(EBAY) thecoralfarmer is crap!

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Yeah, everything about it screams garbage. One of the polyps is open and I **** you not, its smaller than the diameter of an eraser on the end of a No.2 pencil. Cant even tell what it is.
 

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Yeah, oh well, they still haven't opened all the way. Tried to give the bastard negative feedback but it says you have to wait 7 days for "power sellers", I bet he does something to prevent it from showing.
 
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Chad what does the second pic actually look like. Wow those are nice id be disappointed as well. Why I don't order online from anyone unless we've met.
 

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Chad what does the second pic actually look like. Wow those are nice id be disappointed as well. Why I don't order online from anyone unless we've met.
I can't even tell, honest to god. The one that opened was mostly yellow, but its sooooooo tiny you cant make out any detail. Other one has been shut since I put it in, starting to see some color rings like you can see when they are closed on a normal polyp, so maybe its starting to think its ok to open up, but I doubt that one will be any bigger. I would need a macro lens to capture any detail.
 

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Wow that sucks, that guy is pretty notorious in the hobby for being, well... just awful. He's been at it for a really long time too, hopefully he starts getting the ebay feedback he so well deserves.
 

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Im waiting for the 7 days to pass to leave negative feedback, then im going to file a dispute, both of the ones I paid for are melting, one of them already did.
 

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I used to order from them when they had their actual store front when they were called Mr. Coral. This is a true chop shop, frags are unhealthy and carry parasites. Out of the many many frags i got from them only 2 survived... The online is worse now and most of the time you wont get the same frag listed. Crap indeed...
 
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While I've had similar -- subpar -- results w/ this seller, I also bought the above and they were one of the few that actually looked like I expected them to. I bought 3 of em, and now have around 15. Unfortunately, mine are predominantly yellow now probably due to my lighting. There are two polyps that still have a bluish tint, but the rest are all yellow. they're still amongst my favorites though.
 
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Good 'ol Sonny lol loves those fresh cuts. I buy a lot from him, the guy that runs the ebay side of things is located here in SoCal. I generally have him hold things for atleast a week or two before sending them out, again I buy a lot from them so they may be a little easier to deal with for me. BUT, it's still probably about a 50/50 survival rate, which is terrible. Trick is getting multiple of the same thing and try to get them when they are low, kinda a steal. But I'm still losing lots of money on all of it. But I think shipping is ***** on corals and even the best sellers experience loss on things during shipping or after. It's the coral game.
 

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LOL wow guys. I would NEVER buy from him again, I dont care if its a strat for 4.99...

I figured out his ratings though, he asks people to remove the negative feedback after refunding their money and in turn post up POSITIVE feedback... LOL comedy. I removed mine on good faith, but DID NOT leave positive and he also asks not to mention the refund in the comment, so I posted up neutral feedback and mentioned the refund. He asked why and I told him because hes a shady person and I had a terrible experience, that does NOT warrant positive feedback.

If anything I came out ahead of the dbag, the Hypno zoa is still alive.
 
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While I've had similar -- subpar -- results w/ this seller, I also bought the above and they were one of the few that actually looked like I expected them to. I bought 3 of em, and now have around 15. Unfortunately, mine are predominantly yellow now probably due to my lighting. There are two polyps that still have a bluish tint, but the rest are all yellow. they're still amongst my favorites though.
BTW im pretty sure these are Jason Fox Acid Reflux if you want the real thing.
 

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LOL wow guys. I would NEVER buy from him again, I dont care if its a strat for 4.99...

I figured out his ratings though, he asks people to remove the negative feedback after refunding their money and in turn post up POSITIVE feedback... LOL comedy. I removed mine on good faith, but DID NOT leave positive and he also asks not to mention the refund in the comment, so I posted up neutral feedback and mentioned the refund. He asked why and I told him because hes a shady person and I had a terrible experience, that does NOT warrant positive feedback.

If anything I came out ahead of the dbag, the Hypno zoa is still alive.
Awesome Chad hehe
 

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While I've had similar -- subpar -- results w/ this seller, I also bought the above and they were one of the few that actually looked like I expected them to. I bought 3 of em, and now have around 15. Unfortunately, mine are predominantly yellow now probably due to my lighting. There are two polyps that still have a bluish tint, but the rest are all yellow. they're still amongst my favorites though.[/

I'd b interested in a couple p of those if u decide to frag, been looking for those.
 

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