A few days ago I received what the seller said was a 1 and 1/2 inch electric pink ricordea yuma. I won it on auction for $125.00. Anyway, what I recieved was a mostly brown ric that expands in my happy and healthy ric tank to 1 inch. It also appears to be a florida ricordea as upon close inspection I find no sign of tentacles surrounding the oral opening. The following pics are of the little brown ric, one photo also featuring a newly acquired orange florida ric, and the photo that accompanied the auction. What I received is not even close to the photo on the auction. I guess I'm just looking for some moral support before I contact the seller again. Would you be disappointed with this purchase?
Disappointed in ric purchase...look!
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UnderwaterExotic
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For some moral support, its hard to tell but looks like you got the shaft!!!
lokelani808
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I would be dissapointed. wow, i was going to bid on that thing but my computer locked up at the last minute, im glad i didnt. I did buy something from that person that was advertised as ricordea, but the pic was a macro shot of a frogspawn 
kathainbowen
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It is very hard to tell, as the ric oculd have just discolored with shipping depending on how poorly it shipped (in this case, to produce that drastic of a color change, they must have been playing soccer with the box!) However, what's concerning me as per "did-you-get-swindled" is the strange green almost metallic tint as you tilt the ricordea in the second picture. It's very subtle and hard to notice, and you can only really see it in the second picture. Makes it look more like a discolored to meh-colored green florida ric than any extravagant pink ric like in the last picture.
I'd contact the person who sold it to you, especially considering you paid that much for it.
*hugs* Good luck with it! Hopefully you can either get your money back or get the real ricordea (although, if you're a reef addict like me, you want your coral!)
I'd contact the person who sold it to you, especially considering you paid that much for it.
*hugs* Good luck with it! Hopefully you can either get your money back or get the real ricordea (although, if you're a reef addict like me, you want your coral!)
cowboyswife
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Im so sorry. 
reef fanatic
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<----plays theme from "shaft"
UnderwaterExotic
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IPowderBlueTang
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I would contact the seller to correct the situation and report him to the place you bid for it and call the authorities on what can be done.
If they don't correct the situation , you should tell everyone on the forum who this person is so no one get into the same situation. Sorry for your purchase hope you get it resolved!
If they don't correct the situation , you should tell everyone on the forum who this person is so no one get into the same situation. Sorry for your purchase hope you get it resolved!
FLricordia
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Very sorry. It is a shame if you were intentionally ripped of. Who was the seller so others can be on the look out? Doesn't look like the same ric at all. Think you got the shaft. Does look like you got a FL ricordia instead. The spirocysts look too much the same size though can't see the mouth, but with the pic it is really hard to tell. Could be yuma, but I wouldn't think it is the one in the last pic. You need to file a complaint with ebay and if you payed with paypal, them too. Keep us up to date with what happens. Luck.
redFishblue
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Pink yumas like that one goes for 30 for dime size to 50 for half dollar size.
$125 for the one in the auction sounds kinda high imo even if it was not all browned out.
Either way, I'd be dissapointed to get the one you got in the mail.
