I have a suspicion that I prompted this thread xD
My first sale was actually a trade with coredelong here on the forums. He was kind enough to give me a try. Everything went smoothly! I've done a lot of sales locally too. Most of my feedback came from non-snake selling things like buying feeders or selling cornsnakes to local families. I just built it up from there. Clearly I'm still new with my first babies just now getting their first meals so I've got a long road ahead of me. My hope is that my reputation as well as my appearance here on the forums will help in some way. Most importantly, customer service. It goes a long way if you can make the buyer feel confident that your animal is the BEST. Answer questions (no matter how annoying/dumb they may be), show pictures, go above and beyond!
As far as helping someone out, I'd love to be that person to give them a push in the right direction. But, in order for me to do that, you have to embelish many of the same qualities of a seller that I think are important. If you are a first time seller and you don't answer my questions or send me pictures, then no, I won't buy from you. But if you take the time to make me feel confident in my purchase, then chances are I'm going to buy from you.
There are a lot of factors that came come into play here. Some are factors that we are aware of and some are more subtle and subconscious. My true test will be when I put my babies up for sale. I can't say for sure how easy/hard it will be until I've really tried.
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