Opinions wanted..

[tsloan]

I meant it as showing off some of my collection.. i'm not ready to advertise on the board yet.. sorry, administrators, newbie mistake.

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I posted an apology, it won't let me take the post down.. I don't want to cause a problem..

transactions in a digital world without face to face meeting is still new to me. It seems easy to get burned.

[mues155]

transactions in a digital world without face to face meeting is still new to me. It seems easy to get burned.

well, its kind of something you might need to get over honestly lol. Doing business online is something that most all bp breeders do.
Most of the time the transactions will go smoothy. I have bought 15 snakes online and have also sold 6 or so, all with different people. I personally have never had a bad transaction.
If I'm weary at all then I don't make the transaction...simple as that. You just gotta look for red flags.

Maybe another option for you is to try and find someone local in your area that would be willing to sell/trade. Just be careful if you do any business on craigs list. If you have any questions about a morph ID be sure to post it under the bp genetics forum and ask us. I've heard of far more problems of people dealing with CL than anywhere else on the internet in the herp industry.

[Scubaf250]

Yeah CL is way more scary... Lol

Sense you are the one selling you will have a bit more control then if you were buying. The get the money first before you ship and there shouldn't be any problems.

When buying go with a reputable breeder =)

[tsloan]

I appreciate the thoughts. Now i have more questions about how to ship properly.. is it appropriate to cover that on this thread? in the mean time i'll be searching the other forums.

[mues155]

I appreciate the thoughts. Now i have more questions about how to ship properly.. is it appropriate to cover that on this thread? in the mean time i'll be searching the other forums.

You can browse some you tube videos on how to properly ship a ball python...
heres one I found after a quick seach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIYR...eature=related

On bp.net try looking at the shipping forum. You could probably find what your looking for in a previous thread.
Also I think shipyourreptiles.com has FAQ on how to ship properly.

Weather is a huge thing to take into consideration. Just do some research, its not hard once you do it!