CCK Corals

[braaap]

This will be short and sweet. Bought some colonies from CCK Corals. The pictures looked great. The end product were brown colonies. He shipped brown colonies. One came dead. He told me the bare tips with flesh blowing off were “growth tips.”

Anyways his response to him shipping brown coral is for me to ship them back on my dime and he will refund me. As I was writing this he offered to send a label.

Avoid at all costs.



His images.



What I got.



“growth tips”

 

[braaap]

I’m supposedly getting a label to send them back to him. We will see how that goes.

 

[CCK_8814]

Maybe include the whole story. Also you claimed a third colony was dead so I refunded immediately but somehow it’s still alive in your tank a week later and can see it in your latest picture you sent even though you tried to hide it to the side so it wouldn’t be seen. I offered a full refund, just send them back. It’s obvious you wanted to keep them and get your money back. You tried to bully your way into me giving in stating how you would ruin my business and how all these other people complained yet when I ask you show one person who agreed with you with no other context and stated I’m not worth your time. Just send them back and I’ll refund. If not enjoy life. I tried.

 

[CCK_8814]

Also was very clear I would send a label. Never said on your dime. Nice try.

 

[braaap]

I’m not even going to read that after the “it’s still alive and you are trying to hide it.” When it’s clearly not. You want timestamp data from my phone?


I’m glad you admit you sent poop brown coral that looks NOTHING like your pictures.

Know what. I’m just going to let Amex handle this. You aren’t worth my time.

 

[CCK_8814]

Your reply makes no sense. Again, all you have to do is send them back. You went from “they lost color they’ll be fine” to “their brown how are you going to fix it”. I offered you to send them back from the start. I will happily issue you a full refund as mentioned several times

 

[CCK_8814]

Yes you said 5+ others told you this tenuis colony was dead. Yet somehow 6 days later it’s still alive and in your tank. I already refunded you for it that one and am happy to let you keep it just send back the others with the label I provided and I’ll refund you.

 

[braaap]

Your reply makes no sense. Again, all you have to do is send them back. You went from “they lost color they’ll be fine” to “their brown how are you going to fix it”. I offered you to send them back from the start. I will happily issue you a full refund as mentioned several times

How could I possibly trust you when you can’t even admit they have no color? You can’t admit you sent brown coral.

It’s pretty awful husbandry when you want me to send them to certain doom and ship them back. I don’t have bags, heat packs or a styrofoam insulated container to send them back.

But I will throw them in ziplocks and send them out tomorrow with the label. And you’ll get dead corals because you couldn’t man up and admit you sent brown coral. It’s pathetic.

 

[CCK_8814]

Because I didn’t. I’m happy to admit when I’m wrong, have many times. But in this case I’m not. If they die that’s my problem not yours, you’ll be rid of them and have your refund.

 

[braaap]

Yes you said 5+ others told you this tenuis colony was dead. Yet somehow 6 days later it’s still alive and in your tank. I already refunded you for it that one and am happy to let you keep it just send back the others with the label I provided and I’ll refund you.

Let’s look at the data on that picture shall we? From delivery day. You look even goofier now.

 

[CCK_8814]

You sent me that picture yesterday. You’re very argumentative. Just please send them back and I’ll refund. End of story.

 

[braaap]

Oof. It just keeps getting worse for you. Here are 2 more people who specifically say you shipped brown coral.

 

[braaap]

You sent me that picture yesterday. You’re very argumentative. Just please send them back and I’ll refund. End of story.

lol. You know people can save photos on their phone right? It’s a weird concept.

Go ahead and accept the return on PayPal. I’ll send them back. I don’t trust you to refund otherwise.

 

[CCK_8814]

Not a problem!

 

[braaap]

I have decided to keep these two corals. They are alive now but they are not what I paid for. If I ship them back they will surely die as I am not set up to ship and my weather is in the teens. I am atleast giving them a shot by keeping them. I'll eat the $285 on this order to atleast give these brown corals a shot. He knows what he sent me and it isn't what I paid for. I took over a week to make this decision because I know I got ripped off and 5+ people including some major vendors agree.

The only thing good I will say is he sent me a label to send them back. But he refused to acknowledge he sent brown coral and not what was pictured. Buyer beware.

Paypal sided with me but I just closed the case. This is my last post on this thread.

 

[CCK_8814]

PayPal didn’t agree with you. You cancelled the case after PayPal agreed to make you return them.

*Special thanks to everyone who reached out to me regarding this for your support it’s greatly appreciated!*