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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 6, 2015 15:19:42 GMT -5
Like to start a world wide thread to inform every one not to buy seed from china, as 99.9% are fake , and even Ebay knows it and still will not do any thing about it, as they dont want to miss out on the fees I'm guessing , as have told and proven to them that there mostly fake seed and still ebay refuse to ban these crooks . so please inform every one you know not to buy seed of any type from china ,as you all ready seen from threads here all are fake .its about time some one put a stop this this rip off situation . thanks john
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 6, 2015 15:32:04 GMT -5
I must agree with you, John. I've ordered many seeds from China via Ebay and none of them are true to the descriptions...
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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 6, 2015 15:49:48 GMT -5
yes indeed Will , I really can't believe after all the info and photographic evidence I gave ebay ! they didn't ban that seller ?? was totally flabbergasted with there response !!. if all of you here put in every forum , Fb , CP info site , the same about these Chinese crooks and others if you know of them ,is only way that we can stop these crooks or its just going to go on and on !
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 6, 2015 15:54:04 GMT -5
It's hard to stop them from selling fake seeds, but we can at least make sure people we know are not falling into their traps. Most ebay sellers would do something about it if you show them that the seeds aren't what they suppose to be; Some just resent me another pack of fake seeds when I was complaining to them... The sellers actually have no ideas what's the seeds made of, they bought those packs from distributors and then try to sell them online.
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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 6, 2015 17:34:40 GMT -5
well that's the story they would like you to believe, as I dam sure they know and just plead ignorance ! here is some compelling evidence I showed Ebay , and they said, well you better ask for your money back, thought that banning the seller was the appropriate action , Well guess not ??. My own pollinated Orchid Dracula pods now the orchid pods or seed from China as you can see not even close , so why are they still selling these seed to people ,when ebay knows there selling fake seed ?? unbelievable, shame on you Ebay !! for still allowing this to happen and not protecting your paying users John
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Post by lloyd on Jul 6, 2015 18:41:27 GMT -5
Strangely, I've never bought seeds from China. That's too bad that you didn't get what you ordered. Weird that they actually sent you seeds (or anything). They could have more easily cheated you by not sending anything.
I blame eBay. They don't punish dealers like this. Then they ban me for life because my account was hacked and even had my PayPal suspended-at least I got that back.
On the other hand, I have gotten some great deals on electronics from China.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 6, 2015 18:49:45 GMT -5
Yes, it's weird, they sent me many clover seeds, unknown peppers, and some other weeds I cannot identify. I've gotten many good deals on electronics from China via Ebay as well. John, have you tried to contact Ebay directly about the sellers? Negative rating? I'm aware that once a seller gets enough negative rating, it would be banned from Ebay. Well, they could just create a new account but they will lose all the "points".
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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 6, 2015 19:42:57 GMT -5
yes gave them neg feed back they complained to me very badly about it for doing so , told them to stop selling fake seed, pity more didn't do the same , for some unknown reason , may be to embarrassed form being taken for a ride ,cant work that out ?? many other thing from china have been ok, but I believe that market is more regulated and better addressed buy large companies ! thee are just opportunistic back yard drongoes AU slang for not nice peoples .
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jul 6, 2015 22:11:17 GMT -5
...haha, I like that Australian slang, sorry you got ripped off John. Strangely, I have never bought seeds from China but I have gotten seeds from every continent except South America and Antarctica. At the end of the day there's probably not much you can do.
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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 7, 2015 2:35:11 GMT -5
Well amanitovirosa , drongo meant a bit more than that as you probly gather, but being PG here i couldn't put its actual Ozzie slang full meaning . but I believed if people complain hard enough longer enough it will get through , if Ebay is not going there job properly and its is said enough there not doing there job , they will pick up on it , if not all ready , and will have to take action to save face in the end , public options is all ways strong cause it hit's the hip pocket in the end , even polllies listen to it !!.
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Post by lloyd on Jul 7, 2015 5:29:45 GMT -5
EBay management is really dysfunctional. I expect them to dwindle and die in a few years.
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Post by stevebooth on Jul 7, 2015 7:13:26 GMT -5
Its a bad state of affairs, but its not just the Chinese that are at it. I have in the past bought sarracenia seed of what were rare crosses, grown them, and guess what they look nothing like what they are supposed to be. After the three years to get them to a state where you can tell roughly what they are its too late to leave negative feedback. I could of coure been unlucky and the seller has mislabelled some of their seed but it has happened on more than one occasion with two different sellers, but at least they were sarracenia seeds. So it is always buyer beware im afraid and always buy your seeds from reputable dealers/sellers. I know I always do now.
Cheers Steve
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jul 7, 2015 18:51:03 GMT -5
...I'd have to go with what Steve said on this one...
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 7, 2015 20:24:15 GMT -5
I never use Ebay...I use Amazon..no complaint about customer service or mailings so far...
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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 7, 2015 20:38:58 GMT -5
yep i agree Steve 100% , but just now i am trying to get people to recognize this situation first , as its in epidemic proportions !! just now , and need a strong address to it , the other seed issues are important to as I been stung same many times , still ongoing with that as well .
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