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Tips on how to sell invasive/illegal ants


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#1 Offline Vendayn - Posted February 9 2021 - 1:20 PM

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Seeing that everyone does the exact opposite of what I say for some reason, because I'm known to "crash" threads and my opinion doesn't matter at all, and because I'm against invasive ants, suddenly most others are pro invasive ants. here are the tips I learned the past day on how to sell invasive ants, just need patience.

 

You know how people say "Its okay they are everywhere anyway". Well take invasive ants, spread them ALL around, then it will take a short 5 years for them to spread a lot (especially the more you spread them), and you too can say "its okay to sell them, they are everywhere anyway"

 

You know how my opinion against selling invasives (not keeping them, but selling them and releasing them, I find most people wouldn't actually dispose of their colony but do what antscanada does, seeing how many in his comments say they release ants even if they are exotics because they don't want to kill them...but tangent aside)...means nothing because I'm known to ruin threads? that's right! My opinion means nothing, so when I say its really bad to sell ants across state lines, that means its actually good to sell across state lines because I'm not to be believed and to not be listened to for my opinion and anything I say is the opposite

 

if someone wants to sell out of state, SELL! Don't let someone talk you out of it. Especially don't let someone talk the person out of selling out of state, since I'm known to crash threads. So when anyone sees this thread and wants to sell out of state, definitely don't listen to me when I say don't do that because I'm known (again) to crash threads so my opinion doesn't matter and in fact, my opinion matters so little, do the exact opposite of what I say. So since I'm against selling out of state, the people in this forum should then believe the exact opposite of what I say. SO SELL! Don't let someone talk you out of it! Listen to no one! Do whatever you want! Why? Well I'm not a cop anyway or an investigator just a random forum poster, so its not my job to be your nanny anyway. So all these posts on the forums against selling across state lines, just don't listen to them

 

 Here is a post from another thread that sums it up in a nice short post

 

 MillyMoney


I agree.

If you want to sell, sell.

Don't let someone talk you out of it  

 

 

So hopefully this guide too can help illegal/invasive sellers sell their ants, since I'm against selling illegal and invasive ants, that means because I crash threads, that is not to be believed or listened to and do the exact opposite, since my opinion means so little, to believe AND DO the opposite.


Edited by Vendayn, February 9 2021 - 1:23 PM.


#2 Offline thap34nut - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:00 PM

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tutorial doesnt work , i ended up creating 14 new ant species by accident


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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:19 PM

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This belongs in the sandbox.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#4 Offline Vendayn - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:20 PM

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This belongs in the sandbox.

Why? This is the marketplace, and this is a guide to sell ants. People complain I crash and ruin threads, going to try to do that to this one? Then we can all crash and ruin threads. How about this, try to ruin this thread, I'll pick a thread of yours and do it to you. Then eventually someone will stop ruining threads. or you can ignore this thread, we can all move on and the guide can help people who want to sell ants.


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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:21 PM

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This is clearly done in a sarcastic manner, and as such is not a serious post, and is not meant as such. Therefore, it is not belonging on the front page of the forum, and as such belongs in sandbox.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#6 Offline Tyr_Ants - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:22 PM

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Bruh you're just trashing fc and trolling on here anyone with a brain knows if they are gonna do something illegal they are gonna do it privately at this point it just trolling maybe you should find something else to do maybe touch grass or go outside instead of trying to troll on formiculture
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#7 Offline Nanahira - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:22 PM

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This belongs in the sandbox.

Why? This is the marketplace, and this is a guide to sell ants. People complain I crash and ruin threads, going to try to do that to this one? Then we can all crash and ruin threads. How about this, try to ruin this thread, I'll pick a thread of yours and do it to you. Then eventually someone will stop ruining threads. or you can ignore this thread, we can all move on and the guide can help people who want to sell ants.

 

This is also against forum rules  :whistle:


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#9 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 9 2021 - 2:26 PM

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This is why the sanbox was created. To allow a place where all the ridiculous, and foolish things come up a place to be posted.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#10 Online ANTdrew - Posted February 9 2021 - 6:19 PM

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Formiculture is at an all time low.
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#11 Offline Devi - Posted February 9 2021 - 6:21 PM

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Formiculture is at an all time low.


Its sad. It makes me not want to get on sometimes wondering what new toxic person joined or new arguments.
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#12 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted February 9 2021 - 8:57 PM

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Formiculture is at an all time low.


Its sad. It makes me not want to get on sometimes wondering what new toxic person joined or new arguments.

That's exactly why you should continue to log in. Drown out the negativity with positive, relevant, informational posts and topics.
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#13 Online ANTdrew - Posted February 10 2021 - 3:37 AM

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Yes, exactly. The fact that knowedgeable, experienced members hardly ever post anything anymore is the main reason behind the decline in my opinion.
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#14 Offline gs5248 - Posted February 10 2021 - 10:36 AM

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Dang. I feel really bad for being the cause for Vendayn to post this. I did not realize that selling argentines within state lines and not promoting to release them was so bad.


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#15 Offline ZTYguy - Posted February 10 2021 - 10:44 AM

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remember when FC was a great forum for ant keepers and invert keepers alike just asking questions about their colonies and buying/ selling legal and healthy colonies. these threads are not needed and i feel bad for dspdrew that his forum has something like this.


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#16 Offline MillyMoney - Posted February 10 2021 - 11:05 AM

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Thank you for quoting me, I feel special  ;)


Passive aggressive much ?

 


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#17 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 10 2021 - 11:08 AM

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#18 Offline MillyMoney - Posted February 10 2021 - 11:09 AM

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Dang. I feel really bad for being the cause for Vendayn to post this. I did not realize that selling argentines within state lines and not promoting to release them was so bad.

Passive aggressive posts like this shouldn't even be allowed.

I think Vendayn's issues apparently go far past you.

 


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#19 Offline gcsnelling - Posted February 10 2021 - 11:59 AM

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Dang. I feel really bad for being the cause for Vendayn to post this. I did not realize that selling argentines within state lines and not promoting to release them was so bad.

You had absolutely nothing to do with Vendayns meltdown.


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#20 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted February 10 2021 - 12:36 PM

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Dang. I feel really bad for being the cause for Vendayn to post this. I did not realize that selling argentines within state lines and not promoting to release them was so bad.

It’s not your fault. You didn’t do anything wrong lol


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