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    Post by zeketaz Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:29 pm

    I know some people often wonder who the great sellers are and who to run from. I myself are one of those people lol. So please if you have bought from a seller on aquabid and know they are good to buy from let us know. Also if there are sellers to steer clear from would be helpful as well.

    Could also recommend other places that are good to buy from it may help some people with their search Smile
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    Post by mike205 Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:12 pm

    cichlidsandherps.com is an excellent place to buy from
    ive bought a good bit off aquabid but i dont remember the sellers names
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    Post by Ben Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:43 pm

    The only person I have ever had anything shipped from was Shay and she was great to deal with. The fish were excellent as well.
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    Post by Fern Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:42 pm

    Bettadan, very good starter worm cultures
    Georgegarcia, decapped brine, easy to deal with
    Blueface, good shrimp, good to deal with
    Hy640312, great angels, English isn't the best but really good person.

    Haven't gotten any bad's yet
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    Post by thatbettaglo Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:10 pm

    Snookn21. A Ft. Myers local that offered for me to come see him Pleco stalk. Nice guy and has some of the more unusual species, plus Discus and Angels. Wink
    http://www.freshwatertropicalfishonline.com/index.php
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    Post by joefish72 Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:59 am

    thatbettaglo wrote:Snookn21. A Ft. Myers local that offered for me to come see him Pleco stalk. Nice guy and has some of the more unusual species, plus Discus and Angels. Wink
    http://www.freshwatertropicalfishonline.com/index.php

    I buy from these guys (I pick up) THEY ARE AWESOME!!!
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    Post by joefish72 Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:05 pm

    There are a lot of bad buyers but few bad sellers on Aquabid. They have a forum called aquachat and there is a feedback section so you can check that for any new updates on buyer beware type posts. If there is a bad seller they don't last but a week or two because people talk and the feedback from buyers posts right to the sellers ratings.

    I'm a seller on the site and as of this post have a 49/49 rating for what that is worth.
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    Post by joefish72 Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:12 pm

    Sorry about the multi posts but I hope the info is good.

    Local shop (walk in type) that is by far the best for hard to find parts and accessories would be Boardroom Aquatics. You would be hard pressed to find a nicer guy than the owner. I have both bought from and sold to the shop and every transaction has been perfect. I needed a flapper for an older style whisper air pump and they had it in stock (see if that happens at one of the big box stores)

    My comments here are from personal experience and have nothing to do with Fern's relationship with the shop.
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    Post by Fern Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:20 pm

    Laughing I fully agree, I only ended up working there because I was in there so much rooting through the bone yard of used stuff Laughing my first job there was to dig, test and scrap out parts from the busted stuff Laughing

    I have a 4/4 rating on aquabid but so far I have only been a buyer.
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    Post by Finsandfeathers Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:42 pm

    Wish I could get into my old account but didn't have net for years and can't find the info any more but here's a few I've dealt with recently.

    snook21 - great guy, easy to work with and shipping all the way up here rocks!!
    prettypaula - easy to deal with have even done personal trades on the side
    roaddog - not sure if they are around anymore another I've done personal trades with - out of PA
    carmelzammit - killifish eggs wonderful guy will even ship to other countrys for me
    90125 - easy to deal with good fish got some native killis from him
    AlabamaAquaticPlants - Red is one of my favorite people for shipping supplies
    Wetspotx - good people haven't had fish shipped to me from them but have been to their store more than once, very clean and good stock
    AngelsPlus - good + have had more than one box of fish from them
    GeorgiaCichlidProject - good people have gotten wilds from them
    AlluringAfricans - good people great fish
    AngelfishGardens (pretty sure that's right) - great fish well worth the money
    Somethingphishy - good fish and shipping
    Elmo(there's numbers after) - sells bettas and have gotten some awesome fish from them
    m1847(?) - betta seller out of Alabama, nice fish great to deal with
    mademan - killifish out of HI nice fish

    okay for now those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head and one cup of coffee, there's more LOL when I start a restock change up project there's lots of fish that come in
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    Post by msienkiewicz Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:50 pm

    I've forgotten how many years I've been on Aquabid (mostly buying) w/ a feedback rating of 65/65. For the most part, the sellers have been trustworthy. The past month though I've come across one (Moonrose2164 aka Melody Sherman from PA) who'd ripped me and another buyer off (sent payment, no items, no refund) and as of the past week, it looks like she's still "selling" and performed yet another Breach of Sale with yet another buyer. *shaking head* The feedback system for the most part works but it takes 4 filed complaints before Aquabid will investigate.
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    Post by FishVixen Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:38 pm

    I don't even rate anymore because if you leave a bad review you get one back. I look though just in a case like yours. The rating system isn't always far you have to read the comments.
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    Post by Strikingthematch Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:17 pm

    The only one I would warn to stay away from on aquabid for Discus is petzonesandiego. That have possibly the worst looking Discus I have seen anywhere. Not all the pictures show it but in many you can see the football shape and large eyes. I would be very weary about Discus from them. Now other fish might be fine.. at least ones that require less care.
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    Post by FishVixen Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:03 pm

    plus they use stock photos and not the photos of the actual fish.
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    Post by Strikingthematch Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:00 pm

    Ya know the funny thing is that often the stock photos would show a persons best stock haha... I know that before I buy online I often would search around for a dealers post or reviews on other sites. Many forums specialize in Discus, Cichlids, Brackish water ect and you can find reviews from people on that site that have bit the bullet and ordered from some random aqua sellers.
    I guess I am always suspicious buying from others and I know many times it is not intentional that their stock is poor (people always like their own stuff...) but unless they can send me pictures of the fish I will be getting and in some cases pictures of the parents I will just walk away.
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    Post by Thebiggerthebetter Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:58 pm

    I never bought from aquabid.

    I have had good experience with RiverWonders (out in CA) and AmazonTropicals (PA). 99% of my fish I bought on the spot - and 90% of those came from LFs's as trade-ins - overall, a very expensive strategy. Gotta learn new ways.
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    Post by FishVixen Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:08 pm

    bulk or large orders you can get good deals on Aquabid.
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    Post by Thebiggerthebetter Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:57 am

    FishVixen wrote:large orders
    large as in the crowd or as in the size (see my avatar) ? Smile
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    Post by FishVixen Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:18 pm

    Crowd! Your avatar would need a room not a tank! LOL
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    Post by Fern Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:31 pm

    What kind of fish is that anyways?
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    Post by Thebiggerthebetter Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:20 pm

    Arapaima... wanna say gigas but the genus is being revised - taxonomists are pretty sure there are many species. But until that, gigas. About half-grown... well, only if one relies on the champion size data but far most of them do not exceed 10 feet.
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    Post by FishVixen Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:43 pm

    Knew it began with an A just couldn't remember the name.
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    Post by Ben Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:32 pm

    Only reason I knew what it was when I saw it is because I just watched a repeat of River Monsters this past week. They pack a terrible headbutt when jumping out the water.
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    Post by Fern Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:01 pm

    Thats neat!

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