mr nice doesn't do fem seeds. (cbd crew does but that is a whole different company-which shanti is part of BTW) So that's why there are 18 beans. Expect 1/2 to be male but it could be a little more or a little less. Any Nevs haze fem will not be the true strain. That doesn't mean it's not good it's just not genuine and was hijacked by another breeder. (leaving the selecting to someone else) MNS can be a little slow with setting up the auction accounts. It took a few weeks for mine to become active too. Beyond that it is an auction. So if you want a popular strain you will pay more for it because you won't be the only one looking for super silver haze nevilles haze ect. Sometimes you can even get a "spring clean out" 1 gram of seeds (70-100 seeds) cheap. They are viable but didn't make the cut for standard packs. All beans I germinated did pop. Other strains will be cheaper some as low as 8-15 euros. I just picked up 2 packs of Nevs haze myself through the auction. I got both packs for less than the price for one. They will sell directly to you at full price at anytime. They give certain discounts (forum member, medical script, or 200+euro) Just contact them and either ask for a full menu or specific strain. They'd be happy to help you. But if you aren't in a rush and want to play the auction game I promise you save $$$. They also alternate what is available through the auction. So if you don't see the strain you are looking for listed. Look back the day after the current auctions close. The other thing I will tell you no matter where you buy NH if they aren't coming as a pack of 18 in their sealed MNS packages you are trusting someone you don't know to give you what you asked for. Who's to say they didn't just pick up 4 random seeds from the floor and send them to you? If you are going to take the time and effort to do it. I'd recommend not cutting corners of ANY sort but especially on your genetics. You could do just as well using some bag seeds because that could be what you get from anyone when not in breeders packs! If you start with shit it will always be shit. That's not what anyone wants to see after 126 days of TLC! Like I said I've got several auction wins on the way to me as I type. I've also used attitude with no issues. Pick up the phone and use a calling card if you worry - then use credit card - it postes as attitude gifts or something incognito. Then they'll give you a tracking number and you don't have to sign for it. Your package will arrive with in 10 days. MNS isn't so fund friendly. You've got to go to western union or make a direct bank payment. I've always chosen WU because I'm not sure how it would appear on my account. It took them about 2 weeks for them to pick up my funds and needless to say ship the order. But when the package arrives I won't care how long it took them to collect the funds! I've always got things planned well in advance and plan on bean deliver to take a month. Generally I order months before I plan on germinating anyway.