, with that in mind, please remember that I am anxiously sitting by my phone in case someone needs me to help them with something. Being retired, I have time on my hands, which means going to classes to learn a thing or two, so unless I'm stuck in a karate class painting fences, (well, it worked in the movie The Karate Kid, didn't it?!) I will happily get back to you pronto...The Karate Kid! Saw it for the six hundredth time, and man, it gets me every time! I even took up catching flies with chop sticks, and I'll tell you, it's not as easy as it looks... must've taken me 500 tries before I finally caught one, and how he ever caught a live one in the movie is beyond me!Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my sincerest apologies and a heartfelt wish from those of us at Island Shells for happy collecting. Enjoy your new treasures and remember, home is where your collection is!
Cypraea Mauritiana, 108.3mm Linnaeus 1758 SUPER CHOICE RARE XXL SPECIMEN, "Hawaiian Cypraea".
Combined shipping. If you buy more than one item from us you will save on the shipping. There are two ways you can request combined shipping. The easiest is to just click the button on the top right of your order that says, "REQUEST TOTAL." Of course, if you are wondering WHY you don't see that button, let me give you a little tip---that button is available only on the "desktop" version of eBay! If there is no button to push, it means you are doing what 99% of the people shopping on eBay are doing, you're using your cell phone. Why eBay thinks no one uses their phone to shop with is a mystery that has no answer, but maybe we can change that. If you get a chance, leave feedback with eBay requesting that they put that button BACK on their mobile app. That's right, back. It used to be there, but for some reason eBay recently removed it, (probably removed by some old guy at eBay, who when he goes out---which can't be very often---wonders what that is that everyone is carrying around and looking at all the time, huh.) Anyhow, to request combined shipping, open up the desktop version of eBay on your laptop, and voila, there it is!Second way to get combined shipping is for you to pay the total, and when we receive your order we will, in a flash, issue a refund for any excess shipping charges. I've used both methods myself while shopping on eBay, and so far everyone I've bought from has been great! But then that makes perfect sense if you think about it. After all, they want me to come back! And I want you to come back too, so I WON'T be overcharging you for shipping...
As for normal disclaimers and such... I have tried my best to make sure the photos are accurate color-wise, but as everyone knows, color is a... well, it's tough. Between my phone changing the color due to the color of the shell, the background, this downturn in the economy AND it changing color when I post it on eBay, and then knowing that your phone or laptop is going to do weird things to it color-wise too, well, let's just say, I tried my best, and I hope you will think so too when you hold your new beauty in your hands for the first time.Who knows, maybe I'll get into the Guinness book of records for having the most worse photos ever seen on eBay...Second, like everyone else selling on eBay, I live and die by the feedback you leave, (please leave me fives!) so, with that in mind, please remember that I am anxiously sitting by my phone in case someone needs me to help them with something. Being retired, I have time on my hands, which means going to classes to learn a thing or two, so unless I'm stuck in a karate class painting fences, (well, it worked in the movie The Karate Kid, didn't it?!) I will happily get back to you pronto...The Karate Kid! Saw it for the six hundredth time, and man, it gets me every time! I even took up catching flies with chop sticks, and I'll tell you, it's not as easy as it looks... must've taken me 500 tries before I finally caught one, and how he ever caught a live one in the movie is beyond me!Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my sincerest apologies and a heartfelt wish from those of us at Island Shells for happy collecting. Enjoy your new treasures and remember, home is where your collection is!
Cypraea Mauritiana, 108.3mm Linnaeus 1758 SUPER CHOICE RARE XXL SPECIMEN, "Hawaiian Cypraea".
