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With high-quality strains, affordable prices, and worldwide shipping, Expert Seeds has been earning a positive reputation for itself as the new seed bank on the block. However, a lack of reviews and information on their shipping times & germination rates makes me wary of using them.
If you’d rather buy your seeds from an established seed bank that has a good track record of happy customers and a 100% germination guarantee, then I’d recommend ILGM or WeedSeedsExpress.
Continue reading this Expert Seeds review to discover the pros and cons of ordering from them, and to see how they stack up against the best seed banks to order from.
Expert Seeds Pros
- High-Quality Strains
- 31+ Quality Strains to Choose From
- Easy-to-Navigate Website
- Inexpensive Shipping
- Quick Shipping Within the EU
Expert Seeds Cons
- Few Reviews
- Undeveloped Reputation
- Complaints About Seeds Not Germinating
- No Germination Guarantee
- Relatively New Seed Bank
- No Delivery Time Estimate Outside the EU
Expert Seeds Alternatives
This Expert Seeds review is part of my seed bank reviews series. I am reviewing popular seed banks to see which ones are worth using and which ones are not.
Here are the results so far…
Is Expert Seeds Safe?
It’s up in the air if Expert Seeds is safe to buy cannabis seeds from.
The actual quality of their seeds hasn’t been completely confirmed, also.
On traditional cannabis company review websites, there is little information about Expert Seeds.
For example, on Trustpilot, they only have 3 reviews, with an average score of 3.1 / 5 stars, while on cannabis-geared websites like Grasscity Forums and Seedfinder no clear consensus has been reached on them.
The bulk of Expert Seed’s reviews is on CusRev, a website you can access through Expert Seeds website.
On CusRev they have 327 reviews, with a 4.7/ 5 star rating.
Negative reviews focused on seeds not germinating while positive reviews focused on the quality of the strains.
Overall, you can probably assume that Expert Seeds will do right by you, however, if you want to buy from a seed bank that you are certain will provide you with high-quality seeds and service, try MSNL.
They have over 3,200 reviews on Trustpilot, with an impressive overall score of 4.2 /5 stars.
History & Reputation
Compiling the experiences of top-notch cannabis breeders from several European countries, Expert Seed Bank was created by passionate marijuana enthusiasts with the goal to breed some of the best strains available.
Because of this, although Expert Seeds is a new seed bank on the market, it has decades of cannabis growing and breeding experience behind it.
With a focus on selectively breeding some of the world’s most famous strains, Expert Seeds takes popular, award-winning genetics and improves upon them, increasing their THC and CBD levels, medicinal values, visual appearance, aroma, taste and potency.
To produce their seeds they only use natural and organic nutrients and insecticides.
They produce and store seeds in the most optimum conditions, taking great diligence and care in their cultivation and handling of their seeds.
Because they are so new, their reputation hasn’t quite formed, however, we know for certain that the strains they offer are top-notch, while their germination rates seem less impressive.
Seed Quality
The mission of Expert Seeds is to create some of the best, most potent strains available on the market today. Because of this, their number one priority in creating strains is quality.
Using some of the globe’s most popular, potent, and award-winning genetics, they have created incredible strains with high THC levels, high CBD levels, notable medicinal properties, appealing visual appearances, dank aromas, delicious tastes, and high yields.
However, as much as Expert Seeds stresses the quality of their seeds, they don’t believe in it enough to actually offer a germination rate guarantee.
In fact, on their website, they don’t even list an average germination rate, which is worrying considering that most of the criticisms that Expert Seeds has received have focused on seeds not germinating.
If it’s important to you that the seed bank you buy from has a high germination rate, then check out I Love Growing Marijuana.
They have the most impressive germination rate guarantee on the market, at 100%.
They even provide free seeds with every order to make sure that the most seeds possible germinate.
Seed Selection
Although Expert Seeds has a small, selective variety of strains, they have something for everyone, offering Autoflowering, Indica, Sativa, Gorilla, C ali Collection, and CBD Line seeds.
