I'm gonna cme on and vouch and try to cleanup some issues with seedbanks.
ok, in reality the main place people should buy from is either by the breeder direct.
With this you still need to do research.
make sure the breeder is legit, this is easy enough to do, places like Dutch passion, Dinafem, Sensi seeds, Manadala seeds, Mr. Nice are to name only a few, there's many, many more though.
The pros to this are if their are any issues (germ rates etc), your more than likely get replacements if you g about it correctly.
The cons are that it may cost a little more, no freebies, no single seeds.
then there's the seedbanks. the only ones I will recommend is Atitude, Herbies and Pick N Mix seeds. All these 3 companies are UK based, are legit, and will not knowingly rip people off.
thats not saying that some little fucker in packing could somehow mess with the order, this could happen anywhere and wouldn't be the Seedbanks direct fault. The problem with cannabis seeds is that its generally illegal to germ, so if things don't turn u or go missing, Sod's law!
The pros too seedbanks are buying single seeds, offers and freebie seeds.
The cons are most wont replace lost stock, but most now offer 'insurance' options for overseas, so they will guarantee the delivery.
Attitude I have used many, many times and never had a single issue, every single seed I've grown, I've believed to be original.
i do live in the uk, and have never lost and order, usually receive within 24-36 hours which is amazing.
if you live outside the uk I'd always recommend paying the extra on the delivery for the guarantee, Attitude are making a lot of ones outta this and trust me they don't rip people off, otherwise they wouldn't make shit. Issues always arise in whatever business.
one thing I'd mention is that if you have a non germ seed from attitude, don't say u Germed it, say it arrived cracked and send a pic of a craked seed, they will replace on next order or give credit. I've done this twice, word the email correctly and it will work. Though if you've only spent £10 with them I may be different, I've prob spent over £1000 with them over the years and regularly get extra freebies.
also buy from them when a good promotion is on, several times I've bought A 5 pak of seeds and received over 15 free seeds of good genetics, seeds that sell from £5-15 each on the site. Also the UFO offers can be changed to regulars.
I don't grow autos or fems and everyone should stay clear!