Gem tang listing on eBay

Greenstreet.1 · Apr 15, 2016

Well I'll be waiting to see what they call never seen before prices.

BetURWrasse · Apr 15, 2016

At this point many of us have talked to him and said we would take it out side of the eBay thing. It'll be interesting how this plays out.

Maybe I'll just do a gem and Borbonius thru @NYAquatic

Greenstreet.1 · Apr 15, 2016

Well I'm waiting to see how much they want

Pete polyp · Apr 15, 2016

What you folks are failing to realize is that the cost of the gem tang is not where the high price comes from. I don't know exactly the price from a collector but I guarantee its a fraction of $800. The reason the cost is so high is because the amount of money it takes to import the fish. Go ahead and buy this tang if you want, it makes no difference to me. You will learn first hand why a gem tang costs nearly $2,000 because you will end up with more than that invested in the slight chance this fish arrives alive. Ebay/paypal will be of no assistance if things go wrong because this is an international ordeal. Roll the dice if you want though.

andys · Apr 15, 2016

Count me in for $800.00

Greenstreet.1 · Apr 15, 2016

Pete I understand all of this I bring fish in every Sunday we are just trying something.
I for one is not buying or bidding on eBay I have been in direct contact since yesterday

revhtree · Apr 15, 2016

This thread has crossed into advertising for a non sponsor and since he came here to respond it has turned into something else. Some posts have to be pulled. It's only fair to paying sponsors. I am leaving the thread up for now. If it goes back to advertising we will have to close the thread. Please don't share links in posts and the seller who signed up will not be responding either. Thanks.

Rtorres508 · Apr 15, 2016

I've done a couple group in the past with people in the NY area. Unfortunately, the guy who's was able to go in and deal with fish and wildlife moved to Australia. But It cost us a minimum of 7 boxes @ $165 a box & $15 packing. Only place we were able to buy from was Bali, which was an amazing list!!! Powder blues for $3.95, yellow tangs for 1.55, several different types of wrasse for 5-15 each! The best was ordering 25 flasher tilefish @ 12.00 a piece and selling them for 75 each. It's amazing the markup these places charge. In the end, I really do hope it works out for you pareet and your business! Let me not forget about my gem tang

Diesel · Apr 15, 2016

A plus is that you get $10.20 in Ebay bucks $$$$$

Rtorres508 · Apr 15, 2016

Revhtree, I apologize for the last comment. Wasn't trying to dump on anybody's business

Rtorres508 · Apr 15, 2016

Hahahahahaha

FDAWG · Apr 15, 2016

Parmeet I thought you wanted to help save the species of Mauritius.

Greenstreet.1 · Apr 15, 2016

Hmmm will ask about this in the morning.

Pete polyp · Apr 15, 2016

This really seems to me that the collectors only intention here is to find an import source to ship these fish to and charge way more than what the importers are currently paying.

Nick92515 · Apr 15, 2016

I don't think ebay or PayPal buyer guarantee covers live items. I didn't read all 5 pages of comments but I am putting that out there. Another buyer had something die and ebay said no guarantee to Live items. Just check into that if buying through ebay.

tj w · Apr 15, 2016

Hmm is right, that is quite interesting. That's what I love about this forum. Eventually all of the info will come out. The good and the bad.

fwrcustoms · Apr 15, 2016

tj w said:
I agree, but eBay has a money back guarantee as well if you don't get the item you paid for.

PayPal has a money back guarantee

blackgrouper79 · Apr 15, 2016

fwrcustoms said:
PayPal has a money back guarantee

My credit card has a customer satisfaction guarantee that I had to use when a vendor quit replying to me about a dead shipment. I wanted to work things but they just quit responding to my emails so I disputed the charges and was refunded. Just make sure you save all of your emails to and from this guy and make sure that the credit card you use will work with you incase you end up with a dead fish or nothing at all. I really hope this works out and would hope that this potential vendor gets a chance to start up his business using this sight. Hopefully they get a chance to become known because people from these small countries don't have the funds to advertise. So hopefully before the "rules" of this sight shut this guy down he'll get an in with someone and one day be able to advertise on this sight if thats what it takes. Cutting a few vampires out of the "supply chain" would be great!

I don't blame the collectors one bit for going around any part of the current supply chain! The collectors are getting screwed and are the ones putting their lives on the line and busting their a$$es for peanuts on the dollar--they are the ones doing all of the actual work.

tj w · Apr 15, 2016

blackgrouper79 said:
My credit card has a customer satisfaction guarantee that I had to use when a vendor quit replying to me about a dead shipment. I wanted to work things but they just quit responding to my emails so I disputed the charges and was refunded. Just make sure you save all of your emails to and from this guy and make sure that the credit card you use will work with you incase you end up with a dead fish or nothing at all. I really hope this works out and would hope that this potential vendor gets a chance to start up his business using this sight. Hopefully they get a chance to become known because people from these small countries don't have the funds to advertise. So hopefully before the "rules" of this sight shut this guy down he'll get an in with someone and one day be able to advertise on this sight if thats what it takes. Cutting a few vampires out of the "supply chain" would be great!

I don't blame the collectors one bit for going around any part of the current supply chain! The collectors are getting screwed and are the ones putting their lives on the line and busting their a$$es for peanuts on the dollar--they are the ones doing all of the actual work.

Very well said. Everyone has got to start somewhere. Thanks for sharing that!

Fish Biscuit · Apr 15, 2016

deerhunter06 said:
So would you then need a permit, If you bought it direct for 799?

Yes you do. I am a Customs broker & have been doing this for over 20 years. I know this stuff.

For now, you may be able to do this yourself. Customs is in the process of switching to a new system, ACE. Fish & Wildlife is scheduled to go online this fall, that is the last I have seen of the timeline. I would think with ACE being mandatory, most wholesalers who are doing the clearances themselves will be forced to use a Customs broker. By the end of this year CBP is pulling the plug on ACS & everything that requires a Customs release along with releases from participating government agencies can only be done through ACE.

Right now you can file your import declaration with FWS online & pay your fees online as well. The import permit must be in place before the declaration is submitted. You need to look at the FWS website for information on importing wildlife, this is not as easy as you think it is. If truly want to do this I suggest contacting your local field office & speaking to a wildlife inspector. There is a great deal of work involved in this & I haven't even explained half of it.

You absolutely will not be able to import any fish without an import/export permit with Fish & Wildlife. It will be seized regardless of it being Cites listed or not.

Honestly between paying for airfreight & the permit & user fees alone, this fish will probably end up costing you almost an extra thousand dollars. A customs broker will not do this for cheap either as it is live animals & you will most likely be a one time importer.