They offer:
- 14 Autoflowering Strains
- 19 Indica Strains
- 6 Sativa Strains
- 15 Gorilla Strains
- 18 Strains in their Cali Collection
- 3 Strains in their CBD Line
In total, they have around 30+ strains to choose from.
Every now and then they update their offerings with new strains that they’ve concocted, and which have passed their intense selection process.
You can buy their seeds in 1 seed, 3 seed, 5 seed, 10 seed, and 15 seed packs, or you can even purchase them in Bulk for reduced prices.
If 30+ strains seem like too few options for you, and you want more seeds to browse through then check out a weed superstore like Herbies Seeds or Seedsman which offers thousands of strain varieties at affordable prices.
Autoflowering Strains
One of Expert Seeds’ specialties is autoflowering strains.
They have 14 autoflowering feminized seeds to choose from, which are all excellent options for beginner cannabis cultivators who want a stress-free growing experience, or even advanced cultivators who are pressed for time.
Their auto-flowering seeds are ready to harvest in 3-4 months and are completely feminized, Some of their best autoflowering seeds, with mind-blowingly high potency levels and fantastic effects, are Glueberry Auto, Lemon Haze Auto, and New York Diesel Auto.
Gorilla Strains
Some of Expert Seeds’ strongest strains are their gorilla strains.
They offer feminized and autoflowering feminized gorilla strain seeds with high CBD and THC contents.
They promise that their gorilla strains, which they bred to be completely unique and overwhelmingly potent, will reap a bountiful harvest of “resin-drenched buds.”
Whether you already tried Gorilla Glue, or have never tried a gorilla strain of cannabis, trust me, these strains will blow you away.
Their most popular gorilla strains include ZkittlezGlue, Glueberry, and Gorilla Ice Cream.
Seed Prices
Expert Seeds has average prices, which is more than fair considering the quality of their seeds.
They are more expensive than bargain and superstore seed banks, but less expensive than boutique seed banks.
Amnesia Haze Price Comparison
- Expert Seeds – 10 Amnesia Haze Autoflowering Seeds – $82.11
- I Love Growing Marijuana – 10 Amnesia Haze Autoflowering Seeds – $119
- Seedsman – 10 Amnesia Haze Autoflowering Seeds – $70.38
- Crop King – 10 Amnesia Haze Autoflowering Seeds- $120
As you can see, Expert Seeds is right in the middle of this price comparison, being less expensive than the high-end seed bank options of Crop King and I Love Growing Marijuana, but more expensive than the weed superstore Seedsman.
The fact that their prices are so low compared to other boutique seed banks is impressive considering their limited selection and the time they’ve put into developing their strains.
Expert Seeds Sales, Discounts & Promotions
For all the bargain seed bank buyers out there who view Expert Seed’s average prices as too high, don’t dismay.
They consistently run promotions and sales that you can take advantage of to lower their already fair prices more.
They consistently have seeds on sale, with some having as much as 70% off.
Of course, because of their limited selection, their sales only tend to include a few choice strains.
Year-round they have a coupon on their website that offers 15% off your entire order to new customers.
You can only use it your first time buying from them, but 15% off is nothing to sneeze at.
They also hold seed-giveaway contests pretty consistently on their Facebook and Instagram pages.
Lastly, they consistently have FREE seed deals going that automatically apply to every order.
Free Seeds
Did someone say, FREE seeds? You heard me right, with almost every order that Expert Seeds fills they include a packet of free seeds.
I say “almost” because if you buy a 1 pack, sorry, this deal does not apply to you.
Their deal is:
- Buy a 3 pack and get 7 free seeds
- Buy a 5 pack and get 11 free seeds
- Buy a 10 pack and get 20 free seeds
- Buy a 15 pack and get 31 free seeds
Taking into account the number of free seeds that Expert Seeds gives away with each order, their prices become staggeringly low per seed.
Also, their unimpressive germination rates rise.
Some consumers commented in reviews that although more than half of their seeds didn’t germinate, because of the extra seeds they were still able to have a bountiful cannabis harvest.
