eBay anyone?

[reefs4life]

I'm wondering if anyone here has ever bought corals or livestock in general off of eBay and if so...did you like your purchase and did it last and how long it has lasted. Or share your bad experiences if any were encountered

 

[Lenny718]

I'm also wondering the same thing, Thinking of buying some live rock and live sand from ebay. Prices are like $4.00 a pound for lr and $28.00 for 50lbs of live sand.

 

[SI REEF]

I have a chalice comming tomorrow from ebay. I have purchased a few frags already. I have been lucky so far....

 

[reefs4life]

Well what I've bought so far from eBay I've been satisfied with. This includes...
-50lbs of Walt Smith Fiji Live Rock which was 105 dollars buy it now with 45 dollars of shipping which is practically $3/lb
-2 clams that lasted me a long time*
-open brain*
-random zoos*
-50 blue leg hermit crabs (twice)
-100 snails (twice)
- and just today I received a gorgeous piece of x-mas tree worm rock which was $44 total and is a good 4 1/2 inches and has tons of x-mas worms on it, more than I've ever seen on piecese at a pet store

*died when tank crashed a while ago

 

[jejton]

Just make sure to take the proper precautions -
-the seller should have very good rating and a high quantity of sales.
-read the terms of sale very carefully as eBay and PP are both notorious for being lousy at supporting ripped off customers.
- double check the shipping becuase once you win a bid you cannot retract just because you find the shipping is more than you expected.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Never had any luck with ebay.

 

[jay1335]

I made one purchase off of ebay. It was a peice of nepthea and it didnt last more than 2 hrs in my tank not sure what happened as the nepthea I got from pablo is doing awesome!! I'd try ebay again though.

 

[cowfish]

I've never ordered livestock, but have gotten hardware. Never had a problem. As previously mentioned, only do business with someone with 98-100% positive rating and make sure you know the shipping costs. Some are quite reasonable while others are absolutely ridiculous.

 

[SWA]

I have ordered quite a bit from ebay. I keep an eye out for ricordea to add to my collection. Sometimes a big bargain comes up. I have had great luck thus far. I have ordered sand with no problem, snails and cleaners etc.
Reefscavangers is a seller on ebay along with a few others...I think gateway aquatics (didn't like their rics )

Otherwise I think you just need to be real careful. If you think you'll get a pink yuma for 10 buck...you get what you pay for. Otherwise there are some GREAT bargains.
I am 100% addicted and check ebay religiously daily.

Beth