GVRD Group buy from WickedFrags

[Jason McK]

Anyone interested in a group buy?

I'm willing to coordinate it, just reply to this post if your interested.

J

Deadline to get your order in is March 5th This Thursday

[Ron99]

Quite possibly if he still has some of the soft corals I wanted. Let me know if you have enough interest in a group buy and I'll check on those.

Cheers,

Ron

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Im interested.

Was going to order from him soon anyways.

[Drock169]

I was going to do an order with Jack soon, so I'm game.

[pterfloth]

I am interested.

[tikkle]

Count me in! I will get a couple of things.

[fkshiu]

Let's do it.

[Jason McK]

OK I think we have enough interest. I'll contact Dave tomorrow and see what he needs from use and report back in this thread

Thanks all
J

[hockey nut]

HI Jason,

I'm in.

[hockey nut]

sent you pm

[Jason McK]

OK So this is how I think this will go down,

PM me the corals you would like to get. I will gather the list and forward it to Wickedfrags. Once availability has been confirmed each person will be responsible to pay Wicked Frags through one of there accepted payment methods.

Wicked frags will then ship the entire order to me. I will ensure everyone is aware of the arrived date and time. I will have it shipped to my office in Richmond as we get early Fedex shipments daily. If anyone is available to meet at my office that is OK. If not I will bring the frags to my house and float the bags. If the frags can not be pick up that day I will then unbag the corals and put them in my frag system.
Any DOAs I will contact Wickedfrags ASAP and take care of any of those issues until you pick the coral up.

Sound OK

[Reefer Rob]

Jason, you have a PM.

[Jason McK]

Great Rob got yours
Along with Callum and Justin's

[Ron99]

What is your deadline for our orders?

[Jason McK]

Good Question. I don't want to push it to long. Why don't we say Thurday March 5th
Then I can get the order to Dave and he can confirm the order and gart it shipped maybe Tuesday after we all pay

BTW when you PM me could you include the price of the frag?
Thanks
J

[fkshiu]

He's supposed to update his site today or tomorrow with some more stuff. The Thursday deadline is good.

[Jason McK]

Great.

J

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

He's supposed to update his site today or tomorrow with some more stuff. The Thursday deadline is good.

Oooo...than I may add to my order ;)

Jason I will Pm you again if I change it and also add the prices as per your request.

Thanks for doing this! I am super excited to get some nice stuff from him.

[KPG007]

I'm in! Jason I've PM'ed you.

Kelly

[Jason McK]

So far I have orderes from
Reefer Rob
Hockey Nut
Green Spotted Puffer
Pterfloth
KPG007
Drocl169
Chowder
kercheznee
and Me

If you have PMed me and your not on this list please let me know

[Ron99]

I'm in for sure but I was just waiting for Dave to update the site to see if there is anything else I wanted. He emailed me and said he should have it updated today or tomorrow. So is it alright to PM you my selections tomorrow night or Thursday morning at the latest?

[Jason McK]

Yes For sure Ron, I think there are a few waiting for the update

J

[fkshiu]

He's got the site updated. Some pretty sick new LPS pieces he's got with commensurately sick prices.

[Ron99]

PM Sent. Thanks again for organizing this Jason!

[wickedfrags]

Looks good to me.

OK So this is how I think this will go down,

PM me the corals you would like to get. I will gather the list and forward it to Wickedfrags. Once availability has been confirmed each person will be responsible to pay Wicked Frags through one of there accepted payment methods.

Wicked frags will then ship the entire order to me. I will ensure everyone is aware of the arrived date and time. I will have it shipped to my office in Richmond as we get early Fedex shipments daily. If anyone is available to meet at my office that is OK. If not I will bring the frags to my house and float the bags. If the frags can not be pick up that day I will then unbag the corals and put them in my frag system.
Any DOAs I will contact Wickedfrags ASAP and take care of any of those issues until you pick the coral up.

Sound OK

Yikes! I will try to accomadate all your requests...

So far I have orderes from
Reefer Rob
Hockey Nut
Green Spotted Puffer
Pterfloth
KPG007
Drocl169
Chowder
kercheznee
and Me

If you have PMed me and your not on this list please let me know

Agreed....also would have also accepted "wicked" sick :wink:

He's got the site updated. Some pretty sick new LPS pieces he's got with commensurately sick prices.

