Infertile hatching eggs

I am just wondering what buyers and sellers opinions are on infertile eggs. Recently I received some hatching eggs. When candled, 8 of the 12 were infertile. As a buyer of hatching eggs I know the risk but am disappointed. What would you do as a buyer of infertile eggs? As a seller of hatching eggs, would you want to know about the high number of infertile eggs?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

First thing I would want to know is if they are truely infertle or if they were too damaged by shipping to even start to develop. I have had terrible luck with shipped eggs this year

I usually try to let those I have purchased eggs from know how they developed. I have also had horrible luck with shipped eggs this year, but have also had issues with my incubators also, so not positive which is worse!! I also like to know if the eggs I have sent develope or not.

I am not sure if candling alone can determine if an egg is infertile because an embryo can be killed during shipping . As I understand it you need to break open the egg to know for sure and even then it may appear infertile because you can not see the bullseye but as PVG said the bullseye could be on the bottom of the yolk. If you see a white tiny spot on the yolk but not a bulls eye then the egg is infertile. The ring around the spot depicts a fertile egg but a small white spot is an egg which has not been fertilized. This is according to my understanding.

I think it is very important to let the people you purchased the eggs from know they were infertile or at least not growing. If they were shipped eggs it is hard to tell if they were truley infertile or if they were damaged in transport.
Most breeders will know if there has been an issue in their flocks, some might not know, if they are only shipping eggs and not hatching their own they will only have the reports of other's to let them know how fertility is doing.
I myself had an issue with one of my breeds, I got an email from someone that purchased them from me, upon candling my own setting of the same breed I noticed the issue, so a refund was sent.
It never hurts to tell the seller that you have an issue with their eggs, it is then up to them to decide about replacement or refund. Withouth knowing they will just keep selling eggs thinking everything is ok.

Thank you everyone. These eggs were delivered by a friend not shipped via Canada Post. I will crack a few open to see for the bulls eye. Crossing my fingers that the 4 remaining ones hatch

I agree with Hidden. Communication is very important for both buyer and seller.

I recently purchased some eggs off a very nice lady that I was able to go pick up. When I candled on day 7, I was disappointed to find alot of eggs with absolutely no development. I believed them to be infertile because the eggs had not gone through the mail. I emailed her to let her know and discovered another person who had bought eggs from her had the same issue. The lady was very apologetic and immediately offered me a refund of my money or replacement eggs once she discovered what the problem was. I was impressed and would not hesitate to do business with her again.

If I ever end up sell hatching eggs, I’d want to know how the person made out, whether good or bad.

Best of luck with your hatch.