Best unexpected freebie(s) you've ever received?

[Greasylake]

No, by law you have to send the slings to me

If I had any artistic skill I would make a "come and take it" flag with a spider instead of a cannon.

 

[boina]

I've bought so many spiders over the years but I can count the freebies I got on the fingers of one hand... . Giving feebies is not common around here. The best I got is probably a N. chromatus sling that grew into a very nice female . I may change my mind if the C. fimbriatus turns out female, but I asked for that one, so it doesn't count.

 

[Dorifto]

I got a L2 C. sanderi when I bought my first T, a G. pulchra. The label was erased during the shipment so it was a mistery for me. When I openned the cap, she freaked out and jumped to my hand and started circling around like a lighting. It was a nice first experience with a T xD

 

[cold blood]

I once bought a P. nigricolor sling...the very last one the breeder had....not only did it end up female, but i got a freebie P. vitatta that also ended up female.

Poecilotheria vittata

• cold blood
• Mar 14, 2017
• ghost ornamental tarantula magam tiger spider pederson's ornamental tarantula poecilotheria poecilotheria pederseni poecilotheria vittata vittata

vitatta

Genics i got as freebies were nice, too...i had passed on them too many times in the past...it was nice to get 2 as freebies....in a trade no less.

juvie genic....my smaller, thinner one

• cold blood
• Sep 3, 2018
• 2
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata geniculata whitebanded tarantula

 

[weibkreux]

Just this month:
- G. porteri, G. pulchripes, a couple of P. murinus slings and 3 mystery slings on a single transaction. Cheers to the guy for the generous freebies he gave me.

Other notable freebies: C. darlingi, HH 2i scorpion

 

[Sarkhan42]

I’ve definitely gotten my best freebies ordering mantids. Sometimes received double the order, or an extra species or two that I had expressed interest in at a different time.

 

[SonsofArachne]

Giving feebies is not common around here

It seems to be a lot more common in the US. I've mail ordered every invert I own, so I've gotten a lot of freebies. Some dealers let you pick from a list, some tell you you're getting one but don't tell you what it is, some don't even tell you they're sending them.

some other good freebies I've received:

Acanthoscurria brocklehursti
Brachypelma sabulosum
Dolichothele diamantinensis
Grammostola pulchripes
Nhandu coloratovillosus
Neochilobrachys sp. thailand
Phormingochilus carpenteri (x2)
Heteropoda sp. flores
Phoneutria boliviensis
Androctonus baluchicus
Buthus draa
Scolopendra alternans

Yeah, I'm bragging a little. So sue me.
( I know I'm breaking my own rule as I picked some of these myself, but other posters were already breaking it, so oh well)

 

[Thys Paine]

A friend of mine decided he didn’t want his adult Psalmopoeus cambridgei....

It’s the only freebie I’ve had but it’s a fascinating T

 

[Gaherp]

A pair of P. ecclesiasticus

 

[Killertut]

juvenile female P. fasciata.

 

[Spidermolt]

No, by law you have to send the slings to me

And I am the law so there's a tax on freebies and unexpected sacs which I get a kindly 40%

 

[8LeggedLair]

I’m unlucky I haven’t received any freebies yet

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I’m unlucky I haven’t received any freebies yet

Quite strange, since you are from Germany, a nation with a pretty badass T's market history. In Europe to receive freebies is the rule

 

[8LeggedLair]

Quite strange, since you are from Germany, a nation with a pretty badass T's market history. In Europe to receive freebies is the rule

Yea, I always buy from the same place too
Idk unlucky as hell... or when I order they don’t have any over stock of whatever species

 

[Teal]

As far as I can recall off the top of my head, I have chosen my freebies.

To add to this, back when I was collecting whatever species I could get my hands on, I was gifted a pair of P. murinus TCF by a friend.

But now my collection follows the PPT rule for the most part, don’t want to stray too far from that

Annnnd where are those TCF now?! I would kill for some. Lol

 

[antinous]

As far as I can recall off the top of my head, I have chosen my freebies.



Annnnd where are those TCF now?! I would kill for some. Lol

Sold them unfortunately, but Austin Spears is selling some I believe

 

[Teal]

Sold them unfortunately, but Austin Spears is selling some I believe

Austin always has cool stuff lol I need to contact him.

 

[Newt83]

I ended up with a surprise P. murinus

 

[Arachnophoric]

A seller I deal with regularly tends to send me some nice freebies. The last two orders I've gotten a Brachypelma kahlenbergi, a Theraphosinae sp. Yucatan, and a Pamphobeteus sp. "cascada".

I once got a freebie 2i Pandinus imperator in addition to a 4" female because the seller forgot to send me the one I purchased in the first shipment. Now that's good service.

 

[viper69]

A very rare species

0.1 Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra, sometimes called The Bumble Bee

• viper69
• Jan 14, 2017
• 16

I waited years to obtain this species ever since I saw it on Rick West's site.