Bob Clark & Great Trade

Bob contacted me about some animals I had for sale that he wanted. Communication on his part was very fast & he worked with me with what I would take in trade. The purple albino male & het female are really sweet & growing like weeds. I couldn't be happier in trade. I look forward to dealing with him again.
Chris

Just make sure you are positive that what you received is indeed what he said it was. I'm stuck trying to sell a snake I bought from him. He said it was one thing, but it turns out it is something else, and he couldn't care less about making it right. I'll never buy from him again because he does so many trades and isn't honest, that you can never be sure where his animals come from or what they are. Hopefully, your deal ends up better than mine. I'm not the only disgruntled customer of his and I'm sure I won't be the last...

Max

Could you provide some details Ryan?

Sure thing, John. I have been meaning to post a thread on here about it, but just haven't gotten around to it...and, I was waiting to give Bob a chance to fix it.

In Feb of this year, I purchased a Jaguar Carpet Python from him at a show. It was sold to me as a mcdowelli, or pure Coastal, and I was sure to ask them multiple times, because I was specifically looking for a Coastal Jaguar, no intergrade or hybrids. I even brought up that a competitor had mentioned that these were hybrids, and the salesman scoffed and couldn't believe the competitor had said that, since they were friends. He again assured me they were pure Coastals.

I asked for the breeder's info at the show, but he would only tell me that he was from Canada. I emailed Bob later asking if he could try and track down background info on the snake and he said he would give it a shot. No reply. A couple months of my own investigation led me to the actual breeder who made the trade with Clark. The breeder sent me pics of the parents and told me they were diamond/jungle Jags. I brought this info to the attention of Bob Clark, hoping he would offer some way to make it right. All he said was, "Maybe you know more than I do." I emailed back, demanding my money back and have heard nothing from him since.

This is a simple case of misrepresenting an animal that happens way too often in this business. If Bob had any integrity he would take the snake back and refund my money. There is no excuse for misrepresenting snakes and I am happy to expose it when it happens. On a side note, this is one reason I am not on the fence anymore with regard to hybrids. I am completely against them because this happens all the time and will continue to happen...I hope the details were clear...Thanks for reading and sorry for hijacking your thread, Chris...

Ryan Max Johnson