Really cheap bumblebee

It an each his own thing.
Do I expect to be invited on first meet?
Will I buy on first meet?
No I do not and will not.

Will I buy from someone (small breeder) that doesnt have a business location or a place I know I can find them IF something goes wrong?
NO.

As stated I trust no one and I expect the same in return.
This is just the type of person I have become.

***long story short.........I use to deal guns on a daily basis (not a lot of the cheap junk you can buy in a store) and I almost got screwed into federal time because I wanted this Colt Combat Commander. I bought it without getting my buddy to run the numbers. I was hot to trot for it because I have 2 that are one serial number apart and believe it or not this gun was the one in the middle!! Yeah me, till I had the numbers run and found out it was way hotter than anything I ever touched! Ballistics came back on 9 different bodies as a POSITIVE MATCH. Guess what, not one print anywhere but mine. Also the ID I got copied from the guy was fake. (Yes we met at a kinkos so both IDs could be copied on the spot if I wanted the gun.) Needless to say, this guy was nowhere to be found and I am out a little over 5k for something I wanted to add to my collection. I know the gun was destroyed because I was the one in the armory that cut it in half.***

Since then my trust in people changed and my gut always comes first. If I cannot see and feel it for myself. I dont need it.

Honestly, I never trust low prices again. If it's low like that, it might be too good to be true. That happened to me once and it sucks when stuff happens.

At the Tucson show I bought a female Pinstripe. She was a picky eater, kind of skinny, but a beautiful example of a Pinstripe. No picture I took could capture her color so she just looks dark in most pictures. At the show I held her and checked her out thoroughly. She seemed just fine and I've dealt with so many picky eaters of different species. Her husbandry was perfect, too.

I only got her to eat once, by assist feeding. After that she never ate anything. Two months after I got her she died. I've been wanting a Pinstripe for a REALLY long time and I was so excited to have her. I got her for $180 and female Pins, if I'm not mistaken, are still worth about $300 more or less.

So I'd think about this one if I were you. If it's tempting, then I guess take a good look at it. But you never know:(.

"Cheap snakes usually aren't good, and good snakes usually aren't cheap!" :D

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Originally Posted by AGoldReptiles

"Cheap snakes usually aren't good, and good snakes usually aren't cheap!" :D

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This is not always true. I got my female woma for 150 and in my opinion she is one of the best looking womas I have ever seen.

you have to earn trust, that comes over time. people i dont trust are not allowed in my home. i dont need or want the money that bad. as stated quality animals arent cheep.

I would take a look at it and ask if you can see the parents to see how browned out the pastel is since he is the breeder. If the pastel looks good then I would buy the bee because it is a store and you can always go back to the store if you have problems!

I got a response from my email and I won't be doing business with this store anymore. He replied that it was a joke. He was teasing his friend who produced the bumblebee by stating he was "going to sell it at a ridiculous price" and that $125 was not the real price for the python. In my opinion this is not a good way to do business. He was also making sexist comments in the store in front of many female customers the last time I was there. Well at least now I know how NOT to conduct business.

Well, at least it has come to light. Like everyone else said, if a deal is too good to be true, it probably is. People who think others are dumb are indeed the dumbest themselves.

Good thing to know.. I wouldn't buy from that guy either..

There are threads here and elsewhere that show how bad your rep can be hurt when you corner the market and sell lower than everyone else. It makes no sense anyway. I have a couple 2010 babies I haven't even listed yet because they are such picky eaters. If I really wanted to harm myself I could just sell them rock bottom and say oh well..

Not good business.