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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9842198" data-attributes="member: 4534">Throwing books away used to rub me the wrong way.&nbsp; Books are valuable!&nbsp; Throwing them away seems like such a waste.&nbsp; Almost akin to book burning!&nbsp; Except it really isn't.&nbsp; The books I've tossed were mass produced and had very little value to anyone.&nbsp; Yes, I've donated books to libraries and given them away as well, but sometimes you just gotta clear out your space and don't have time for all that. You might want to examine why someone owning a megalodon tooth rubs you the wrong way.&nbsp; Megalodon teeth literally wash up on beaches in North Carolina and Florida on a frequent basis.&nbsp; You can just walk down a beach, especially after a storm, and find them (along with teeth from extant species).&nbsp; They're not particularly rare and they're not particularly valuable from a scientific perspective.&nbsp; You can get a very large, high quality megalodon tooth for about $600 these days. I certainly agree there are valid concerns here.&nbsp; I sure wouldn't want to see someone take that 90% intact T-Rex skeleton and turn it into flatware, buttons, or knife handles.&nbsp; And there are definite concerns about illegally procuring fossils and smuggling them as Nicholas Cage found out when he returned the $296,000 T-Rex skull he purchased to Mongolia.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9842198, member: 4534"] Throwing books away used to rub me the wrong way. Books are valuable! Throwing them away seems like such a waste. Almost akin to book burning! Except it really isn't. The books I've tossed were mass produced and had very little value to anyone. Yes, I've donated books to libraries and given them away as well, but sometimes you just gotta clear out your space and don't have time for all that. You might want to examine why someone owning a megalodon tooth rubs you the wrong way. Megalodon teeth literally wash up on beaches in North Carolina and Florida on a frequent basis. You can just walk down a beach, especially after a storm, and find them (along with teeth from extant species). They're not particularly rare and they're not particularly valuable from a scientific perspective. You can get a very large, high quality megalodon tooth for about $600 these days. I certainly agree there are valid concerns here. I sure wouldn't want to see someone take that 90% intact T-Rex skeleton and turn it into flatware, buttons, or knife handles. And there are definite concerns about illegally procuring fossils and smuggling them as Nicholas Cage found out when he returned the $296,000 T-Rex skull he purchased to Mongolia. [/QUOTE]

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