Suggestions on how to handle this

I bought a male pastel in May and never sexed it until just recently. It turns out it was a female. I contacted the breeder to let him know he sent me a female just in case someone had bought a female and got a male instead. Turns out I am the only one to tell him about a missexed animal.

Anyway, here is the problem I am now faced with.
I paid $400 for the pastel in May (that did not include shipping). He has no pastels left at the moment.

He has offered me 2 options.

Option Number One:
Return this snake to him and he will send me an '07 male when they become available. I pay to ship this one back and he pays to ship me the new one.

Option Number Two:
I keep this pastel and send him another $800 to make up the difference between what I paid for a male and what he charged for females.

Both options suck if you ask me.
I feel that I am getting the shaft for letting him know about the missexing.

I have not replied with an answer yet and quite frankly I don't want to wait for an '07 animal or pay a huge amount to keep this snake.

What do you suggest?

Maybe my way of thinking is wrong...

But they missexed it...
Option 2... in my opinion is a load of :cens0r: .
Pay me more to keep a snake I made a mistake with!


Option 1 doesnt seem fair you paid already now pay to ship it back and wait for a younger baby. If and I assume you did have breeding plans doesnt that really put some plans on hold??

Id take option 3
Tell him it's his mistake and keep what you have.

Like I said my way may be wrong but his way certainly doesnt seem very fair.

gosh that's really a tough one. You did the right thing by contacting him and letting him know what the deal is...and now he wants 800 more?

Well ya can't just bail out and pretend you never contacted him...not saying you would...

I really honestly don't know what I would do in this situation. Are you really happy with her? if so, maybe you can talk him into cutting the price a bit...after all, it was his fault. If he can't properly sex a snake, then why be so greedy? He wasn't missing that $800, he's not struggling for it.

Tell him tough luck, he screwed up and now has to live with it.

tell him no way. he missexed it, its his problem. tell him you're keeping the snake and its his fault.

keep the snake, feed her up. get a bigger pastel that can breed this winter. breeder's mistake and you shouldn't pay for it!



vaughn

telling him "no way it's your problem" can be classified as theft.

putting a bar code for a 5 dollar item on a 25 dollar item is also theft.

I never should have contacted him. :mad:



I can see where it would be partially my fault since I nver sexed the animal upon arrival. I bought a male and just assumed it was a male that came. It's usually the other way around where you buy a female and get a male.

When this snake arrived it was 115 grams. It has now passed the 400 gram mark since being with me. This was for a bee project so the male pastel was needed and an '07 isn't going to work.

I do not want to ship this snake back since it is thriving with me and I have put time, effort, and food into making sure it thrives.

I have no problem paying some type of difference but frankly $800 more is extreme and I will not pay that much.

I will offer to send $350 more to make up for it and that's it. It may sound harsh but that is my take it or leave it offer.

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Originally Posted by SPJ

I will offer to send $350 more to make up for it and that's it. It may sound harsh but that is my take it or leave it offer.

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I think that's a great idea. something is better than nothing, and you've put a lot of time and effort into this project...

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

telling him "no way it's your problem" can be classified as theft.

putting a bar code for a 5 dollar item on a 25 dollar item is also theft.

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he didnt put the cheaper "barcode" on the "item", the "store" did.

if it were me i wouldnt send him any money. he missexed it. all you did was correctly sex it and tell him whatit really was. he cant tell you to give him money because he made the mistake of selling you a more expensive animal not knowing it. thats not fair to you and thats just giving him 800 dollars for free as far as im concerned.