I apologize for not updating this thread sooner. I just had a crazy busy weekend and am also not feeling well.
Friday night we made an agreement to meet somewhere about an hour away from me on Sunday morning. I was running pretty late to meet him but he didn't really say anything about it and was very polite. The enclosure itself is actually pretty nice. It's very light weight but also very sturdy, plus it's already been siliconed inside on all the joints. If I feel up to it then I will try to go more in depth later and post some pictures.
Small claims court was an empty threat for me, $305 isn't worth whatever nightmare that might end up being for me lol. Mostly, I knew that the threat of an angry customer was worse than losing money for him because he has a very good reputation among keepers in my area (he's the main enclosure seller at reptile shows where I am), so someone sharing an unpleasant experience could be bad for him. Obviously I was never intending to just go and slander him and I only ever try to honestly recount my experiences with people and businesses, but obviously he didn't know that.
Anyways, would I buy an enclosure from him again? Maybe. If he had something I needed available at a show I was attending then yes I probably would buy. I'm happy with the quality of his work. However, I would never order online in advance again, especially if he would be unwilling to try doing a deposit vs paying in full.
Lesson learned I guess...
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