Live sales become a scam ?

[gilman]

Who else feels live sales have become a scam ? New live sale every weekend , inflated prices , common everyday seen corals over priced ? $100 acan frags .... ya ok ! Acropora micro frags for hundreds ... “XXL” “super chunky” frags that are actually normal frags ... dont get me started about this “mini” colony BS .

 

[mitch91175]

Who else feels live sales have become a scam ? New live sale every weekend , inflated prices , common everyday seen corals over priced ? $100 acan frags .... ya ok ! Acropora micro frags for hundreds ... “XXL” “super chunky” frags that are actually normal frags ... dont get me started about this “mini” colony crap .

All we can do is not support that type of event. I have stuff I consider ok sized frags and friends think they are colonies. I tell them that’s not a colony and I’m not fragging a frag

 

[Brian1f1]

Some events are better than others. Cherry Corals does great ones. I’ve gotten sweet stuff that’s grown overtime into awesome colonies.

 

[Copingwithpods]

I don't typically shop online but I have noticed it too. A frag marked up 40% then discounted 20% for the sale. And the constant sale onslaught is getting a tad annoying. I get we are all home and they are dying for our money but geez

 

[AZMSGT]

No one is forcing you to buy anything. When people stop buying the system will change.

Corals.com and AquaSD.com have more sales than I can stand. So I just put them on ignore and move on.

 

[vanpire]

Some events are better than others. Cherry Corals does great ones. I’ve gotten sweet stuff that’s grown overtime into awesome colonies.

Agreed. I think FHC did a great live sale and the prices were very good, compared to other live sales.

In the past, I thought ARC and TCK live sales were good, but the prices seem higher for the current live sales than their past sales.

 

[vanpire]

No one is forcing you to buy anything. When people stop buying the system will change.

This is very true. I think it is the newbies mostly that get sucked in. I don't have any evidence. Just a guess.

Vendors do whatever works. Live sales get people into the "shortage" feeding frenzy that makes people buy against their better judgement. It is a great marketing tool.

 

[Anthony Scholfield]

Yep, they are one big joke! Unfortunately the sale forum here can lean that way too. There are good sellers but they are diamonds in the rough.

 

[Rukk]

I'm not gonna say scam or not, because you can get scammed or not buying just about anything. I will however say that the live sales are not for me so I try to ignore to the extent that it is possible. Problem is the ads dominate the site...

 

[mitch91175]

No one is forcing you to buy anything. When people stop buying the system will change.

Corals.com and AquaSD.com have more sales than I can stand. So I just put them on ignore and move on.

You are 100% correct and I myself never buys anything from them for the simple reason of pricing and not being able to maximize shipping. But that’s just me and just responding to the OP.

I believe so many new hobbyists do jump on those, spend a lot of money, kill the coral and regret it.

I give stuff away locally or trade instead of selling at crazy prices. For me less headache that way. Also won’t give something to someone unless I know their tank is ready for the piece I’m giving them.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hello,

I‘M sorry if you do not like the Live Sales. I know the vendors work very hard to make them special and they spend a TON of time and effort to give the community the best they can.

Thank you for the feedback. This thread is closed.