they were sold to me as VPI axanthics. But further investigation showed that the original breeder had no idea what they were.

Here's the story... The breeder bought some poss. het clowns. When he bred them together, he produced no clowns. Instead, it produced 3 black/silver babies, along with a few normals (not sure how many).

The breeder questioned the person he got the possible hets from and was told that they must have been mis-labeled or something. Either the breeder, or the person he acquired them from, decided to sell them as VPI axanthics.

Another guy ended up trading a female mojave het ghost for the 3 "vpi axanthics". He then put them for sale, and I bought them. I'm finally resolving this with him over the next week. He dodged every call and text I sent him. I thought I had been screwed, but then I met a friend of his--someone who has one of his females. Using that as leverage, this friend has gotten me in contact, and I'm finally getting satisfaction.