Quote Originally Posted by envy_ld50 View Post
Jo,

Yes this type of thing makes me sick to my stomach. I will be producing my own animals this year after a few years of buying them and bringing them up to size. It is horrible to think that I may now be flooded with animals due to everyone getting scammed by the new guy! I've been working with a few of the bigger breeders in Arizona and also Neil Golli as well and they have all helped me a lot giving tips on feeding and breeding. Ive just recently started posting here on BP.net I usually scanned but wanted get to know the people I am sure I will eventually do business with. Hopefully things like this don't ruin it for us new guys!
The effect of this experience will more than likely make people more wary of dealing with strangers and hopefully more likely to check references. This guy for example gave Neil Golli as a reference. Had Neil been asked I feel sure that he would say that he didn't know this guy. If you can be vouched for by a few known and credible people, you will find people to buy from you. I would never buy or trade over the internet with a total stranger that I had no knowledge of other than his advertisement, with or without the Lawreptiles episode happening.