Craigs list add...tell me if this sounds fishy?

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/pet/3803972310.html


They have moved out of the florida area. and have told me they will bring the babys to my door step. but i need to pay for there flight ticket? Someone tell me if this dosent sound fishy to me?

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps9e791290.jpg

Hm... so they're just wanting money for the flight/ticket in trade for a pied... yeah def. Talk to them about how much the plane ticket is. Sounds really fishy.

Im from fortlauderdale i texted the number to see what the deal is but sounds weird especially for free

They want you to pay their ticket to fly the snakes to you an bring them to your house in person? That's the deal they offered you or am I missing something.

Don't do it. Anything that has you paying for something unrelated like travel (even if it's "to bring the snake to you") would be an automatic no-go in my book. "Free" to me means no money spent on my part; it's not free if you're paying for THEIR travel. If you really want a pied, talk to a breeder or look for something actually in your area.

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Originally Posted by carlson

They want you to pay their ticket to fly the snakes to you an bring them to your house in person? That's the deal they offered you or am I missing something.

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there is no shipping fee ive been talking with the guy for a while. He said he will send someone out with the babys and all i needed to do is pay for the guys plane ticket. but im not sure if thats a truthful thing or not. Why give away baby pied ball pythons?

Ya it sounds sketch like your just paying for someone's ticket. Idk tho maybe he's super trustful

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Originally Posted by Alex1989

there is no shipping fee ive been talking with the guy for a while. He said he will send someone out with the babys and all i needed to do is pay for the guys plane ticket. but im not sure if thats a truthful thing or not. Why give away baby pied ball pythons?

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Why would he not just ship the snakes? This is a scam...

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Originally Posted by Wes

Why would he not just ship the snakes? This is a scam...

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MIA ( miami international ) wont even let snakes, reptiles or anything else though there check area anyway. And yes i do agree it sounds like a scam.

The one photo isn't a pied at all, and the other only shows one- not fourteen. How did they wind up with that many to begin with? Are they a breeder? Do they have any references from another keeper? Assuming the pieds are ~$500 each that would be a value of $3500. How much is that plane ticket they're asking for? If theres a big discrepancy between the values, why wouldn't they just sell them for full value? How would the buyer be protected against loss if they never drop by the buyer's house?

Seems suuuuper shady to me.