Payment Methods
No matter how you pay, nothing related to marijuana will appear on your bank statement from Expert Seeds.
They accept a number of convenient and discrete payment methods.
Those methods include:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Laser
- Some Debit Cards
- Bitcoin
If your order is above 500 euros they will also accept bank transfers, postal orders, and western union payments.
It’s surprising they don’t offer bak transfers to all customers, but by allowing people to pay with Bitcoin they still have a completely discrete payment method available.
Expert Seeds Customer Service
Expert Seeds’ customer service team is easy to get in touch with.
You can message them in their Chat Form, call them at their provided phone number, +353-851-962-695, email them at [email protected], or reach them through their Facebook or Instagram pages.
Customer service is definitely something Expert Seeds prioritizes with their policies.
They offer free seeds with almost every order and offer free returns if you aren’t 100% satisfied with your seeds.
However, there are few reviews that actually address the quality of Expert Seed’s customer service, so it’s hard to know how helpful the department actually is past their policies.
The seed bank that sets the industry standard for customer service is I Love Growing Marijuana which guarantees complete customer satisfaction, providing quick responses to queries, free seeds when customers have issues, and helpful growing tips.
Website Design
Their website design is pretty simple, which makes it easy to navigate. It’s one of the more high-end seed bank websites I’ve seen.
You can use it to easily access all of the information you could possibly need to make an informed purchasing decision from Expert Seeds.
They have tabs that lead to their different varieties of strains, along with sections that highlight their best-selling strains, glowing testimonials, and sales that they are currently running.
You can access their social media pages through their website.
The Expert Seeds Official Facebook has 3,552 followers while the Expert Seeds Instagram has 5,153 followers.
They use both pages to promote their strains and announce new sales, discounts, and promotions.
Shipping
Expert Seeds offers worldwide shipping to every country on the globe except for Turkey, Brazil, Israel, Bulgaria, China, and Southeast Asia.
However, they are retail partners with Seedsman, who ships to most countries in the world, so if they can’t sell directly to you, you can probably still purchase your seeds through them.
With each order, they provide an integrated tracking system that you can use to track your order from when it’s originally shipped to when it finally arrives at your door.
Every order is discreetly packaged in plain brown, padded envelopes that have nothing on them except for stamps and an address label.
Larger orders are sent in unmarked boxes.
Shipping Cost
Their standard delivery typically ranges from 3 – 10 euros depending on what country you are located in. However, they also have a deal for free shipping, on all European orders over 60 euros and all international orders over 75 euros.
Shipping Times
Expert Seeds ships out orders at 2 PM every day on business days.
If you order before 2 PM, your order will be shipped out at 2 PM on that day, while if you order after 2 PM, it will be shipped out at 2 PM on the next business day.
They estimate that deliveries within the EU take about 2 – 5 days which is pretty fast.
However, they don’t provide any estimates on delivery times for countries outside the EU, which is frustrating.
Expert Seeds Review
Expert Seeds has a lot going for it, between its top-notch unique strains, discrete worldwide shipping, affordable prices, and easy-to-navigate website.
However, they need to work on providing more information about their germination rates, and shipping times, and also need to garner more reviews before they will be counted among the best seed banks in the world.
Originally posted 2020-11-10 20:39:42.
James Alexander
Expert Seed Bank SUCKS. It is the first and (so far) only seed bank that totally ripped me off. Took my money and never sent my order or responded to many emails asking WTF.
Same exact situation with me.
I ordered from Expert Seed NBank. After charging my card I am still waiting for my seeds 10 days later. Never received my package and they say my order was canceled but now my bank is trying to get my money back. Experience was bad for me
there customer service really sucks
Yep I agree with bob I’ve emailed 5 times and only just got a reply and it’s been nearly a month saying that they’ve sent my order by normal mail, I made two orders with the first being four different seeds with tracking and the second was only one lot of seeds and no tracking. So maybe they’ve sent the single lot who knows . Spent $250 ish they suck hard. Off to the bank to call fraud if I don’t get anything soon
I wish I would’ve read this review before ordering ♂️ they took my money and I didn’t receive any product
Sorry to hear that DeAngelo 🙁 I’ve been scammed by seed banks too. it sucks.
