Got suckered on Aquabid - This is not HC (dwarf baby tears)

[binbin9]

Got some "dwarf baby tears" off of aquabid, but I was a bit skeptical since it looked like duckweed and it floats. However the leaves are about the same size. I even emailed the guy to make sure. He sends me to a link about how they grow better floating so I bought some.

The description calls it as HC and Dwarf baby tears.

I got it today and its a big bag of DUCKWEED. The seller won't admit to it and says he's never owned duckweed. I even contacted the few others that bought it and admitted that what they received was duckweed and not HC. My lesson learned, Don't buy from this guy.

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?liveplantsf&1360798213

This is some of his "HC" in my tank BLAH. In the foreground is the bag it came from, What a waste of money.

Does this look like dwarf baby tears to you?

 

[pbmax]

Ugh, that sux. This is why I don't buy from folks with very little feedback - not worth the trouble.

I like how the other folks got duckweed and gave him positive feedback anyway. :evil:

Edit: On a side note, I need to get into this racket. With the amount of duckweed I generate weekly I could send my kid to college on the profits!

 

[jrmakawoody]

Woooow lol, poke and I are going to start drying out elodea...and distributing it...as....LOL

 

[twoohsix]

man that's cold blooded

 

[LuminousAphid]

That's too bad, I haven't ever tried aquabid but I don't think I would buy anything over a few $$ without seeing it in person. Which I'm sure you didn't spend more than a few bucks, at least it wasn't a huge quantity or anything

 

[pbmax]

That's too bad, I haven't ever tried aquabid but I don't think I would buy anything over a few $$ without seeing it in person. Which I'm sure you didn't spend more than a few bucks, at least it wasn't a huge quantity or anything

I've had some great luck with aquabid - plants, fish, and inverts. Just make sure you read any bad reviews a seller may have had, don't pick a seller without many reviews, and pay close attention to the photos.

 

[DMD123]

Sorry to hear of your bad experience. I have bought fish sight unseen from online vendors and have done well so far.... but there is always that risk.

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry guys but this post hella old and ben has not been on lately.

 

[Anonymous]

I've had some great luck with aquabid - plants, fish, and inverts.  Just make sure you read any bad reviews a seller may have had, don't pick a seller without many reviews, and pay close attention to the photos.

 :iagree: 

 

[LuminousAphid]

Haha I didn't look at the original post date, I just replied cause someone else had posted recently... sorry to bring up your bad experience again!

 

[Anonymous]

And its not mine. Read above. Lol. And no I have great experience with Aquabid and ebay. Read what pbmax last posted about how to deal with these site.:spoton: 

 

[pbmax]

And its not mine. Read above. Lol. And no I have great experience with Aquabid and ebay. Read what pbmax last posted about how to deal with these site.:spoton: 

And one more tip: Always read ALL of the item description!! :cheers:  Lots of problems can be solved in life by thorough reading of descriptions, directions, etc. Yes, I am a dull person. 8)