Question on "extra" eggs

[Funky Feathers]

I always send extras, except for the rare times when my birds do not lay much. 90 percent of the time I send 3-12 extras. I send as many extras as I can. I like happy customers.

 

[ebonys_shadow]

I like to send extras also. I sell on ebay all the time & I put a # + extras. I personally don't like to say how many extras as I don't want it "expected". But I understand that the buyer will not get 100% hatch rate plus shipping can be so hard incase some get broken, I like to make sure there are still extras. But it depends on how my birds are laying, how many of what kind I can fit into the box, ect. The other day I sold 4 Turkey eggs. Because I don't have a lot of eggs coming, I did not put extras. But I sent 6 anyways. With Quail I sell big batches at a time so I'm known to send an extra 30-60 more. I have happy customers & many return to buy more from me. Besides, I sell the eggs I don't want to hatch. This helps cover the cost of feed & other things. If I have extras I would have to incubate them or throw them away. I prefer to send them to someone who really wants them.
I've always been disappointed when someone puts + extras & I only get 1-3 extras...

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! If I advertize 12+, there will be 13 or more eggs in the box (I've sent a partial refund several times because I'd advertized so-many+ and had no extras available to add).
If I advertize 12, there will be 12 --- and priced accordingly.

And everyone isn't able to count so good... Once, I bought a dozen eggs from someone here and there were only 11 in the box.


Here's a question for everyone that goes along with yours...
Would you rather buy 9+ for $$ and get 3 extras
or 12 for same $$?

Lisa

 

[redhen]

I wouldnt expect extra eggs unless the seller says they will send extra... Just my opinion.

 

[hoppy]

I've traded eggs and got all duds.. the seller admitted that none of her own eggs from her own birds hatched under her broody but she never replaced my eggs- now that's a fowl deal. the eggs I sent her, just as she asked to be held at the PO. they lost them for a few days in her PO. so she did not feel she owed me anything- nether of us got any chicks.

 

[Crunchie]

No, I don't think you are expecting too much to expect a couple of extra eggs, but if the seller didn't specify that extras would be included, I wouldn't be upset, either. I feel that it is common courtesy to throw in a few extras, provided that the seller's hens go along with the plan.

I of course know and understand that sometimes the girls are fickle and extras aren't always available. I think that, as a seller, if you aren't sure if you'll have extras a disclaimer of sorts should be applied to the ad (e.g., extras will be included IF the hens provide them). If someone advertises "quantity+ extras," I like to get 2 or 3 extras. I always appreciate a few extra eggs to help my chances of getting a decent number of live chicks from the hatch.

Me personally, when I sell eggs, I won't sell a specific quantity (say 12, for example) unless I'm reasonably sure that my hens will lay that quantity PLUS several more within 3 days, 4 tops. So I don't like to sell 12 eggs without actually shipping at least 15, preferably somewhere between 16-18. I like to send plenty of extras.

Shipping eggs is such a gamble, I want to help the odds of the seller getting live chicks any way I can.

 

[DeerFangRanch]

Thanks to all for their thoughts.

I had ordered a batch of 24 (these were the expensive ones) - had three broken in shipping. Only got 3 babies from one "line" (had two "lines" shipped). Had most with no development , few died 1/2 way and few died in shell fully formed, but never pipped.

Ordered 2 batches of 20+ and only received a total of 40. This seller was difficult (to say the least) and lied several times about when they would ship, etc.

Sounds like you just get however many you get

 

[AngieChick]

I don't expect extra but I sure do appreciate it when I get it.