Fertile eggs on ebay

[Kiki]

Ignore the idiots.

 

[Kiki]

I couldn't help myself.

For real though...don't offer this person anything.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Incubation hatching is an Art. So many variables, so many things can go wrong. Add the stress on the eggs from being shipped and... OMG. Who is to say the buyer even let the eggs rest a couple of days pointed end down to unscramble them?
I use to sell fertile eggs via craigslist. When I started getting calls from people with very low hatch rates demanding more eggs free of charge, I stopped selling fertile eggs all together. I hatch year round with those same eggs I sold and have a very high hatch rate.
Just because someone has an incubator, doesn't guarantee them to be able to make chickens.
We also stopped selling anything on Ebay as well. Folks threatening to leave you with a bad report was getting old.
It's a jungle out there..

 

[TheSillyDingo]

This is true too!

 

[TheSillyDingo]

I sell the fertile eggs because I like the breed of chicken, the process of hatching eggs, and because the money can help feed these little buggers lol. This is the first time I've had this happen, however, I haven't been doing this long.

 

[MROO]

Be careful of setting a precedent.

 

[Kiki]

I sell the fertile eggs because I like the breed of chicken, the process of hatching eggs, and because the money can help feed these little buggers lol. This is the first time I've had this happen, however, I haven't been doing this long.

You have to learn to ignore/block out what I like to call "the idiots" or they will drive you bananas.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[TheSillyDingo]

Hahaha I like that meme.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I've sold hatching eggs and bought hatching eggs plenty of times. Never, ever, ever guarantee hatch rates. Once the box is open at their house, all further responsibility for the eggs is on them.

Valid complaints look like;
"These eggs were filthy and looked like they got rolled in mud before they shipped", "Half the eggs you shipped me were cracked", "The eggs were packaged poorly so they were rolling around in the box", "The chicks or eggs weren't the variety/breed/color/quality listed" or MAYBE even "All of the air cells were detached". But never, ever, hatch rate.

What if they set the incubator wrong? What if their incubator has an error and runs 2*F too high or something. A difference that small can destroy a batch of eggs and has nothing to do with you. I had a lady who had her cat fall asleep on her warm incubator and the temperature spiked to 104 for half a day and only one hatched. Not your fault. What if their power went out and they sat heatless for 8 hours. Not your fault.

A simple reply looks like;
"I'm sorry, but we only guarantee that the eggs are fertile, clean, fresh and will arrive safely at your door. Due to variables outside our control we cannot offer returns or replacements based on hatch rates.

Here is where our policy on hatching rates is stated on our purchase page.
*insert screen capture here*"

And that should be the end of it and don't think on it again.