Seedsman is terrible

[desertdan]

Spent 2 hours yesterday and 3 hours today trying to make an order from seedsman. The website is set up for bait and switch. Took an email to work around bait and switch. Customer service is very difficult to contact and then just automated. Had to call my bank 3 times. Finally the bank told me the problem was on seedsman end. Bank told me that the Tigre distributing is known for high amount of fraud. I don't know if my order went through or not. They say they are working on it and check my account section. Account says all orders are cancelled. I have no idea what the status of my order is. They will not respond now. I will call the bank tomorrow and if there is no charge I will order somewhere else. They say they offer a lot of freebies but I can't get them. So far my experience with seedsman sucks. Never again!

[Nartak]

Buddy im sorry to hear you went through hell for your seeds. First of,if you are looking for EU based i can happily tell you the ones i use (Most breeders have EU stores to ship from anyway).

Seedsman has a great rep for their delivery and promos + freebies. Im on a private session on firefox which doesn't save any cookies/info and data so going into seedsman i can see that your claim about the baiting not being valid. Also their search engine is one of the best in terms of filters to narrow down the search to almost precisely what you want. I myself have never ordered from them so i cant tell you about the money handling part nor the frauds but i highly doubt it as it has thousands of reviews on the site that trustpilot finds legit.

I use zamnesia most of the time and ghq/fastbuds if im doing single breeder shopping..

Most companies now ship from Spain or Amsterdam so you can always go directly to their site and order,usually have 3+1 3+5 or similar offers aswell...

Good luck with your order man
Keep it Green

[Toker1]

I think you are misusing the term bait and switch, where a company shows you a product (bait) then really gives you something different (switch).
If a company only offers bit coin for payment, than the switch could never theoretically happen in terms of payment methods.

[starramus]

".I only use top rated sites from seedfinder.eu ,call me oldschool lol"

Yes seedfinder is great. i have used it often.

[desertdan]

bait and switch applies to discounts as much as product.

[Toker1]

Contact herbies. You won’t be disappointed. I also had a good experience with sol seeds. But herbies has the larger selection.

[starramus]

Seedsman is OK unless you have your order confiscated by the customs pirates. If so you can count on 25 business days until they resend the order. This happened once a couple of years ago, and now this year. It's a bitch, but it is not their fault. As for payment I use a no foreign transaction fee credit card. I have a CapitalOne, and a Citi that do not charge. As for Bitcoin its value fluctuates too wildly for my taste. I set up an account with Coinbase, but do not use it.

Ruth with customer service at Seedsman has always solved my problems. Hope you have better luck with that order.

[desertdan]

I have used other companies in EU before and will again not seedsman.

[starramus]

I am sorry for your bad experience, but a credit card with no foreign transaction fee will solve your problem. CapitalOne is great, but it depends upon the specific card from them.

[desertdan]

This is all on my cap one card. Have had it 15 years no problems with international transactions. They stopped first try with Tigre dist. because they are red flagged for fraud.. After that is was problem on seedsman end. Ruth is who told me to call my bank and bank said seedsman was problem. Been doing business with cap one 15 years seedsman one time. I believe cap one.

[kingfish]

I used to like Seedsman. But since they went with the Bitcoin shit, they won't take my credit card anymore, I started using other suppliers.

[desertdan]

You are right unless you use bit coin you get crap service

[gbauto]

i've used Seedsman quite a few times in the past and never had any issues. They forgot to include a freebie seed pack on one order and shipped it when I called and let them know. Bitcoin was the reason I used Seedsman but Bitcoin is now a PITA for me. Still use Seedsman

[starramus]

When Bitcoin went from $900 to over $20,000 I said goodbye. That is pure unadulterated insanity!

[Toker1]

Those kind of swings in bit coin is exactly how a pay for shipping and a few extra seeds that I didn’t plan on buying otherwise.

[Pyro1711]

Call me old school, but I don't understand how this Bitcoin shit works...I'm trying US based companies.

[Toker1]

You purchase bit coins (I use Coinbase to purchase mine)... you watch the value. You order the seeds, they send you a bar code link and you send your bit coins directly to the link. If something goes wrong, they refund your bit coin account (assuming it’s a legit reputable business). Best part is, if you buy bit coin when the value is down and order seeds while bit coin value is up, you can use the profit in market value to have better purchasing power. Of corse there is always the opposite that can happen as well. It’s not for everyone, but if you pay attention to the market you can increase your spending power.

