Let's be honest - it's a thieves' kitchen - I've been lucky and bought good stuff, but I know many people who've been stitched up like kippers by Paypal, who will freeze accounts at the drop of a hat, which can be disastrous for small firms when that can mean thousands of quid retained by them whilst the poor punter beats their head against a brick wall - Fleabay themselves hop around the world to find the most favourable place for them (at present Belgium......) - if you add up all the charges levied, they're also far from cheap...
I'd also be suspicious on the "why are they selling them now?" front - the answer has got to be "to bring in some money early" - do reputable companies have to resort to such tactics, particularly after a season when bees have been in short supply?.......... I'd be suspicious of someone "flying a kite" which may give you bees next year, or a cloud of rubber smoke and some wavy black tread marks......