I too am having same problem. Order was paid for and is now going on 2 weeks with no order or reply to three emails. Messages were sent via their web site and sales email. My next step will be to dispute credit card charge and will never order from them again.
Wow!
Same problem. Ordered 10/28 and still nothing. Ordered earlier this year and only took 4 days. Called up was told they shipped from NY warehouse then, but now only ship from Ireland. Disrupted my whole grow timeline as I figured they’d of been here long ago. (Have had one order from DC seed exchange and one from north Atlantic seeds in the interim to get me started. 4 days for their delivery.) Will be following up with Ireland via phone call next week to see what can be done.
Ordered early November, and still no delivery. Not one response to an email inquiry. Screw expertseeds. NEVER AGAIN!. They also never sent me my extra seeds from and order and the genetics suck.
quality product but they do not stand behind there word.customer service sucks. they promise you to fix issues and don’t then stop answering your emails
These guys are scammers. And it has destroyed any credibility you have giving scammers good reviews.
I am going to assume you are part of their scam.
I assure you, we had nothing to do with your being scammed.
Ya all know they are a European based seed company. If they mail you the seeds and they get caught up in customs you may never get those seeds instead you maybe get a customs letter stating your item was seized. Thats why they don’t give guarantees. Now I ordered from them got my seeds in around 12 days which was 3 days sooner than quoted. So far 100% germination rate but I use a proxide solution so never really have a issue unless the seeds are old and dried out. Now they have a buy 3 get 3 free of the same strain. 6 gor the price of 3 so not bad. I have not yet finished the grow so can’t comment on the quality of the final product but they are healthy and all very much look the same as not a lot of variations so far. Try them out just don’t blow 500 bucks on a bunch just get a couple packs so if the man snags them your not feeling the pain as much. North atlantic seeds are great and USA based so 3 to 5 days to ship and they have many breeders. Expert seeds its all their own stuff and if they using know breeders seeds they don’t disclose that as far as i could tell.
they dont reply to e-mails , facebook messages they took the money and kept it . DO NOT WASTE your money !!! been getting seeds from seedsman for years and fell into there scam like a sucker . they even put a hold on my card took me 2 days to get it fixed .
i got ripped off also i took mr alexanders review saying it was a legit site and safe to order. you need to rewrite your review
We stand by our review. Thanks.
Unfortunately, I only read the “review” and not the comments and was fooled to order from this supposed seed bank.
They answer emails before you order, but after, they leave you hanging.
Also if want also to be a fool like me and give a try, don’t bother spending extra money on tracking, since not only is a scam and there will be no order as the tracking also doesn’t exist.
Received confirmation of payment from Coinpayments and an automatic response the order was shipped, but there’s no order and no tracking.
They say there isn’t an order in their system and don’t know if the payment was completed, even though I receiver email confirmation about order completion, order shipment and payment confirmation.
Now, complete silence and no order, no tracking and no seeds.
This blog sucks so bad and it’s no excuse to say “I too was scammed before”.
total bullshit. they sent the seeds, without a doubt. they even sent extra seeds but, what good are seeds that dont germinate. I wasted a shit ton of loot on this vendor and none of the seeds even germinated. I got 60 seeds from this vendor and not even the white widows germinated. i tried every method available, to no avail. dont waste your money no matter how many “free seeds” they advertize. as I say, Free seeds dont mean shit if they dont germinate. do what you have to do order from seedman, or if you can afford the high ass prices from ILGM,. or anybodu else but Expert Seeds. they are a pure rip off,.. I ordered Girl scout Cookies and Blackberry Moonrocks from these criminals and none of them Popped,.. Save your Loot and get your seeds from real seed vendors. You wanna get robbed, order from expert. You will get your wish if being robbed is what you wish for,.. Peace,..