Ordering this guy off Aquabid. What now?

[pinkcupid765]

So i ordered him off Aquabid this morning and emailed the person. What do i do now? This is my first time buying a live thing off of the interwebz!

[Leeniex]

You have to pick a trans-shipper, they should have them listed in the auction. (If the fish is out of the country of course)

[vilmarisv]

First you pay the seller the cost of the fish plus $5 for shipping.
Then you email the seller telling them which transhipper you want the fish sent to.
Then you meial the transhipper to let them know that you're having a fish sent to them and that you need to know how much you own them for the importing fees and shipping. Once you have an amount and a Paypal address, you send the payment to the transhipper and wait for your fish.
Fish are sent from Thailand every Sunday but some sellers send every 2 weeks. After that the transhipper will take 1-2 days to ship the fish to you after she/he received it.

[Bim0513]

Beautiful fish.

[pinkcupid765]

vilmarisv@ Thanks so much! But i have to pay the transhipper right? Im in texas and she is in Georgia. How would i do that? Over paypal? Will she email me? Sorry, on top of being a newbie, im 13 haha

[tpocicat]

Paypal will work. (I thought you had to be 18 or over to get a Paypal account).

[Badjer]

Wow what a beautiful (and slightly creepy) betta! Best of luck with the aquabid thing...once I get my new tank up and running, I plan on perhaps buying a fish off there as well.

[pinkcupid765]

tpocicat@ Well im using my dad's paypal account and he'll just take money out of my debit card :)

[pinkcupid765]

Badjer@ Thanks, i think so too! His name's Haruhatsu or Haru for short :)

[vilmarisv]

This is the info from a transhipper named Jennifer Viveros, the transhipper in Georgia.
http://bellsouthpwp.net/J/e/JennViv/...taTranship.htm