the luxury is no risk other than your timericordias come cheap from FL.
you can find vendors out of Florida that will sell you Ricordia cheap as hell. I bought a 20 for $150 shipping included.
The guy on craigslist buys it from the internet, doubles the price and sells it to you, just go straight to the source.
honestly name me 3 Lfs's that qt anything they sell. Not add things to their tanks but actually take an order and set it to the side for 6-8 weeks and actually qt livestock. Not its throw medication in a tank and constantly move livestock in and out of it.the luxury is no risk other than your time
which is why I like supporting LFS and guys who are willing to take the risk quarintine the animal.
Just a matter of preference
not sure why you want to get into a pissing match over this
mere fact that I am not blindly opening the bag, hoping for a healthy animal is enough for me. Please by all means please buy direct. it simply isnt for everyone and not all people in this hobby have the ability to Q/T or house animals which have been shipped half way around the world.
I simply provided an alternative option
wow... alot of back and forth but no real answer. i saw 100 rics for $500 and i was thinking about gettin 5 guys 2gether and spitting it. i was just curious if anyone had expierience with this and what 2 expect.
There are many pitfalls with using ebay, but if you do some research and select the correct vendor it's the way to go most time. You need to pick out the sellers that have pictures, and some will even send you more pictures if you ask. Some have guarantees, though some will only give credits not refunds, so you need to check that out first. Looking at a sellers feedback will also give you an idea of what to expect from the seller, and it's a good thing with sellers that sell lots, like Rics and Zoas. Also, a lot of people selling on ebay either have websites or stores themselves, so you're basically just buying mail order.
thanx for the responses... does anyone know how i can arrange a group buy on m.r.?
b4 i do that i would get the seller to send me pics so i can get a better idea of what im gettin.
as long as they look good itll end up being $5 a pc.