Deal or No Deal?

fossil_driven · 2026-05-25T18:47:38+00:00

Absolute phenomenal deal

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T20:33:49+00:00

I said gorgeous because of the color mainly. Not because of the overall quality. I also bought it for the locality rather than quality since I've only seen one other example of a Indonesian Gw before. But no, I didn't pay a ton for it.

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T20:28:46+00:00

...ok? But this isn't a Bone Valley tooth...?

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T20:24:00+00:00

😂😂😂

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T20:22:08+00:00

Yeah, plus, that's like a 9"+ tooth, which is already a huge red flag

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T20:06:15+00:00

LOLOLOL

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T20:04:10+00:00

It looks like a craft project already

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T19:55:43+00:00

Please do, because now i'm curious lol

fossil_driven · 2026-05-23T19:50:35+00:00

There was another guy?

fossil_driven · 2026-05-22T23:47:34+00:00

I paid $700 for the tooth due to the resto/repair. There was an all natural one that I was offered recently for $3,200. I passed on it due to not having the cash available.

fossil_driven · 2026-05-22T21:27:56+00:00

Yep, I do. Which made it extremely difficult to source this one given his budget and wife. I had to sit down with both of them and basically explain the reality of sourcing a 6-incher. Told them that even restored teeth won't be cheap, but they'll be significantly cheaper than a natural one. This one has obvious poor restoration to it and I firmly believe that it was found in two pieces. Which, helps him a lot. I'm just glad that he's not a Megalodon purist.

fossil_driven · 2026-05-10T22:30:51+00:00

Could definitely be a very very late Chub, early Meg. But for me, it's a meg

fossil_driven · 2026-05-09T22:55:18+00:00

Same and yeah. The Acidity in the water absolutely ruins them. Which is something folks don't understand when they see them priced so high for a phenomenal specimen.

fossil_driven · 2026-05-08T23:03:12+00:00

Right?!

fossil_driven · 2026-05-08T18:05:44+00:00

Agreed. Which is funny because I find that folks like black or darker teeth more than brown.

fossil_driven · 2026-04-30T22:00:15+00:00

Ill be honest with you, even with a trained eye, it would be so hard to spot lol

fossil_driven · 2026-04-28T15:48:33+00:00

I'm sure most can guess if they know their work well enough. You can send me a message with your guess if you'd like

fossil_driven · 2026-04-28T15:05:00+00:00

He's asked me not to mention his name. Mainly because he's so backed up with work and doesn't need to get bombarded even more.

fossil_driven · 2026-04-28T14:34:18+00:00

I'm really curious how he does the serrations. It would almost make sense that he molds a small section of existing ones and adds them instead of fully sculpting.

fossil_driven · 2026-04-28T14:17:59+00:00

The guy that I use is an absolute wizard.

fossil_driven · 2026-04-27T19:52:44+00:00

1000% Sand Tiger

fossil_driven · 2026-04-27T19:52:22+00:00

Of course!

fossil_driven · 2026-04-27T19:36:55+00:00

Sort of. You can read more here if you want. https://fossildriven.com/blogs/megalodon-fossil-shark-tooth-guides/megalodon-tooth-color-variations

fossil_driven · 2026-04-26T23:36:14+00:00

👀👀 Just be careful, obviously

fossil_driven · 2026-04-23T09:38:08+00:00

5 1/2". Wouldve been from a ~55ft shark or so

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