[Toker1]

Sol seeds is US based and trust worthy. Also, they ship based on you sending them a money order. They ship your order as soon as they receive the valid tracking number for the MO.

https://solseeds.com

[alltatup]

Pyro, coinbase is super-easy to use: https://www.coinbase.com

I thought I wouldn't be able to use bitcoin until I found coinbase.

[Ell]

seems seed suppliers have been getting bad reputation.have had no problems with seedsman or mnsl. however the bank is a different story they shut down my card last time. IMO its probably they are scared of the feds plus i imagine a bazillion people want seeds nowadays. yes im in a legal state.

[Toker1]

Did you call ahead to tell your bank you were making an out of country purchase? They might have flagged that as an unusual purchase, shutting down the card due to fear of identity theft? Just guessing.

[Ell]

your probably right only buy seeds ounce or twice a year

[desertdan]

Seedsman is not customer friendly unless you use bitcoin they suck.

[Nartak]

I found the BOGOF rules on the breeder page...

"Buy One Get One Free on ALL Garden Of Green Seeds
You must add strains in increments of 2 "

I also remembered having created an account on seedsman to check all offers and promos and the thing that i liked the most as that they have a very efficient checkout system that applies gifts promos and discounts just before you checkout and move on to paying.

[Anoney]

Had a similar experience with seedsman. Said my order was canceled even though I paid in full. Took some time reaching them trough the support system. Never really got an explanation as to why it said my order was canceled. However I'll give them a pass since the freebies are top notch.

[KTM690]

Try to use new 420 guy trust me there's no crap involved. Easy ordering easy payment easy shipping and great seeds with freebies and best of all Paul will talk to you through email or even phone. I started 2 seeds from him recently and they are way ahead of other I've tried. Remember sometimes these big wig breeders are full of poop and their awesome seeds so they say never show or sprout for that matter. And that's if they show

[D.A.A.S.69]

I've grown a few New420Guy autos , an never had any trouble, except the buds get kinda big.lol

[Pyro1711]

So far 420guy seeds are growing like weeds..lmao... sorry had to say it. I'm impressed so far with the ones I have going, real nice healthy plants.

[uncledoug]

The only issue with New Guy is a few of us ordered Auto Regular by mistake thinking we ordered auto fem. Our fault not Paul's. I planted 3 sour lowrider Auto Regular and all 3 are female, got lucky I guess.

[starramus]

Maybe things have changed. Seedsman now gives their address in Spain. Still waiting for a resend of my last order. I must wait until November 6 having ordered way back in September. Not going to put Seedsman on my Shit List just yet. https://youtu.be/AkmLpTXbNDQ

[starramus]

What is great about Seedsman is that will get you seeds from other breeders that will not ship to the US. For instance they got me White Russians from Serious Seeds who will not fuck with American customs!

[Californiakid]

Toker1 got a link to someone having issue with newguy420? I have not heard any ill words. I have only heard praise. Any info is appreciated.
TIA

[D.A.A.S.69]

Toker1, we ain't all pros like, you are, lol
Call Paul, he can tell you.lol
By the way ,I've had trouble with Herbies too, Very slow. Not very friendly either.Horrible Customer service, also had problems with OriginalSeeds too, never received our order, not buying from them either again.
I've had plenty of seeds not germinate, from a bunch of different seedbanks.
But out of the 7-8autos I've grown from New420Guy, they all have germinated, an were all autos ,not photos.
Trust me on this one BonzaSeeds is not very good either, but at least you get your seeds though, lol

[Toker1]

Thanks DAAS. But I’m just a hobby grower really... I do look into where my genetics come from. It’s not very difficult to do.
Never had a bad experience with Herbies before. I have 100% germination rates from them so far, only been using them for 5 years now. It’s all about how the seeds are stored.
So are you and Paul really close? Just asking.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Toker1, don't even know the man, Ain't talked to him but 4-5times on the phone, but he is a very nice , an friendly dude, just another old pothead, that loves to grow an smoke MJ,, like a bunch of folks.
Plus great service.