[Marlin65]

dave tried to pm you but your box is full.
I would like to order this piece if I can still get in on this. Meteor Shower Cyphastrea

[wickedfrags]

Hey Marlin fire me an email, really the best way to keep in contact with me. This mailbox fills up way to fast for me. Honest!

And that meteor shower, well I made some new frags about 1-2 weeks back. Think they have already encrusted but are still a little small. Email me if interested, I should be able to get you a better price than that posted on the site.

Also make sure to let Jason know as he is championing the order. Thanks.

dave tried to pm you but your box is full.
I would like to order this piece if I can still get in on this. Meteor Shower Cyphastrea

[Chaloupa]

PM sent to Jason, and Callum.......

[wickedfrags]

you again...

PM sent to Jason, and Callum.......

[Jason McK]

Hey Dave there are a few straglers but I'll send you the current list. It's getting very big.

J

[Jason McK]

To All involved.

I'll be sending the final list to WickedFrags at 12:00pm Tomorrow

[wickedfrags]

I have reviewed the list you emailed me and have replied with a few comments. Dave

Hey Dave there are a few straglers but I'll send you the current list. It's getting very big.

J

[Chaloupa]

you again...
HEY HEY HEY...play nice!

[Chaloupa]

PM sent to Jason...with my list (thanks for the storage space..I appreciate it!)
Order confirmed with Dave at Wicked Frags...just need to pay for the remainder and all is good! Thanks!!

[wickedfrags]

I look forward to the final list so I can confirm everything, start coordinating payment and of course get this order ready! I will definitely need to be fragging my colonies to get everyone their selection.


Ok, well I will just assume that you are back again becuase you were SOOO happy with the recent frags you got..........hey don't forget to leave some feedback for me in the canreef vendor feedback forum.

HEY HEY HEY...play nice!

[Jason McK]

One hour fourty five minutes and i"m shutting her down

[fkshiu]

Did you get my list o' stuff Jason?

[Jason McK]

Sure did

[v67gsr]

Pm'ed

[Mega]

pm'd

[Jason McK]

Pm'ed
pm'd

Added your orders.

[Jason McK]

Ordering is now closed. The final list has been sent to WickedFrags.

I will use this thread to put out general (to everyone) notifications. If questions arise regarding indevidual orders I will PM you. Please ensure you check both frequently so that there are no delays to others

Thanks for taking part This has turned into a very Large order.

As Dave mensioned above he will be cutting for this order so some things will not be encrusted on the plugs

J

[wickedfrags]

I will check my email for that list and get back to you shortly.

Ordering is now closed. The final list has been sent to WickedFrags.

I will use this thread to put out general (to everyone) notifications. If questions arise regarding indevidual orders I will PM you. Please ensure you check both frequently so that there are no delays to others

Thanks for taking part This has turned into a very Large order.

As Dave mensioned above he will be cutting for this order so some things will not be encrusted on the plugs

J

[jepree]

Ahhh crap!!! Guess i just missed the deadline on some crazy frags!!! Im new to this forum but was wondering how often you do group buys form wickedfrags?

[fkshiu]

Ahhh crap!!! Guess i just missed the deadline on some crazy frags!!! Im new to this forum but was wondering how often you do group buys form wickedfrags?

There's nothing stopping you from starting your own group buy in Calgary.

[wickedfrags]

List has been emailed back to Jason confirming the availability and pricing of all frags..........think I may need a bigger box!

[pterfloth]

Sent payment to Dave via email interac transfer

[fkshiu]

Money sent via Paypal.

[Jason McK]

ETA of order will be the week of March 16th

Several factors come into play like weather, flights, and frag health.

[FBNitro]

Payment has been sent via PayPal.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Payment sent via Email debit transfer.

[v67gsr]

Payment has been sent via PayPal.

[Mega]

payment sent via PayPal. Btw, Dave, can you please mark the bags with our alias name? it will be easier to sort out them out when we pickup our frags. Thanks. :)

[v67gsr]

^

Agree.

[wickedfrags]

Unlabelled bags would an absolute nightmare!

No worries, I have never sent out a group order without doing this :wink:

payment sent via PayPal. Btw, Dave, can you please mark the bags with our alias name? it will be easier to sort out them out when we pickup our frags. Thanks. :)

^

Agree.

[Jason McK]

Well where is the fun in that. I was looking forward to trying to ID 100 bags of closed up Zoa LOL

[Reefer Rob]

Payment send via Paypal

Thanks Dave & Jason!

