Careful sending plants

fishoifc · 11-02-2020, 07:48 AM

A active member on here asked to buy plants from me. We made further contact by text and we agreed on price plus shipping. I promptly dug,packaged and shipped five large corms weighing 35 pounds. Charged 75$ for plants and shipping was 25$. He has not payed me yet and it’s been a few weeks. I know I should of received payment first. Maybe this post will give him incentive to pay. If not I will be releasing his name and contact next week.

crazy banana · 11-02-2020, 12:44 PM

I always wait until payment has been received before I mail out plants or fertilizer. Bananas.org has a feedback feature similar to EBay and such. Make sure to use it.
So far I was only scammed once while trading. Someone promised to send a certain variety and I send him a huge plant shipping cost alone were $75. That was in 2015. Excuses over excuses after that followed why he was not able to mail the promised plant and I even received photos of the fruiting plant I had sent him. Never again. Lesson learned, but I left feedback. Sorry that happened to you.

LaBananaGwr2018 · 11-02-2020, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoifc

A active member on here asked to buy plants from me. We made further contact by text and we agreed on price plus shipping. I promptly dug,packaged and shipped five large corms weighing 35 pounds. Charged 75$ for plants and shipping was 25$. He has not payed me yet and it’s been a few weeks. I know I should of received payment first. Maybe this post will give him incentive to pay. If not I will be releasing his name and contact next week.

Sorry this is happening but hopefully member is jusd busy and will do the right thing. Hope this ends well for everyone.

Growingplants · 11-13-2020, 02:25 PM

Hey man did this ever get resolved and get your money back from this person?

ammoun · 11-13-2020, 04:31 PM

I hope this got resolved but how were able to ship 35lb for $25 please?

pitangadiego · 11-13-2020, 06:43 PM

Money talks, everything else walks. If you are going to sell plants, act like a business. Friends, foes, unknown people, whoever, get paid and the ship. Same advice you would get when renting to a friend or relative: treat it like a business. Solves so many problems.

fishoifc · 11-24-2020, 01:27 PM

Guys mike J has not payed or made any contact w me.
Someone asked how I was able to do 35pounds for 25$. I don’t know, I shoved corms in a box and took them to the post office. 25$ even. I expected it to be much more. this is one reason I shipped before Payment. I was already at post office and went ahead and sent them off thinkin how happy Mike J would be w his super great deal.

ammoun · 11-24-2020, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoifc

Guys mike J has not payed or made any contact w me.
Someone asked how I was able to do 35pounds for 25$. I don’t know, I shoved corms in a box and took them to the post office. 25$ even. I expected it to be much more. this is one reason I shipped before Payment. I was already at post office and went ahead and sent them off thinkin how happy Mike J would be w his super great deal.

That's nice of you, I'm sorry they took advantage of your niceness. I hope you sell more in the future and make up your loss. I would buy from you and pay first. Do you have any bananas for sale?

Growingplants · 11-24-2020, 02:04 PM

Yes that is a great deal and sorry you still have no payment from this guy. Check your pm when you get time.

Rmplmnz · 11-27-2020, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fishoifc

Guys mike J has not payed or made any contact w me.
Someone asked how I was able to do 35pounds for 25$. I don’t know, I shoved corms in a box and took them to the post office. 25$ even. I expected it to be much more. this is one reason I shipped before Payment. I was already at post office and went ahead and sent them off thinkin how happy Mike J would be w his super great deal.

Wow...hopefully there is an explanation. Two long tenured members...I shipped Mike J numerous plants back in the day when I used to ship plants....keep us posted.

What are you growing these days?

11-02-2020, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
fishoifc Marlin time fishoifc's Photo Gallery Location: Nags head N.C. Zone: 8 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 339 BananaBucks : 130,196 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 27 Times Was Thanked 331 Times in 131 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Careful sending plants A active member on here asked to buy plants from me. We made further contact by text and we agreed on price plus shipping. I promptly dug,packaged and shipped five large corms weighing 35 pounds. Charged 75$ for plants and shipping was 25$. He has not payed me yet and it’s been a few weeks. I know I should of received payment first. Maybe this post will give him incentive to pay. If not I will be releasing his name and contact next week.

11-02-2020, 12:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazy banana Location: San Diego Find me on the map! Zone: 9-11 Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,641 BananaBucks : 5,160 Feedback: 73 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,021 Times Was Thanked 2,962 Times in 1,115 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,999 Times	Re: Careful sending plants I always wait until payment has been received before I mail out plants or fertilizer. Bananas.org has a feedback feature similar to EBay and such. Make sure to use it. So far I was only scammed once while trading. Someone promised to send a certain variety and I send him a huge plant shipping cost alone were $75. That was in 2015. Excuses over excuses after that followed why he was not able to mail the promised plant and I even received photos of the fruiting plant I had sent him. Never again. Lesson learned, but I left feedback. Sorry that happened to you.

11-13-2020, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Growingplants Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 7 BananaBucks : 516 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Careful sending plants Hey man did this ever get resolved and get your money back from this person?

11-13-2020, 04:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
ammoun Location: Tunisia - Very hot summers Zone: 10A Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 16 BananaBucks : 3,890 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Careful sending plants I hope this got resolved but how were able to ship 35lb for $25 please?

11-13-2020, 06:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
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11-24-2020, 01:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
fishoifc Marlin time fishoifc's Photo Gallery Location: Nags head N.C. Zone: 8 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 339 BananaBucks : 130,196 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 27 Times Was Thanked 331 Times in 131 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Careful sending plants Guys mike J has not payed or made any contact w me. Someone asked how I was able to do 35pounds for 25$. I don’t know, I shoved corms in a box and took them to the post office. 25$ even. I expected it to be much more. this is one reason I shipped before Payment. I was already at post office and went ahead and sent them off thinkin how happy Mike J would be w his super great deal.

11-24-2020, 02:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Growingplants Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 7 BananaBucks : 516 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Careful sending plants Yes that is a great deal and sorry you still have no payment from this guy. Check your pm when you get time.

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