Anyone has experience with eBay seller top-thai? - Orchid Board

walkeriana · #1 (**permalink**) 05-30-2009, 10:07 AM

Hi Everybody,

Anyone has experience with eBay seller top-thai?
I am tempted to buy from them but there were a couple of neg feedbacks and I'm a little bit worried. Thanks.

lambelkip · #2 (**permalink**) 05-30-2009, 10:52 AM

the seller has 78 negative feedbacks in the past year, with complaints including item not recieved, item not as described, excessive shipping, problems with customs, no response to e-mails, and shipping 2 weeks late

cb977 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-30-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lambelkip

the seller has 78 negative feedbacks in the past year, with complaints including item not recieved, item not as described, excessive shipping, problems with customs, no response to e-mails, and shipping 2 weeks late

Thanks for the info!
Being in the U.S., I wouldn't be ordering from another country to begin with but it's good to be aware of sites that may not be the best

Thanks

rogerman · #4 (**permalink**) 05-30-2009, 11:10 AM

I would personally never buy any orchids from Thailand on EBAY. Too many people have been ripped off.

There are however, some great growers here that you can buy directly from..... And they export legally with all the correct documents.
The biggest problem here at the moment is that flowers are only just starting to bloom again after the hot season.

walkeriana · #5 (**permalink**) 05-30-2009, 12:58 PM

Thanks for all the response.

By the way, most ebay orchid sellers (esp. those in US) do not ship to Hong Kong. Any other sources recommended?

hksin · #6 (**permalink**) 06-02-2009, 02:01 AM

Some US orchid nurseries ship to the world, but they need the phytosanitary certificate and minimum purchase. It is a choice if you can make a big order with a group of people.

Have you tried the local florists in China?

s1214215 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 03:45 AM

I agree with Rogerman. I would not deal wtih Ebay sellers in Thailand.

Most of the products they sell are at over-inflated prices. I have seen one Ebay seller flogging plants sourced at a local market for less that US$1 a plant, at $20+ on Ebay with no CITES or Phyto certificates and then overcharging on mail costs.

I often wonder why ebay allows this practice as the sellers brazenly say they can sell without certificates.

Brett

Gin · #8 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 10:46 AM

Negative/Neutral Feedback received by top-thai

Beware !