[Ron99]

Payment sent via Paypal. Thanks!

[Chowder]

Payment sent via paypal. Thanks

[wickedfrags]

Alright, ya a big order but not a hundered bags! I will however be ordering a biger size box for this order!

More than half the payments have been received.

Well where is the fun in that. I was looking forward to trying to ID 100 bags of closed up Zoa LOL

[hockey nut]

Payment sent via paypal.

[Chaloupa]

Payment sent and received by Dave yesterday

[tikkle]

Payment sent via paypal.

[Drock169]

can somebody PM the email address for paypal

[FBNitro]

can somebody PM the email address for paypal

Jason McK didn't PM you? Send him a PM and make sure your order wasn't missed before you send any money. He PM'd each of us with the address.

[Ron99]

Actually, the address for Paypal wasn't in the PM I received from Jason but I got it from Dave.

[Jason McK]

The Address is

Sales@wickedfrags.com

[Drock169]

Payment sent via paypal

[v67gsr]

The Address is

Sales@wickedfrags.com

What if we send the payment to dave@wickedfrags.com?

[Jason McK]

Thanks OK too. I just didn't know if Dave wanted that e-mail put out there for all to see.

J

[wickedfrags]

It goes to the same place, I received your payment yesterday. Thanks.

What if we send the payment to dave@wickedfrags.com?

[v67gsr]

Opps:redface:

[wickedfrags]

Only 2 more payments pending! Thanks for the prompt payments. Dave

[hockey nut]

Has everyone paid yet?

[v67gsr]

Has everyone paid yet?

If anyone by any reason has not yet paid, I think we should exclude his/her order this time. Not good to have 40+ peoples waiting for 2 individuals.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

If anyone by any reason has not yet paid, I think we should exclude his/her order this time. Not good to have 40+ peoples waiting for 2 individuals.

I agree. 0X:

[wickedfrags]

According to my records only canreef username Kercheznee and name "Jack" have not paid yet.

I will start organizing and making up the order tonight.

This order ships free with or without these individuals frags, hopefully they send payment but if not received by the end of the weekend we can assume they are out. Think this is fair.

[Jason McK]

I've sent them both reminder PMs

J

[Jack]

Paid

[wickedfrags]

Well all the LPS/zoa frags were made today, well the ones that are were not ready to go.

I will plan on making the remaining SPS frags 3 days before the order ships as I intend on shipping them unmounted (I find they ship better this way and you can mount them however you like).

Received a new shipping container specific for this order. Dave

[Jason McK]

So are we still on for shiping this week?

J

[Ron99]

We're out of town from tonight until Thursday night. It's March break so some folks might be on vacation. I would think early next week might work better for people.

[Reefer Rob]

Anyone not in town should let Jason know. The original deal was that they would ship this week. It would be nice to have some advance notice if this has changed, I need to set up my quarantine tank.

[Chowder]

So are we still on for shiping this week?

J

Pretty sure this was directed towards Wicked Frags.

[Jason McK]

From Day 1 of this Group buy, the scheduled ship date was the week of March 16th.
If delays are unavoidable due to the size of the order that is completely understandable, But if you placed an order knowing you would not be able to pick up (and didn't make arrangements with me) I will not be responsible for any losses that occur in my tank. Of course I will do diligence to keep things alive and will report to WickedFrags any losses in shipping.

[Ron99]

I wasn't intending to throw a wrench in the works :-) Just pointing out that it may turn out some people are out of town this week. I'm not sure if Jason wanted to hold frags for people for very long. It also sounded to me like Dave was still fragging some of the corals for this order so rather than rush freshly made frags out the door and possibly leave Jason holding frags for people I thought it might make sense to hold the shipping until Monday or so.

[Jason McK]

Let's see what Dave has to say

J

[Drock169]

Any word on whats going on with the shipment?

[wickedfrags]

Everything LPS/zoa wise was made up on the weekend at the latest and is healing up. While I could ship this week, next week would be preferred as the extra time is always preferred with the zoas and LPS.

Frags that do not survive are not good for anyone.

How about a confirmed shipping date of Tuesday March 24 to arrive Wednesday March 25?

[Mega]

I totally agreed with Dave. No one wants a DOA or unhealthy frag. A week or so is not too far away. I am sure everyone don't mind waiting a bit longer to get healthier frags. :wink:

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

So pick up is now March 25?

