I contacted "the Keeper" after finding his site in a search. He accepted my offer to trade as per the instructions on his site. I sent MY MERCHANDISE FIRST! As per the instructions on his site. I never received anything from him but promises and excuses! I have all the E-mail to prove it. Here are some excerpts:
ME: Thursday, January 03
Hey Keeper,
Last week I sent you four cultures and I was checking to see if
you got them in good condition? Let me know whats up? Please.
Later, Mike
Him: Tue, 8 Jan
Hello!
Yes!!! They are some of the most beautiful culture specimens I have seen from a customer in over a year!
What Agar medium did you use?
Oatmeal, Dog food... Or just plain Agar?
What was the temp. Of the culture during the growth?
I am currently building a new Flow Hood which should be done by
Friday.
I should be able to ship come Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
When responding please ensure that the ORIGINAL EMAIL IS INCLUDED, either by using the REPLY option or cutting and pasting it in. Failure to do so, may cause a delay in responding.
Stay cool!
Keeper
Me: Tuesday, January 08
Hey Keeper,
The agar medium is on the side of the petri dish. They were kept at room temp. At about 70-74 deg. F. There are traces of hard wood, millet, soy meal, and wheat bran at approx. 1 g. Per liter of agar solution.
If you are interested in trading in larger numbers let me know. I
usually make sets of four when I transfer cultures. Two MEYA and two PDYA.
Doing more than four at a time would not be a problem.
Later, Mike
Him: Mon, 14 Jan
Hello!
Thank you for contacting the Spore Trading Post, Inc.
I wanted to personally apologize for the long delay regarding the
response to your question (s).
We have currently hired extra staff to accommodate our ever-growing business and technical support.
Yes i would like to make that trade with you, i am very sorry for long delay re your cultures, but we have just finished with the flow hood today.
Stay cool!
Keeper
Me: January 29
Hey Keeper,
Any news about those cultures?
Mike
Him: Mon, 28 Jan
Hello!
Cultures are the only thing I am doing today.
Come hell or high water all back order of cultures will be hitting the mail
in the next 24-48 hours... Even if they have not completely grown out on the dish.
I am just going to assume the mycelium will do what it has to do on the way there.
Stay cool!
Keeper
After that I never received a reply ever! I have made several attemps by both mail and E-mail! I have met one other person online that says he got ripped off too, And one other I warned so he tried to contact him by mail and got no responce.
Mike
Franklin, West Virginia
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