Eef979 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) First of all I love collecting shark's teeth. I have been wanting a Megalodon tooth for quite some time. I would like to know if I got ripped off on a fake or if this is the real deal. It was on eBay and the seller said he got it diving in S.C. He has perfect feedback so I was not to worried about doing the transaction. However, I know nothing about fakes versus real ones. Here is the auction link as well as a scan: eBay Closed Auction Link Thank you so very much as this does mean so much to me. Edited June 17, 2011 by Eef979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 That's as real as they get; congratulations! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Agree with Auspex, no mystery here, it's real. If you want to see some fakes or "Replicas", go to eBay and search on "Megalodon Replica". Some folks make replicas and sell them as such. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 If this is your first meg you did just fine. A nice tooth to start a collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Looks just like many of the ones we find around here. Real for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members sirbonealot Posted June 17, 2011 New Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Looks like a good price and real tooth. I am amazed a big tooth like that goes for that little! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Looks like a good price and real tooth. I am amazed a big tooth like that goes for that little! Me too. Just think of all the time and effort and money that someone spent trying to find that tooth. My guess is it's a tooth that was found by diving, and if so, think of all the expenses involved in doing that. So, to get a decent 4+" tooth for a little over $50 seems like a pretty good deal. Now, of course, if that tooth was in pristine condition, it would have been $200 to $300 or more perhaps. If you aren't fortunate enough to live in an area accessible to rivers and such to find these huge teeth, you can still manage to add them to your collection via the wonderful world of the internet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wRick Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Me too. Just think of all the time and effort and money that someone spent trying to find that tooth. My guess is it's a tooth that was found by diving, and if so, think of all the expenses involved in doing that. So, to get a decent 4+" tooth for a little over $50 seems like a pretty good deal. Now, of course, if that tooth was in pristine condition, it would have been $200 to $300 or more perhaps. If you aren't fortunate enough to live in an area accessible to rivers and such to find these huge teeth, you can still manage to add them to your collection via the wonderful world of the internet ! It's depressing isn't it? To think of all the time, money and effort it takes to find teeth, compared to how little they're worth! "There is no difference between Zen and Purgatory and Time Warner Cable, and they are trying to tach me this, but I am a dim impatient pupil." ----- xonenine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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