They are flippers and there's nothing rude about referring to them as such. The last time I checked, "flipper" wasn't a derogatory term. People flip houses and other merchandise all the time... nothing wrong with that.
I know there are a lot of people that resell snakes, and personally I don't have a problem with it as long as they are up front about what they do. I just don't care for people that pose as a breeder and all the while they flip snakes to their customers without informing them of the origins of that snake. They are lying and I despise liars.
I would also never purchase a snake from a flipper unless I had direct contact with the breeder and I understood the flipper's motives. There is a lot of information that a breeder may be able to provide that a flipper is unable to answer such as lineage and other details related to that individual animal or morph. In addition, I just don't like the fact that many flippers turn Balls into a commodity with their only concern being profit and moving inventory.
Originally Posted by ECLARK
Larry, Tell me whats wrong with someone that buys or recieves a snake in trade then resells it for a profit. I have bought many ball pythons from people that dont breed at all? matter of fact....some of my best looking stuff came from someone like this.
I think that as long as you are getting a healthy snake that you like, there is nothing at all wrong with that!
Do you think the guy you bought your last car from actually made it? how about your sofa or TV set?
I just purchased a group of high end crested geckos, do you think that I was concerned that the person I bought them from did not produce them...NOPE!
So if I was thinking like you are....I would refer to these resells as Flippers? just dont sound right to me to act so rude! :eek:
