The Legbar Thread!

[The Sheriff]

This is probably a mistake to bring this up but it is bugging me. Is someone here the person who is selling cream Legbars as pre-sales on eBay? If so, I invite polite discussion. There are no current auctions just recently completed ones if you don't know what I am referring to.

I just find the concept strange. I personally wouldn't pay for something today in hopes that I would actually get it several months from now. I also think the wording of the listing is nasty, implying us that those of us with the funds to buy the birds and wait to sell eggs until we actually have some, are "just out for the money." We have a right to make our money back. I think these pre-sales are the reason for the going price of CL eggs being as low as it is now. Heck, at this rate, the people who are paying this person $44.00 a dozen now could wait a few weeks and probably get them for less. To quote the seller, "I personally do not believe in the necessity to charge "an arm and a leg" or to "nickel and dime" people just so that they can enjoy these rare types of birds." It also seems strange that this seller just changed his ID last month.

Just sayin'

Mary

 

[madamwlf]

This is probably a mistake to bring this up but it is bugging me. Is someone here the person who is selling cream Legbars as pre-sales on eBay? If so, I invite polite discussion. There are no current auctions just recently completed ones if you don't know what I am referring to.

I just find the concept strange. I personally wouldn't pay for something today in hopes that I would actually get it several months from now. I also think the wording of the listing is nasty, implying us that those of us with the funds to buy the birds and wait to sell eggs until we actually have some, are "just out for the money." We have a right to make our money back. I think these pre-sales are the reason for the going price of CL eggs being as low as it is now. Heck, at this rate, the people who are paying this person $44.00 a dozen now could wait a few weeks and probably get them for less. To quote the seller, "I personally do not believe in the necessity to charge "an arm and a leg" or to "nickel and dime" people just so that they can enjoy these rare types of birds." It also seems strange that this seller just changed his ID last month.

Just sayin'

Mary

I saw that too. Not sure who it is but I bought these birds for my enjoyment. I would like to make my money back on them but they are still for my enjoyment.

 

[madamwlf]

Wow, those are beautiful. I love that light one. Can't wait to see what he looks like grown up. Congrats!!!

I had three precious little legbar chicklets hatch this morning from MadamWlfCumbos beauteous egglings

It would have been 5 if one of my stupid incubators had not died the night before

One of the roos is lighter than the other

. The Pullet looks like she has a spot on her head but it is only the moisture from her hatch that has not fluffed up yet

 

[Melissa Rose]

Wow, those are beautiful. I love that light one. Can't wait to see what he looks like grown up. Congrats!!!

Quote:

Your eggs were soooo beauteous and 5 of the 6 were going strong on day 17

I woke up on lockdown morning and when I went over to the incubator - one of those little fridge ones - the temp read 76 degrees

. I put the eggs in another bator really quick but I still lost two

. They felt cold when I moved them

I was sooooo very tickled to get these three beauteous babies

 

[anniesmom]

This is probably a mistake to bring this up but it is bugging me. Is someone here the person who is selling cream Legbars as pre-sales on eBay? If so, I invite polite discussion. There are no current auctions just recently completed ones if you don't know what I am referring to.

I just find the concept strange. I personally wouldn't pay for something today in hopes that I would actually get it several months from now. I also think the wording of the listing is nasty, implying us that those of us with the funds to buy the birds and wait to sell eggs until we actually have some, are "just out for the money." We have a right to make our money back. I think these pre-sales are the reason for the going price of CL eggs being as low as it is now. Heck, at this rate, the people who are paying this person $44.00 a dozen now could wait a few weeks and probably get them for less. To quote the seller, "I personally do not believe in the necessity to charge "an arm and a leg" or to "nickel and dime" people just so that they can enjoy these rare types of birds." It also seems strange that this seller just changed his ID last month.

Just sayin'

Mary

I got a kick out of the fact that there were at least 6 "1 time offers".

 

[cjwaldon]

This is probably a mistake to bring this up but it is bugging me. Is someone here the person who is selling cream Legbars as pre-sales on eBay? If so, I invite polite discussion. There are no current auctions just recently completed ones if you don't know what I am referring to.

I just find the concept strange. I personally wouldn't pay for something today in hopes that I would actually get it several months from now. I also think the wording of the listing is nasty, implying us that those of us with the funds to buy the birds and wait to sell eggs until we actually have some, are "just out for the money." We have a right to make our money back. I think these pre-sales are the reason for the going price of CL eggs being as low as it is now. Heck, at this rate, the people who are paying this person $44.00 a dozen now could wait a few weeks and probably get them for less. To quote the seller, "I personally do not believe in the necessity to charge "an arm and a leg" or to "nickel and dime" people just so that they can enjoy these rare types of birds." It also seems strange that this seller just changed his ID last month.

Just sayin'

Mary

This seller is also selling Rhodebar eggs. If you look at both auctions, wording is identical - presale, lots of large orders placed already, 20-22 week wait, etc. I contacted them a couple of times and they outright refuse to provide photos of their breeder stock. I highly doubt their birds are at POL. Also, I don't like the wording in their auctions implying that purchasing birds from GFF is risky and expensive. I think waiting 5 1/2 months after making payment is risky.

PM me if you want a copy of my exact email exchanges with this ebayer (not sure if I can post to BYC?). Of course, these were regarding the Rhodebar eggs, but I suspect you'd get the same response if you inquired about the Legbar eggs.

If you have looked at that eBay sellers feedback, they haven't been selling hatching eggs, so the feedback rating is (IMO) irrelevant. I suspect the ID change was to make it look like they are in the business of selling hatching eggs.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

I just ordered my eggs from madamwlf , I am so excited.

I don't trust those Ebayers lol.

 

[The Sheriff]

Hey, I am an eBayer!

I would prefer to sell here on BYC but the auction format is not to my liking. So it is eBay for me unless I have a BUY-IT-NOW which can even be difficult in this venue.

 

[boykin2010]

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Hey, I am an eBayer!

I would prefer to sell here on BYC but the auction format is not to my liking. So it is eBay for me unless I have a BUY-IT-NOW which can even be difficult in this venue.

[/quote I know what you mean. I am about to start selling on eBay again because I can only have one classified at a time on here. I have to juggle cream legbars and turkeys etc. I really don't like selling on EBay but I don't have choice. No other auction site is any better.

 

[boykin2010]

Wow. I dont know why my reply is in your quote. That is weird. This is my reply:

I know what you mean. I am about to start selling on eBay again because I can only have one classified at a time on here. I have to juggle cream legbars and turkeys etc. I really don't like selling on EBay but I don't have choice. No other auction site is any better.