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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| The BEST fish delivery I've ever received!
I had one of my show females go out with my shipment on Tues.. A guy won her on E-bay....To make a long story short, he was not home for the delivery and never picked her up at the PO....I have been on the phone with the PO in CA since Wed. trying to decide what to do....I had to act quick with this being the weekend...I was so afraid she was going to die in the box....I have sent the guy 10 E-mails and no reply at all! He paid good money for her and also paid for express shipping...I'm not sure what happened but the mailman just made a delivery back to my door with my little girl....She is now out of the box and back in her tank....She surived without food and in a small baggy since Tues morning....
This is going to change how I do things from here on out.....I refuse to ship without phone contact the day of shipping.....I have been sick to my stomach for 3 solid days.....
Here's my baby girl.....Not sure what to do about refunding the guys money...I did everything I promised to do....Input will be appreciated...
Last edited by Martinismommy; May 8th, 2009 at 04:01 PM.
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Wow, that is crazy! I'm sorry that happened to you! As for input, I think you should just send her to me instead  lol.
You did everything you said you would, so at very least the shipping should not be refunded, as you gave clear warning that he had to be home when the mailman comes. Maybe just refund the price of the actual fish? | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I am so glad she is okay! You must have used kordan bags. Personally I would only give him his money back for the fish minus any extra shipping you had to pay to get her back. And I agree on the phone contact.
How could he do that? I sit here like a crazy lady when I know I have a shipment coming in. He must have had a major emergency. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Well, things happen. I mean, it's easy to immediatly crucify someone - but I can think of thousands of bad situations I would be in where a fish being delivered to me would be the LAST thing on my mind (i.e. car wreck, friends or family in some kind of trouble, etc) | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| No one is crucifying him..lol,,,
I agree with the other posters. Refund him the cost of the betta minus shipping cost paid to get her back to you. That would be fair. The phone contact is a great idea too. Just to make sure they remember the betta is coming and if something does come up you can hold shipment. I'm soo happy she is well and healthy. I hope the guy is ok as well. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Bulldog, I'm hoping that isn't the case..I am not crucifying anyone...I am just sharing my story... | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| I'm gald your girl made it home to you safely.
Wow, wonder what happened that the guy wasn't able to take delivery.
Let us know what happened. | 
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| She's so beautiful! I am totally going to get a girl betta next, and from you! | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Whoops. I came off a bit harsh on the post. I didn't mean to say anyone here was crucifying the guy - that was just MY initial reaction before I calmed down and thought about it 
But yeah. Business is business. The guy should get refunded his money, minus the shipping costs both ways. It's not your fault that he couldn't take delivery. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogWrestler  Whoops. I came off a bit harsh on the post. I didn't mean to say anyone here was crucifying the guy - that was just MY initial reaction before I calmed down and thought about it
But yeah. Business is business. The guy should get refunded his money, minus the shipping costs both ways. It's not your fault that he couldn't take delivery. | LOL..that was my initial reaction too.. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow - I really want one of MM's bettas. Can't afford it though.
BUT I am thinking about getting a halfmoon male from a LFS about an hour away. They are the only store I've ever seen carrying halfmoons! | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Pink, I would have sent her to you! You jumped the gun and went on Aquabid lol...Actually, I have a blue male I was going to offer you when I read that Winter passed.. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy Pink, I would have sent her to you! You jumped the gun and went on Aquabid lol...Actually, I have a blue male I was going to offer you when I read that Winter passed.. | I'm still open for adoptions................................ | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I am so glad to hear that she is okay! She is such a beauty  She was sitting at a PO in CA....I would have been more that happy to pick her up  lol. I am sure she will find another wonderful home asap.
I hope the guy is okay. I was supposed to buy something off of craigslist and ended up having a family emergency that day. When I got back on my email a few days later I had a bunch of really mean emails from the guy I was supposed to be buying from. I was so insulted, because he had no idea what was going on in my life. I hope that the guy who was supposed to adopt her is alright. Hopefully he'll contact you soon.
Last edited by MissMTS; May 8th, 2009 at 07:12 PM.
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Pink....what did you buy on aquabid? I wanna see!!!!!!! | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| When there is a DOA, many sellers refund the price of the dead fish but not the shipping. I would just treat it the same way. :/
If he has a decent reason, that is. If he never contacts you or doesn't care, I would only refund the price of the fish if he asks for it. Still no shipping refund. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| What an incredible female, and I'm glad she made it back to you!
No shipping refund, no matter the guy's circumstances. You spent out-of-pocket money on that. Did the P.O. charge you for return shipping? Did some compassionate person at the P.O. notice the box was unclaimed and that it was marked "Live Fish" (or similar)? It'll be interesting to know what happened if you ever find out.
As far as refunding the guy's money for the fish, I think you should refund it minus return shipping (if applicable). Sounds most likely he had an emergency. Or in the event he simply doesn't respect life enough to pick her up in a timely manner, he would also be callous enough to post negative feedback and put a mar on your stellar reputation even though you did everything right. | |
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May 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| what a beautiful fish. so glad that its back safe and sound. | |
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May 9th, 2009
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| she's gorgeous, karen!!!! i'm glad she made it back home safe and with her gorgeous finnage to boot! and you know me, i can always make room for another | |
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May 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Any updates Karen as to what happened?? | |
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May 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Not a word CH......I feel really bad..I write him and offered to refund his money as soon as he contacts me..I just feel it is the right thing to do...The little girl is doing great! | |
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May 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| wowsers!! im glad shes ok...tough lil girlie....and I hope the buyer is ok as well..for someone to pay good money , there has to be a good reason..at least that would be my guess ! | |
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May 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Martinismommy - do you have a website for your fish sales? I'd love to browse. | |
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May 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Shark...No I don't..I have a website for my Chihuahuas but haven't put up my bettas yet...I usually just run ads on aquabid or e-bay...I will probably to an available page on my blog this time when they are ready to go...
Thanks for your interest.. | |
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May 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow she really is a Beayty.. I am glad she made the trip back to you ok. If I won her I would have waited all day and night for her! | |
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