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Pied deal not working out

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  • 09-24-2011, 06:33 PM
    ss10gotanks
    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?
  • 09-24-2011, 06:37 PM
    gardenfiend138
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    That sounds waaaay too good to be true.
  • 09-24-2011, 06:45 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Here are your red glads
    Quote:

    breeding weight female pied from his friend for 400 dollars
    I would never sell an up to weight female pied for $400 not even to a friend sorry.
  • 09-24-2011, 06:49 PM
    ss10gotanks
    his friend was getting out of breeding and needed it gone...---but thats not the point==i know the deal sounds to good to be true==i was looking for advice on what i should do from here
  • 09-24-2011, 06:51 PM
    AK907
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    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.
  • 09-24-2011, 06:54 PM
    KingPythons
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    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?
  • 09-24-2011, 06:56 PM
    Simple Man
    Save up and buy a real pied from a real seller :sweeet: Maybe you can sell some of those stockpiled rats on Craigslist to get your savings started.

    Regards,

    B
  • 09-24-2011, 06:56 PM
    KingPythons
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Ive been played around with also but this story really makes me wonna punch him for you!
  • 09-24-2011, 06:57 PM
    ss10gotanks
    No i havent given him anything. The rats our still in the freezer- will people buy frozen rats on craigslist?
  • 09-24-2011, 07:00 PM
    wolfy-hound
    My bet would be that the "pied" turnd out to be a 'het pied' and the guy is too embarrassed to admit to you that it's not the snake he thought he was getting.

    I would get him on the phone and ask him outright for a pic, or to go over right then to see it. If he can't produce pictoral proof that he has a pied female breeder in his possession, I would write it off as a failed deal.

    No matter if the original guy was "getting out of breeding" or not, he could easily have gotten a LOT of money for the snake, so I don't see a chance of him saying $400 for a breeder pied BP. A het for pied... or a possible het for pied yes. A visual pied breeder? No way.

    Sorry. But that's the way I would guess at it.
  • 09-24-2011, 07:00 PM
    KingPythons
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ss10gotanks View Post
    No i havent given him anything. The rats our still in the freezer- will people buy frozen rats on craigslist?

    Heck ya!
  • 09-24-2011, 07:02 PM
    AK907
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ss10gotanks View Post
    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.
  • 09-24-2011, 07:46 PM
    crepers86
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    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.
  • 09-24-2011, 08:47 PM
    SlitherinSisters
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gardenfiend138 View Post
    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.
  • 09-24-2011, 09:49 PM
    spitzu
    What does an adult female pied go for? 2K? 3? I wouldn't touch that deal no matter what they claim the circumstances are. People just don't pass on that kind of money for no reason.

    And even if you aren't that cautious I would advise not dealing with those guys anyway. Wishy washy people like that are annoying and need to be ignored.
  • 09-24-2011, 10:08 PM
    PitOnTheProwl
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters View Post
    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.

    X2
    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;)
  • 09-25-2011, 08:37 PM
    Zombie
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    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:
  • 09-27-2011, 09:47 PM
    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!
  • 09-27-2011, 10:09 PM
    adamjeffery
    when meeting someone that you dont know always take a buddy with you, usually a bigger buddy. or in my case i always go armed, always.
    adam jeffery
  • 09-27-2011, 10:17 PM
    Highline Reptiles South
    Amen - always have my g22. Its the law in Kennesaw;)

    Good luck with your deal!
  • 10-02-2011, 12:37 AM
    Daybreaker
    Re: Pied deal not working out
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ss10gotanks View Post
    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?
  • 10-02-2011, 12:50 AM
    Bill T
    Too good to be true. Sell the rats and cut your losses.
  • 10-02-2011, 10:12 AM
    spankege
    Any news yet? I wanna know! Everything went okay
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