Aquabid question

[Avoftw]

if i wanted to buy a fish off aquabid where the seller isnt in the US is there anything special i have to do? or do i just hit buy and its taken care of. how does it all work? please explain, im new to the aquabid thing :o

[Avoftw]

please help guys, there's a fish i have my eye on!

[dramaqueen]

I think you have to create an account with them so you can bid.

[louu]

I know in australia we have an importer who go through the fish is first sent to them for quarintine and then you organise postage from that person to your location i dont know what its like in america but you must sort all of this out before you buy the fish because the fines or not going through quarintine and doing it illegally would land you in A LOT of trouble it would technically be smuggling maybe if you go to a hardcore breeder site you could ask them as they would know but im sure someone will come round and explain it all ... guess that was a bit of a ramble going nowhere :S

[dramaqueen]

They go through a transhipper here.

[louu]

yes yes transhipper not importer duh lol thought it sounded wrong!

[dramaqueen]

I knew what you meant. lol

[Avoftw]

how much more does the fish cost with all said and done (like shipping and stuff?) after the fish cost itself? if i worded that to make sense lol

[FancyFins]

So do you have to get in touch with the transhipper before you make the payment for the fish? Seems like a lot of extra shipping costs but a few of those fish look worth it...

[shemetz]

i have the same question as avoftw but i dont even know how to ship in the us.
sorry, no help.8)