Buying hets

[Vasiliki]

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is that paperwork even from a trusted and well known breeder can be worthless if you are not buying direct. There was a thread here recently where the seller offered NERD paperwork on hets that he purportedly bought from them. If I remember correctly, the buyer felt the deal was a little off but trusted the "NERD" paperwork and went through with the sale. Turns out the paperwork was never sent with the "hets" and the picture of the paperwork was revealed as fraudulent.

The paperwork that was forged, in that case, did not have photographs of the animal and was not the legitimate NERD paperwork. Not even close. A little bit of research would have yielded that it was not the correct paperwork. Then buyer then found a thread started by the seller after the fact, contradicting where he purchased them from.

In that case, I think it's unfortunate for the buyer, but again, research is key here. A little digging and asking a few questions can go a LONG way in this industry.

On the matter of hets, paperwork would be a requirement of mine if purchased from anyone but the breeder (with confirmation of the paperwork's authenticity by a quick e-mail to said breeder), or no paperwork if I'm buying from someone I know and trust.