Just want to confirm since I have an meeting that day out of town and would like to make sure I change it to Thursday if this is the case.

[Jason McK]

Yup that's what is says Wednesday March 25th

J

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Yup that's what is says Wednesday March 25th

J

Ok I just wanted to make sure since that post was asked as a question. Didn't know if that had been confirmed yet.

[wickedfrags]

Everything is ready to ship Tuesday, arriving Wednesday. Dave

[wickedfrags]

Shipment is on the road. Jason, sent you the tracking number.

Package is a wopping 44lbs! Will be there by 10:30am your time.

[Jason McK]

OK everyone. The package is coming to my Office in Richmond.
I can hold it there until about 13:00 depending on demand.
Also I have encountered a small hickup in my plans tomorrow and will not be available between 17:45 and approx. 19:00 I will however be available before and after.

I will need to know who is coming to the office so please e-mail me @ candjszoo@gmail.com if you are going to come to the office and I can send you the information.
If you plan on coming to my Please e-mail as well and I will forward the information.

Thanks All

Jason

[Jason McK]

Corals Have arrived. Water temp feels good. Of course I'm swamped at work but will inspect the order soon

J

[fkshiu]

Woo hoo!

[wickedfrags]

Great to hear! Was tracking this myself just in case there was some shipping confusion, not an easy order to replace!

Corals Have arrived. Water temp feels good. Of course I'm swamped at work but will inspect the order soon

J

You can say that again!

Woo hoo!

[Jason McK]

I'm hunting for the leaking bag now as the outside of the box is quite wet. But over all temp is great. The heat packs are still pumping out the heat.

I don't want to deserb the packaging too much as I'm afraid of the heat loss.

So far everything looks great. Even saw a copepod running around in one of the bags

J

[Jason McK]

OK just went through it all everything is fine. ZERO leaks. some Playas are even open.

Come and get them

[FBNitro]

I grabbed mine already and it's an awesome piece, thanks to Jason for setting this up and to Wicked Frags for letting us do it.

[wickedfrags]

Good to hear. Wrapped in two 4mil bags water can only be squeezed out the top...no punctures.

OK just went through it all everything is fine. ZERO leaks. some Playas are even open.

Come and get them

Don't recall which piece you picked-up, but there are some real nice pieces in this order. Rather proud actually! The cyphastrea decadia was MASSIVE (did not want to frag my colony again so I sent a sub-colony). Maybe 2-3 pieces in the entire shipment I was not 100% satisifed with, but they were still looking good.

I grabbed mine already and it's an awesome piece, thanks to Jason for setting this up and to Wicked Frags for letting us do it.

[FBNitro]

Don't recall which piece you picked-up, but there are some real nice pieces in this order. Rather proud actually! The cyphastrea decadia was MASSIVE (did not want to frag my colony again so I sent a sub-colony). Maybe 2-3 pieces in the entire shipment I was not 100% satisifed with, but they were still looking good.

I got the cyphastrea decadia sub-colony. :) It's gorgeous. I'm having to move around some Zoa frags to make room for it, which is a great thing.

[Chowder]

Got my frags, Jason thanks for putting the group buy together and thanks Dave for the great Aussie pieces.

Chris

[wickedfrags]

Yes - not representative of a typical frag of that species, good timing on your part and pleased ot hear you are happy with it.

I got the cyphastrea decadia sub-colony. :) It's gorgeous. I'm having to move around some Zoa frags to make room for it, which is a great thing.

Agreed - thanks Jason. And FYI, the aussie tri-colour will take high light and the lemon drop moderate to high light...moderate light will get you blue tips, at least that is what is happening with my collony. Cheers.

Got my frags, Jason thanks for putting the group buy together and thanks Dave for the great Aussie pieces.

Chris

[Chowder]

Dave thanks for the info on the placement of those pieces.

Chris

[Mega]

Just wanted to thank Jason for putting this order together... and thanks to Dave for the awesome frags! :biggrin: How high should I place the suharsonoi and the orengi under the Phoenix 14K DE 150W? :razz:

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Yes - not representative of a typical frag of that species, good timing on your part and pleased ot hear you are happy with it.



Agreed - thanks Jason. And FYI, the aussie tri-colour will take high light and the lemon drop moderate to high light...moderate light will get you blue tips, at least that is what is happening with my collony. Cheers.

