Suggestions on how to handle this

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Offer him a male pastel for a refund of your $400. Buy this male from Evan for $300 and pocket the left off $100...lol!! Do it...do it :P

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I agree with everyone posting not to send him any money for his own mistake. If it is bothering you that much then maybe you could offer him one of her offspring (if you plan to breed her), just so no bridges are burned.

Well sometimes ya gotta do what's right for you. do you feel that legal action may be taken against you if you don't give him the 600?

If you are uncomfortable with sending him nothing, then make him a very firm offer of whatever you are willing to send him ($350, or less!). If he says no, then tell him to take you to court. he doesn't have a case.

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

Well sometimes ya gotta do what's right for you. do you feel that legal action may be taken against you if you don't give him the 600?

If you are uncomfortable with sending him nothing, then make him a very firm offer of whatever you are willing to send him ($350, or less!). If he says no, then tell him to take you to court. he doesn't have a case.

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How can legal action be taken against SPJ? It was the sellers' mistake. I think that would be laughed out of any court before any statements were taken

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

How can legal action be taken against SPJ? It was the sellers' mistake. I think that would be laughed out of any court before any statements were taken

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exactly. but *what if*....i like to think of every possible situation.

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Originally Posted by cueball

Option #4


Offer him a male pastel for a refund of your $400. Buy this male from Evan for $300 and pocket the left off $100...lol!! Do it...do it :P

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That is a handsome little "boy".
And I for one have a ton of faith in Evan making sure he is sending you what you bought.

So the guy sold this snake to you sexed by its tail? So it could have gone either way with the sex. Thats what he gets for selling you this snakes without a "firm" sex.

Next thing is that you have had it and fed it and spent your money on it. If he got that snake back, or you paid him back he would get a bonus. It is your snake now.

If it will help you sleep at night, pay him what you think you still owe him for the female.

This is not a legal dellima, it is a moral one. Having sold a few snakes in my time I can tell you that any mistake that I make that is in my customers favor is just that...my mistake. If I make a mistake and the customer is disatisfied, then I make it right...without making the customer do anything. This seller should be sending you a male pastel anyway for your trouble (in addition to you keeping the female pastel that you have)...afterall, it has obviously affected your breeding plans.


Do not send him (or her) a dime. If you have not already done so expose this person and his business pratices by publishing his (or her) business name here and on the BOI. Do everyone else a favor...let them be judged by their peers in the business.

If you feel a moral obligation to "make it right" (something that the breeder should instead be feeling) then request a full refund and return this animal once your refund is safely deposited in a seperate bank account from which you paid.

Either way, let the buying public know of your experience...dont be shy, Name Names!

JT

Steve, I've read your accounts of this on two forums. You already showed honesty by letting the seller know, you were even willing to pay him for his mistake.
His reaction however clearly shows he has a lot less class and I'd also have to agree that he now should get zip.
Also, an '07 male is a sorry exchange, the prices will likely have dropped more by then and that definately pushes your breeding plans back even farther.

Good luck with whatever you decide though.


edited for spelling errors :D