Pied deal not working out
I'm hoping for some advice as to what i should do now. A little over a month ago and a guy a sell rats to texts me and asks if i want to buy a breeding weight female pied from his friend for 400 dollars...well i was really broke so i told him i wish i could but im broke. 400 dollars was a great deal.
So he says that he ll see what he can do-
So later that day he says that his friend owes him a favor so hes going to trade his red tail boa that hes trying to get rid of to his friend that wants it and his friend would trade the female pied to him. He doesnt want her so he said that i could trade him $200 worth of rats for the pied since thats what his red tail was worth...Real real cool....
but like i said this was a little over a month ago. So since then ive been freezing my stock for him and its sitting in my freezer...
Everytime i try to set up a meeting for him when i get off work he bails on me...
He ll set up a time for me to meet up with him at like 9pm and then when i text him before that to verify he never answers! So hes told me several things- the first time he bailed he was fighting with his wife- other times he just doesnt answer.- granted he does go out of town a lot for his job but how hard is it to meet in the walmart parking lot or something? i mean i was even going to go drop off his rats and pick it up the pied from his place-no effort there- but no... Then he said his friend was killed...so i gave him a week or so..set up a couple more meetings- all of them fell though. I realize hes going the hard times right now but im wearing thin.. I mean ive wasted gas going back in forth to get ready for our deal..ive euthanized rats that i wouldnt have to starting building towards the 200 dollars worth of rats for him.
So im tired of trying to get this to work out. I REALLY want the pied but this is starting to not be worth it...
He has already trade for her so shes at his house...
I have brought it up that he keeps falling though,he apologizes and sets up another meeting. and im kinda worried to be upfront to him b/c i dont want to pist him off and lose the pied...
So what do i say to him now? I wanna send one more text (he only texts apparently) and then im done- ive been trying to get this pied for over a month and i am beyond frustrated....grrrr
please help....
I mean am i wrong to start getting angry? I know hes going through a lot but man.... what do ya ll think?
So what should my next text be?
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That sounds waaaay too good to be true.
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Deborah
I would never sell an up to weight female pied for $400 not even to a friend sorry.
Wow, some friend you are, Deb... Hehe... :P
Yeah man, it seems to me that you are being had. I would just cut my losses and wait for him to make the next move. It ain't worth it. You did your part, above and beyond.
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Leave the man alone! 4get about it. Next time he wants to talk about something make about the biz and that he needs to come down to you. Did you already give him anything?
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Ive been played around with also but this story really makes me wonna punch him for you!
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ss10gotanks
No i havent given him anything. The rats our still in the freezer- will people buy frozen rats on craigslist?
Heck ya!
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ss10gotanks
No i havent given him anything. The rats our still in the freezer- will people buy frozen rats on craigslist?
You bet! We sell frozen feeders all the time on CL. Actually, that is how I met my fishing/herping/spider buddy. He buys rats from us.
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I am about to get into breeding feeder rats, I was looking at the money I can make on CL and not just for selling the rats as feeders but those who want pets as well. So I am trying to get my parents to let me do this since I can't work right now and I am having to live with them. I already have the Local pet store here in La Porte offering to buy frozen rats off of me.
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gardenfiend138
That sounds waaaay too good to be true.
I agree. My guess is the guy either told you the wrong price and doesn't want to admit it, or something else fishy, like trying to get money out of you.
If you want the pied that bad, why don't you contact the guy that actually owns the pied.
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SlitherinSisters
I agree. My guess is the guy either told you the wrong price and doesn't want to admit it, or something else fishy, like trying to get money out of you.
If you want the pied that bad, why don't you contact the guy that actually owns the pied.
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I am a right here right now type of guy. I dont BS anyone and I dont put up with it either.
You really dont have any losses here so it a no harm no foul on your part either way. If he doesnt contact you back just let it wash out and screw him;)
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Definitely have to agree with what most are saying, something is fishy with the deal. As for the other part, I would totally cut crazy good deals for friends. I have no problems with that at all. Sure I can get more from someone else, but saving a friend some money is what a good friend does. Besides there will be a time when that friend is going to return that favor to you. :cool:
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ss10gotanks
so i texted him today-saying that ive been trying for a month to meet up with him and that i have frozen rats for this deal that i woulda sold as live b/c of the deal.. He apologized and told me to come to his apt tomorrow at 730....So cross your fingers guys :D
Either way this is going to be my last try...
if i get her i post a pic on this thread
thx for yalls replies!
Any update on how this turned out?