Man the Aussie Tri sound like it would have been nice :mrgreen:

[wickedfrags]

Anytime, be sure to post some pics once they get encrusted and start growing out.

Dave thanks for the info on the placement of those pieces.

Chris

Agreed, thanks Jason. I had the orengi mid tank under 400W Radiums, I would expect md-tank should be fine in your tank. This piece will colour up even nicer, the frag I sent you was partially shaded for a while. The suharsonoi is known to be a deepwater species. I had this in the frag tank for quite some time, I keep my colony in the lower 3rd of my display tank. I would say lower half for you. Dave

Just wanted to thank Jason for putting this order together... and thanks to Dave for the awesome frags! :biggrin: How high should I place the suharsonoi and the orengi under the Phoenix 14K DE 150W? :razz:

Agreed - I should have sent you one! It is a unique tri-colour for sure. Not the most shocking tri-colour, but a different one for sure. And no worries, I have a 8-10" colony of this, I can essentially get you a frag whenever you are ready.

Man the Aussie Tri sound like it would have been nice :mrgreen:

[wickedfrags]

Any questions about the locations or preference of your frags, feel free to post it in this thread.

Have a problem or concern with a frag, also feel free to post it in this thread.

Feel free to post pictures.

Kindly share you wickedfrags experience by following this link:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=44260

Thanks again,
Dave @ wicked

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Agreed - I should have sent you one! It is a unique tri-colour for sure. Not the most shocking tri-colour, but a different one for sure. And no worries, I have a 8-10" colony of this, I can essentially get you a frag whenever you are ready.


No worries Dave! These mistakes happen and no is to blame. I will eventually have order a bunch of stuff from you Im sure.

My feedback would be...my order got forgotten but Dave has dealt with it for me and I am very happy...well not happy that I don't have a tri color but happy that he made it right :D

Thanks!

[Jason McK]

No worries Dave! These mistakes happen and no is to blame. I will eventually have order a bunch of stuff from you Im sure.

My feedback would be...my order got forgotten but Dave has dealt with it for me and I am very happy...well not happy that I don't have a tri color but happy that he made it right :D

Thanks!

I'm going to go dumpster diving tomorrow to see if I accidentally chucked it with the Box. I've already gone back to the office to check around the desks and everywhere. with no luck

[Ron99]

Thanks Dave for the cool frags and thanks a bunch to Jason for organizing this!

[Jason McK]

HEY Thank You Guys for taking part in a very successful Group buy. It's always nice to support our vendors that are far away.

Good to see everyone as well. Sorry to those who caught me during busy times of the day

J

[Chaloupa]

Thanks Jason for the group buy organization...and a huge thanks for holding on to my frags until I can get them!!!! Can't wait to pick them up!

[wickedfrags]

x2 - glad to see the words "successful group buy" in the thread. As always the support is appreciated.

HEY Thank You Guys for taking part in a very successful Group buy. It's always nice to support our vendors that are far away.

Good to see everyone as well. Sorry to those who caught me during busy times of the day

J

Thanks Ron. FYI keep that meteor shower low for a dark torqoise base, up higher for a lighter green. Looks best low IMO. Dave

Thanks Dave for the cool frags and thanks a bunch to Jason for organizing this!

[hockey nut]

Great shipping Dave and very nice frag.

Thanks Jason for your efforts with this order.

Cheers

[Ron99]

Thanks Dave. I have it at the bottom of my 8 gallon Biocube so with only 36 watts of PC lighting hopefully it will show the darker colouration.

[wickedfrags]

Thanks. Over $200 for shipping and packaging materials for this order! So pleased to hear everything shipped well. Soprry the bags are tough to open - they are just easier to tie that way.........I do not work well with elastic bands, and my way is more secure.

Great shipping Dave and very nice frag.

Thanks Jason for your efforts with this order.

Cheers

This coral has been in my tank for over 3 years and has always say 3" off the bottom and I use 400W halides. End of the day - this is a great coral and the polpys have great contrast. With your lighting, you can easiy keep it higher if you like also. Thanks.

Thanks Dave. I have it at the bottom of my 8 gallon Biocube so with only 36 watts of PC lighting hopefully it will show the darker colouration.

[Puff]

darn.

just got home from an extended trip and was wondering if there were any wickedfrags group buys coming up. looks like a missed out on this one. let me know the next time one comes up. id love to pick up some frags, but dont have the cash atm to pay for the shipping on top of them!