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[cbianco]

Please explain the above. Did you just say you do NOT expect do be taken care of "everytime" you frequent a business?

I think he means when something goes wrong.

[GoldCorals]

I think he means when something goes wrong.

Oh, I can see that. Don't expect me to be back though.
What you got for trade cbianco?

[robalv]

I mean on a haggled price or lower than normal price I do on the other hand would like to be taken care of as usual. Simply said I dont expect a lower than normal or haggled price every time.

[GoldCorals]

I mean on a haggled price or lower than normal price I do on the other hand would like to be taken care of as usual. Simply said I dont expect a lower than normal or haggled price every time.

yeah. Gabe has made some nice deals for me too. he do shoot me down from time to time as well as expected. Like you said. Thanks for c;earing that up.

Now I would like to get back on topic of my questions. With links if need be.

[recoiljpr]

Scenario:
You purchase $250 in Zoas, to get free shipping, say from a sponsor. On arrival they don't look so good and within a week they all melt on you.

Question 1: Does the seller have a obligation/do you expect to have a store credit or replacement given?

Question 2: Would you expect the same obligation from a private seller? Particularly if they sold the item in some volume.

Question 3: If you feel a "brick and mortar" has a obligation to replace/credit an item but a private seller is exempt why?

It all depends on what the seller states in their post/site/store. If they do not warranty the livestock, then caveat emptor. Some companies do offer warranties on their livestock, but their prices usually contain a markup to help cover the cost of returns. So generally speaking, you will pay more for having the "insurance".

Personally, if I spent enough with a vendor all at one time, I would not mind paying a premium or insurance on survivability for X # of days. That would be a pretty good competitive advantage for that seller in my eyes. Without that kind of umbrella, I will keep my purchases to smaller amounts spread out. That way, the loss isn't as great to me.

[cbianco]

What you got for trade cbianco?

1 polyp of GSP and one half of a RPE. Oh and Gabe was going to help me frag some frags.

Actually, I have one SM and one LG frag of my electric yellow zoa's. Pic is somewhere on my thread (I won't put it here since it is OT)

We should get a trade thread going. Maybe a single thread where everyone posts their trades.

Christopher

[GoldCorals]

1 polyp of GSP and one half of a RPE. Oh and Gabe was going to help me frag some frags.

Actually, I have one SM and one LG frag of my electric yellow zoa's. Pic is somewhere on my thread (I won't put it here since it is OT)

We should get a trade thread going. Maybe a single thread where everyone posts their trades.

Christopher

I am a lowly "web member." With less than "150 posts"
You don't want what I got! I would say PM me (WE ALL KNOW PM's are MONITORED...u just can't quote it in public) but that would be OT and make me look like a tool for circumventing the rules.

So another point is raised. I have things to offer..but refrain due to BOD issues.

The DFW site is nice though....

[ACE]

Hey Goldcoral, I have a question I hope you don't feel it is off topic, but I am curious about this after reading a thread on another hobby site. What should happen when a "seller" that happens to be a leader, example and representative of another site buys a coral colony for cheap, frags a ton off of them and sells them; then the majority melts away. Should he replace all of them because it's the right thing or are those buyrs out of luck? I know in this hobby corals/fish die, and that's a part of it so I'm not complaining just asking your opinion.

[GoldCorals]

Hey Goldcoral, I have a question I hope you don't feel it is off topic, but I am curious about this after reading a thread on another hobby site. What should happen when a "seller" that happens to be a leader, example and representative of another site buys a coral colony for cheap, frags a ton off of them and sells them; then the majority melts away. Should he replace all of them because it's the right thing or are those buyrs out of luck? I know in this hobby corals/fish die, and that's a part of it so I'm not complaining just asking your opinion.

Well, I have no clue as to what you are talking about. So I can only comment on as to what I have seen on MAAST group buys.
If the sponsor sells you corals that melt away they need to offer credit/replacement or get trashed (see recent group buys). Me, if I were a seller, it would not be a issue. I would do the right thing and credit/refund . I like to sleep at night. Where in this did you see a "leader, example and representative ?"

[Gseclipse02]

Scenario:
You purchase $250 in Zoas, to get free shipping, say from a sponsor. On arrival they don't look so good and within a week they all melt on you.

Question 1: Does the seller have a obligation/do you expect to have a store credit or replacement given?

Question 2: Would you expect the same obligation from a private seller? Particularly if they sold the item in some volume.

Question 3: If you feel a "brick and mortar" has a obligation to replace/credit an item but a private seller is exempt why?

by chance were these African zoa's ???