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I honestly think you're crazy if you actually send this person money.
I can't believe they even asked you for more money to begin with.
there is no way in hell I'd ever send someone money for a mistake like this
unless they came to me right after knowing they made a mistake and asked for money
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Tell him what option 3 is. You keep the animal because its his fault he sexed wit wrong
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Turns out it was sexed by tail length originally. Never knew that was accurate and that was his big screw up. That's about as accurate as sexing it by the spurs.:mad:
ok after reading that i think I am starting to change my mind. he had no idea if it was male or female...WHICH MEANS....he more than likely sent out males as females! If he didn't know how to sex it properly, then he probably shouldn't be asking for that much money.
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You may have read this one already Steve lol - my fauna response :rockon:
It was the breeders error - he should just suck it up and move on - While I admire your honesty with him, I don't find it fair that you now get told you have to pay him $800 bucks.
You have time and money into this snake as well, and this cannot be overlooked and sent him back for original purchase price either - and since no replacement snake is available till next season "from the seller" - What now?
What if the tables were turned and you paid for a female, and received a male - I would want some sort of reimbursement because it is in fact the sellers job to properly sex and represent what he's offering - Had you not contacted him, there was no loss in money in his eyes till now.
A) Seeing the door your honesty opened, offer him $100 because of "His Mistake", and leave off on a good note with him.
B) Keep it, sell it, breed it, trade it, whatever you will - It's your snake - You don't owe him a dime period. Again it was his error.
Again I think the seller should just suck it up and move on - Perhaps getting 2nd opinions on sexing, and representing what he's offering is in order - not to tell someone "you now owe me money due to "my mistake" in this particular transaction.
Good luck with your decision http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...es/shrug01.gif
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After reading that he sexed by tail length and advertised this as a guaranteed sex, he deserved to get ripped.
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ok after reading that i think I am starting to change my mind. he had no idea if it was male or female...WHICH MEANS....he more than likely sent out males as females! If he didn't know how to sex it properly, then he probably shouldn't be asking for that much money.
And that is the point where our phone conversation got very heated. As soon as he told me this, I got very angry. You don't sex an animal by tail length, screw up, and then expect compensation for the mistake. This is what made him decide to go to $600 instead of the original $800.
I'm beginning to think I should drop my offer from $350 to ZERO.
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And that is the point where our phone conversation got very heated. As soon as he told me this, I got very angry. You don't sex an animal by tail length, screw up, and then expect compensation for the mistake. This is what made him decide to go to $600 instead of the original $800.
I'm beginning to think I should drop my offer from $350 to ZERO.
Yes it was unfortunate, but honestly, you would be stupid to give anything back. He is lucky you were honest and may have saved him from losing thousands of dollars. It was his mistake of not being qualified or informed enough to properly sex snakes. Do you really think he would compensate you if he would of sold you a "female" and you realized it was male?
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I'm beginning to think I should drop my offer from $350 to ZERO.
there we go:) :cool:
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Keep the snake. Don't pay any additional $. His mistake is your bonus. OR, have him send you 2 2007 males and then you send back his female!! :D
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I'm beginning to think I should drop my offer from $350 to ZERO.
Zero is what you owe him - This snake has already been paid for :rockon:
