should i be worried about my seed shipment?

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orangebud

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Hey guys, I'm getting ready for my first grow and of course am very paranoid about all this...

so i ordered seeds with credit card from a very respected site out of england, which said 10-14 days shipping and it has been 2 and a half weeks since the order was dispatched and still i have gotten nothing

i am on the east coast and have heard of people on the west cost getting their seeds in less than a week

should i be worried and email the dealer or just give it more time
 
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Shiitake

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I'd be more worried about having that transaction on my credit card - it's not good to leave a paper trail. You are much safer using a money order or cash for any purchase that could suggest the probability of a grow operation.
 
rsupload

rsupload

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orangebud said:
Hey guys, I'm getting ready for my first grow and of course am very paranoid about all this...

so i ordered seeds with credit card from a very respected site out of england, which said 10-14 days shipping and it has been 2 and a half weeks since the order was dispatched and still i have gotten nothing

i am on the east coast and have heard of people on the west cost getting their seeds in less than a week

should i be worried and email the dealer or just give it more time
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What company did you use?
 
silk

silk

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If you are paranoid, you shouldn't use your cc. They are watching you!
Good luck with your grow!
 
Greyskull

Greyskull

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If you do not get your order in a timely manner you can report the purchase as a CHARGEBACK with your credit card company.

When you CHARGEBACK a transaction you are in essance saying "I am not satisfied with this product/service, and the merchant has not done enough to make my purchase experience satisfactory. I am refusing to pay for this transaction."

The chargeback rules & regulations set up by Visa & Mastercard are crazy... and even if the merchant is found to be within compliance, they are still charged a retrieval fee (when the credit card processor looks up the transaction in their authorization and settlement systems) of $7.50, as well as a $25.00 chargeback fee just for the investigation taking place. If the chargeback case is decided in your favor, you get a full refund. If not, the merchant still has to pay the chargeback & retrieval fees. Visa & Mastercard don't want merchant's not supporting their customers... that's less money for V & MC to take from the cardholders at the end of the day...

Just some food for thought if you get the run-around.

Good luck.
 
green_nobody

green_nobody

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orangebud said:
Hey guys, I'm getting ready for my first grow and of course am very paranoid about all this...

so i ordered seeds with credit card from a very respected site out of england, which said 10-14 days shipping and it has been 2 and a half weeks since the order was dispatched and still i have gotten nothing

i am on the east coast and have heard of people on the west cost getting their seeds in less than a week

should i be worried and email the dealer or just give it more time
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hey, it takes sometimes longer then that for US postal to deliver until week 4 i would worry to much;) i waited once 5-6 weeks for some seeds from nirvana till they made it, so relax:mrgreen:
 
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Greyskull said:
If you do not get your order in a timely manner you can report the purchase as a CHARGEBACK with your credit card company.

When you CHARGEBACK a transaction you are in essance saying "I am not satisfied with this product/service, and the merchant has not done enough to make my purchase experience satisfactory. I am refusing to pay for this transaction."

The chargeback rules & regulations set up by Visa & Mastercard are crazy... and even if the merchant is found to be within compliance, they are still charged a retrieval fee (when the credit card processor looks up the transaction in their authorization and settlement systems) of $7.50, as well as a $25.00 chargeback fee just for the investigation taking place. If the chargeback case is decided in your favor, you get a full refund. If not, the merchant still has to pay the chargeback & retrieval fees. Visa & Mastercard don't want merchant's not supporting their customers... that's less money for V & MC to take from the cardholders at the end of the day...

Just some food for thought if you get the run-around.

Good luck.
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I've had people try chargeback scams with me on eBay after they buy shit but I always got the money back and never had to pay any fees.
 
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bwbig

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Shiitake said:
I'd be more worried about having that transaction on my credit card - it's not good to leave a paper trail. You are much safer using a money order or cash for any purchase that could suggest the probability of a grow operation.
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I'd be more worried about posting on sites such as this and surfing the internet, then getting busted because you used your CC to order seeds online. As a ex white hat, I truely know how easy it is to located anyone off the internet (Your more anonymous walking down the street then being on the inet). All I need is your IP, which is pretty easy to get. Your on a proxy? No problem (You need to be spoofing at least 3-4 hops to make it hard for someone to find your IP, which maybe 1% of these board users are, if that...)!

Cheers,
-Bwbig
 
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