Coral Garage Review

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This is a review/experience for Coral Garage. Will attach quite a few screenshots of the conversation if anyone wants to try to follow along. Essentially they had an interesting blasto on Reefnbid but i missed the auction. So i reached out directly, and he said he had two other frags. I went for the healthier looking frag, paid for it. He did try to pressure into buying more which included partial insults by suggesting that certain corals werent for me because i wasn't willing to pay more for shipping etc. Essentially gave off a scummy vibe, so i stuck with just the 1 blasto essentially to limit my risk. Had to remind him what i bought, remind him what my address was, and remind him when to ship. What i received seemed to be the less healthy frag that he recently posted on Reefnbid. Pointed it out that it didnt appear to be the frag that i bought. Was told i didnt know what i was talking about. Started to insult me. Suggested that i was just out to get something from him. So i waited until it opened up more, and sent side by side pics showing it was the wrong frag. He then sort of acknowledged that it was the wrong one, but tried to suggest that it isnt an issue since it was the same type of blasto. I pointed out that he had the frag he sent me listed on reefnbid, and he then blocked me lol.

So long story short, be VERY cautious with this seller. Do not assume that you will receive the frag that you pick, expect to get a pressure sale tactic to try and get you to buy more, and if ANYTHING goes wrong then expect a battle full of insults.

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I also just saw a post of him telling people that he would not cover DOAs from any UPS delays due to the crash. He said that he would consider covering them if they were paid for at full retail, not auction prices. This guy has lost any credibility to me and my community who shared the post with me.
 
I also just saw a post of him telling people that he would not cover DOAs from any UPS delays due to the crash. He said that he would consider covering them if they were paid for at full retail, not auction prices. This guy has lost any credibility to me and my community who shared the post with me.
I was one of the ones… lost $200 worth because of it and he pretty much caught an attitude with me (even tho I was being civil and just asking questions) didn’t even ask for a refund just was asking what could be done etc. in the end he told me to “get my lawyer involved” and that “he wasn’t covering anything from me or ever giving me any options again” and blocked me lol.

I’ve bought from this guy MANY times, spent a good amount of money, even stood up for him and sent people his page!

It seems as soon as 💩 hits the fan he turns into a dick and just pretty much blocks you. I told him I’d never treat a customer like that and that it was ridiculous. I can post screenshots of the messages too if need be.
 
I want to also add that UPS didn't get my package until after the plane had crashed, per their updates and time stamps. If anyone else sees this and is about to order from him, STAY CLEAR. He's got a name for himself, and I learned the hard way. I've never been one to bash a seller or a "business," but when you treat customers a certain way, you don't deserve customers.
 
I also just saw a post of him telling people that he would not cover DOAs from any UPS delays due to the crash. He said that he would consider covering them if they were paid for at full retail, not auction prices. This guy has lost any credibility to me and my community who shared the post with me.

I was one of the ones… lost $200 worth because of it and he pretty much caught an attitude with me (even tho I was being civil and just asking questions) didn’t even ask for a refund just was asking what could be done etc. in the end he told me to “get my lawyer involved” and that “he wasn’t covering anything from me or ever giving me any options again” and blocked me lol.

I’ve bought from this guy MANY times, spent a good amount of money, even stood up for him and sent people his page!

It seems as soon as 💩 hits the fan he turns into a dick and just pretty much blocks you. I told him I’d never treat a customer like that and that it was ridiculous. I can post screenshots of the messages too if need be.
Might be worth sharing your story in one of the facebook groups for either rants/reviews or scams. I added mine as a rant/review, though sounds like you had a much worst experience than i had. Mine was minor but just showed how scummy and unprofessional he is.

But yeah unfortunately this hobby seems to attract people that are just trying to make a quick buck, create a 'business' so they can buy from wholesale, and just try to do a chop shop quick turnover type of business. This guy seems to be one of those. chop and flip. Makes me wonder if he has even ever actually grown out corals before.
 
I also just saw a post of him telling people that he would not cover DOAs from any UPS delays due to the crash. He said that he would consider covering them if they were paid for at full retail, not auction prices. This guy has lost any credibility to me and my community who shared the post with me.

I was one of the ones… lost $200 worth because of it and he pretty much caught an attitude with me (even tho I was being civil and just asking questions) didn’t even ask for a refund just was asking what could be done etc. in the end he told me to “get my lawyer involved” and that “he wasn’t covering anything from me or ever giving me any options again” and blocked me lol.

I’ve bought from this guy MANY times, spent a good amount of money, even stood up for him and sent people his page!

It seems as soon as 💩 hits the fan he turns into a dick and just pretty much blocks you. I told him I’d never treat a customer like that and that it was ridiculous. I can post screenshots of the messages too if need be.
Might be worth sharing your story in one of the facebook groups for either rants/reviews or scams. I added mine as a rant/review, though sounds like you had a much worst experience than i had. Mine was minor but just showed how scummy and unprofessional he is.

But yeah unfortunately this hobby seems to attract people that are just trying to make a quick buck, create a 'business' so they can buy from wholesale, and just try to do a chop shop quick turnover type of business. This guy seems to be one of those. chop and flip. Makes me wonder if he has even ever actually grown out corals before.
What groups are these?
 
I also just saw a post of him telling people that he would not cover DOAs from any UPS delays due to the crash. He said that he would consider covering them if they were paid for at full retail, not auction prices. This guy has lost any credibility to me and my community who shared the post with me.

I was one of the ones… lost $200 worth because of it and he pretty much caught an attitude with me (even tho I was being civil and just asking questions) didn’t even ask for a refund just was asking what could be done etc. in the end he told me to “get my lawyer involved” and that “he wasn’t covering anything from me or ever giving me any options again” and blocked me lol.

I’ve bought from this guy MANY times, spent a good amount of money, even stood up for him and sent people his page!

It seems as soon as 💩 hits the fan he turns into a dick and just pretty much blocks you. I told him I’d never treat a customer like that and that it was ridiculous. I can post screenshots of the messages too if need be.
Might be worth sharing your story in one of the facebook groups for either rants/reviews or scams. I added mine as a rant/review, though sounds like you had a much worst experience than i had. Mine was minor but just showed how scummy and unprofessional he is.

But yeah unfortunately this hobby seems to attract people that are just trying to make a quick buck, create a 'business' so they can buy from wholesale, and just try to do a chop shop quick turnover type of business. This guy seems to be one of those. chop and flip. Makes me wonder if he has even ever actually grown out corals before.
What groups are these?
It was shared with me on a discord group im in.
 
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