Warning flower ray scam on aquabid

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well when i guy who is selling 2-3 year old real nice flower rays for $135 that price alone is a dead give away..
He might need to sell quickly for financial reasons/moving
-when the guy says he lives in washington and calls/texts you from orange country california thats another dead give away.
Cell phones? I currently live in Iowa yet still use my Wisconsin number and don't plan on changing it
-when the guy arraprently cannot provide proper pictures like the ones in his discription
Sounds kinda suspicious since almost everyone has a phone with a camera, but how many time on here have you heard someone say they can't get pics at the moment
-when the guy knows nothing about stingrays or fish for that matter,apparently keeps big size flowers and only changes 20% at most he said every 2 weeks thats a dead give away to me!
plenty of people keep stock in less than ideal conditions, bad husbandry doesn't necessarily mean anything other than he doesn't know better and or care
-also when he is trying to be pushy about getting payment and cannot prove that he has the rays.
that's the only real red flag for me, no money without proof of ownership of HEALTHY rays

you guys can send him money if you want lol

REALLY LOL!!!

THANKS FOR BREAKING IT DOWN BUD
 
"plenty of people keep stock in less than ideal conditions, bad husbandry doesn't necessarily mean anything other than he doesn't know better and or care "




Really !!!! these are not motoros ,if you've kept you might know what im talking about!
 
I use AquaBid for checking on what's in season and pricing. Usually every fish has a time when they are collected in the wild. If I find something I like, I try to source it out locally.
 
I've used aquabid about 6 times now. Haven't had a problem. Closest LFS to me are the run of the mill chain stores. I currently work a shift that keeps me from going to the local fish clubs. I've met some nice fish nuts on there, got some nice fish, even went to two of their homes and picked up my winning bids. I love my Scleromystax barbatus, Xenotaca eiseni (two sources), and Devario auropurpureus (Lake Inle danios), got a pair of Limia melanogaster thrown in for free.
 
There are 3 completely legitimate sellers on aquabid that I know personally... Cavamart, Wet Spot Tropical Fish, and Cichlid Connection. I don't know about others, but those are at least 3 sellers that have multiple auctions at the moment that are good... I wouldn't say aquabid is a "joke" at all, it's just that you have to be careful who you're buying from. Scammers are everywhere.
 
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