Good or bad experiences with shelldealers

[dave r]

Hi Dora, I think you got the wrong end of the stick. When I say 'traders' I mean people in the shell trade rather than people who trade shells with each other. Must be a transatlantic thing<img src="images/smiley/wink.gif" alt="" border="0" />
I agree it would not be fair to list bona fide people who trade with each other, as you have learnt you 'can't please all of the people all of the time' and there will always be those who are not satisfied with the trade for whatever reason. I usually find it is a misunderstanding or language problem but some people are just plain bolshy. Don't be put off by them though, personally I would much rather trade than buy.
On the insect website there is a page for people to give their feedback about dealers they have had business with, good or bad. This acts as a warning to people of bad traders and gives good traders more publicity. If you want to check it out a go to:
InsectNet.com
and look at the 'Traders' page and you will see the sort of things I mean.
Dave