Ran into a bump...

[Beardedragon]

Hello, as some of you know im trying to do a deal with a guy named Jason Pacheo. I am buying a sub adult bee and sub adult lesser pastel from him, both females, and so far everything has gone smoothly( other than a few bumps on my part with waiting on pay pal stuff). His references and Bio and looked good and i have checked them both out by emailing the people who he gave me ( Brock Wagner being one, which to me that was pretty good) Now, everything is paid for and this is where the problem starts, he emails me saying that he can ship this week using DHL, or I can wait until he is FedEx certified. Now, this irks me off a little bit. DHL is HORRIBLE where I live, over night could turn into 2-3 days, so that is a huge no. Or I could wait for him to be certified, which he says he has sent his test box in a week ago. I would have loved to know this before everything started, now I have the option to either wait, or give him a 1 1/2 weeks to get these to my front door and if not i'll ask for my money back. What do you think I should do, and how should I email him about my concerns?

[JLC]

What's his location? Maybe if he lives in the same area as Brock Wagner or someone else who is certified that he knows...they could ship the snakes for him?

Sometimes ya just gotta wait.

[wolfy-hound]

if you trust him to stand up to his end, since he has a couple good referances... what harm is there in waiting? Both snakes are subadults, so they aren't breeders that you'd need to get through quarentine to breed this season right?
I'd let him feed and clean up after them until he got certified. You always have the DHL as a last chance option if you decide you REALLY have to have those snakes instead of a refund.
Maybe you should ask if you get any perks since you'll wait?

[Beardedragon]

What's his location? Maybe if he lives in the same area as Brock Wagner or someone else who is certified that he knows...they could ship the snakes for him?

Sometimes ya just gotta wait.

I probably will, I just want to see what they forum has to say, this is somewhat of a vent as well

if you trust him to stand up to his end, since he has a couple good referances... what harm is there in waiting? Both snakes are subadults, so they aren't breeders that you'd need to get through quarentine to breed this season right?
I'd let him feed and clean up after them until he got certified. You always have the DHL as a last chance option if you decide you REALLY have to have those snakes instead of a refund.
Maybe you should ask if you get any perks since you'll wait?

These are 1000g females so there is a good chance they will be getting paired up in a few months. Im just saying I really wish I would have been told this before. It just sorta sends off the natural warnings you have sometimes. Its just when I order a snake I want it soon and not be notified that i'll ahve to wait. There is no way id use DHL for the health of the animals!

[Nate]

is the same deal elsewhere? or if you back out of this deal, is there a chance that you'd wait for 1 1/2 weeks before finding the same deal from someone else?

If it's only a 2 week maximum wait, then I'd say wait it out and give him a chance to make it happen. Like it was mentioned above - What's the rush?

Sure, I agree with you - it would have been nice to know who his shipper was before all of this - but on the flip side, shouldn't that have been one of your first questions while inquiring?

[Michelle.C]

Why not ask him if he's heard of Reptster? No need to get certified when shipping through them.

[Beardedragon]

Why not ask him if he's heard of Reptster? No need to get certified when shipping through them.

I'll ask

is the same deal elsewhere? or if you back out of this deal, is there a chance that you'd wait for 1 1/2 weeks before finding the same deal from someone else?

If it's only a 2 week maximum wait, then I'd say wait it out and give him a chance to make it happen. Like it was mentioned above - What's the rush?

Sure, I agree with you - it would have been nice to know who his shipper was before all of this - but on the flip side, shouldn't that have been one of your first questions while inquiring?

For now on I will be asking

[Nate]

Good luck. Let us know the outcome

[Beardedragon]

Good luck. Let us know the outcome

I'm 100% sure that it will follow out positively, I'm just impatient!

[sg1trogdor]

These are 1000g females so there is a good chance they will be getting paired up in a few months. Im just saying I really wish I would have been told this before. It just sorta sends off the natural warnings you have sometimes. Its just when I order a snake I want it soon and not be notified that i'll ahve to wait. There is no way id use DHL for the health of the animals!

maybe just inexperience talking here but isn't 100g a Little small fro breeding this season. I mean they arent going to put on 400-500 grams in a few months. Just wondering.