Live Sale Dead Corals

RBZ · Apr 16, 2020

I am curious how many of you have bought a nice coral at a live sale and when it was time to ship that coral you get a It's DEAD email?
The reason that I am asking is this has happen to me on multiple occasions now from the same vendor and I have participated in many Live Sales over the Past 2 years here and it's the same vendor every time. I have not had this happen with any other vendor so I am curious if this has happened on multiple occasions to anyone else?

ndrwater · Apr 16, 2020

I would suggest moving on from that vendors live sales as apparently "live" is interpreted differently there.

Water Dog · Apr 16, 2020

I‘m gonna guess that said vendor didn’t get the price they wanted and by telling you it’s dead, it gives them a chance for a “do over“ for a higher price at some point. As suggested above, move on from that vendor.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 16, 2020

I would be long done with this vendor

LRT · Apr 16, 2020

RBZ said:
I am curious how many of you have bought a nice coral at a live sale and when it was time to ship that coral you get a It's DEAD email?
The reason that I am asking is this has happen to me on multiple occasions now from the same vendor and I have participated in many Live Sales over the Past 2 years here and it's the same vendor every time. I have not had this happen with any other vendor so I am curious if this has happened on multiple occasions to anyone else?

Should probably share the vendors name so we can all beware and not od business with vendor.
I've ordered from several named vendors now and have never experienced that minus the few that have arrived sick and ready to die.

jcolliii · Apr 16, 2020

Yep, I buy enough corals online, and I want to know who it is that I need to stay away from as well. Please share.

Jaebster · Apr 16, 2020

It also gives the opportunity for others to share their experience with that vendor... and their experience may be vastly different (or same)

Urtoo · Apr 16, 2020

Watching

Alan_J_MN · Apr 17, 2020

You absolutely need to name the vendor!

A one-off incident, where the coral was devoured by a hungry alien or was attacked by a samurai warrior is understandable. But that never happens multiple times.

You need to shame the vendor!

Michael Gray · Apr 17, 2020

im following, i need to know too

DesertCitiesReefer · Apr 17, 2020

Curious as well since I do a lot of live sales

jcolliii · Apr 17, 2020

If you do a search in a certain way, the vendor becomes apparent.

Fakegolfnews · Apr 17, 2020

jcolliii said:
If you do a search in a certain way, the vendor becomes apparent.

What is this, the DaVinci code? Give the people what they want!

Michael Gray · Apr 17, 2020

jcolliii said:
If you do a search in a certain way, the vendor becomes apparent.

Oh ya I seewhere he is active. Note to self.

tbaity1401 · Apr 17, 2020

Check post history.. Easter live sale...

homer1475 · Apr 17, 2020

I'm calling complete BS on this thread!

Op says hes participated in many live sales over the last 2 years, yet he/she only became a member in January of this year? Thats 4 months here, not 2 years for those of you that are not good with math.

And the vendor was @uniquecorals , with who I have done many live sales with(this past weekend was one and my corals came in 100% as pictured), and my corals always arrive alive and well packed. This is the one vendor I have never had issue with. I'm certainly not saying people can't have issues, but UC is very reputable, and if this was taken up with them, I'm sure they would make it right.

OP if your going to call out a vendor, at least man up and name the vendor.

Also if the Red Sea thread about a broken sump got moved to vendor feedback, this thread should probably be moved there too.

Duffer · Apr 17, 2020

homer1475 said:
I'm calling complete crap on this thread!

Op says hes participated in many live sales over the last 2 years, yet he/she only became a member in January of this year? Thats 4 months here, not 2 years for those of you that are not good with math.

And the vendor was @uniquecorals , with who I have done many live sales with(this past weekend was one and my corals came in 100% as pictured), and my corals always arrive alive and well packed. This is the one vendor I have never had issue with. I'm certainly not saying people can't have issues, but UC is very reputable, and if this was taken up with them, I'm sure they would make it right.

OP if your going to call out a vendor, at least man up and name the vendor.

Also if the Red Sea thread about a broken sump got moved to vendor feedback, this thread should probably be moved there too.

Thu I agree with you that is not necessary true, you can participate in a live sale as a guest, maybe he did this.if UC is true I agree with you as I never had a issue with them and my corals always do well from them

homer1475 · Apr 17, 2020

Yeah didn't think of logging in as a guest, I will stand corrected on that matter.

On another note, if you werent charged, or didn't receive a dead coral, I'm not seeing an issue here other then getting an email about a dead coral that was never shipped nor charged for.

Look at post history, all UC live events.

siggy · Apr 17, 2020

If UC said it was not healthy then it was not. I called once on a cheap acro colony, and he flat out told me not to buy it
because it was struggling and I didn't have the skill to bring it around. Now I have had issues but they always make it right