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UPDATE ON DOOR TO DOOR SHIPPING....

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HI ALL!

WELP, HERES A UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING SO FAR.
HERE IN OKLAHOMA, EVERYONE ON A "LIST" IS CURRENTLY BEING ALOUD TO SHIP SNAKES, LIZARDS, FROGS, ETC...
EVERYONES PACKAGES ARE BEING TRACKED AND SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SINGLE PROBLEM. THEY ARE KEEPING TABS ON THE REVENUE, NUMBER OF PACKAGES ETC...
WE (HERE IN OKLAHOMA) WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THIS LEVEL SHIPPING WITH NO MIS-HAPS PROBABLY TILL JULY.
AT THAT POINT A "REVIEW" WILL BE DONE. THEY WILL LOOK
AT THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE GENERATED BY THE 8 OR SO
THAT IS ON THE LIST AND THEN EXTEND THAT TIMES 25O TO GET A MORE ACCURATE FIGURE TO THE REVENUE THEY WOULD MAKE BY OPENING UP THE SHIPPING NATION WIDE.
THAT ALONG WITH NO PACKAGING PROBLEMS, VENOMOUS SHIPMENTS ETC... SHOULD ENSURE THAT NATION WIDE SHIPPING WILL BE OPENED UP (ACCORDING TO THEM).  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

THE ONLY OTHER OPTION THEY HAVE GIVEN IS THAT ONE
PERSON (ME) WOULD OPEN UP A SHIPPING COMPANY WHERE ALL PACKAGES WERE HANDLED BY THEM. UNDER THIS SYSTEM, EVERYONE COULD SHIP UNDER MY CODE AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. ALL SHIPPING PAYMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO ME AND THEN AT THE END OF EACH MONTH I WOULD PAY THE SHIPPING TOTALS FOR THAT MONTH TO THEM. IF SOMEONE VIOLATED PACKAGING PROTOCAL ETC... I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES, NOT THEM. BUT IN THE SAME RESPECT IT WOULD BE UP TO ME TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ALLOW THEM TO SHIP AGAIN OR NOT. ANYONE SHIPPING WOULD HAVE TO BE PRE-APPROVED BY ME. AND SINCE THEY WERE APPROVED BY ME I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR SHIPPING AND ENSURING THAT THEY ARE SHIPPING RESPONSIBLY.
I HAVE PUT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT TO THIS AND DONT KNOW IF I COULD DO IT OR NOT WITH THE TIME ENVOLVED BUT IT IS POSSIBLE. I THOUGHT ABOUT FLAT RATES VS WEIGHT OF PACKAGES ETC... BUT JUST DONT KNOW.
ALSO I AND MY WIFE ARE PLANNING ON MOVING TO BRAZIL WITHIN THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS TO START OUR MISSIONARY WORK DOWN THERE, AND I WOULDNT WANT TO START SOMETHING THAT I COULDNT HAND OVER TO SOMEONE.

ANY FEED BACK AT ALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED. EITHER WAY ITS LOOKING GOOD FOR US RIGHT NOW. <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS
GODS SMILING ON US ALL!!
BEN [email protected].
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Hey Ben ... thats great news   Please keep us posted on this as im sure all of us are more then willing to "do the right  thing" sounds like something good can come of the big wigs after all .lol
 
Hey Ben Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>  I can't wiat untile the day there is a safe way to ship all the reptiles without sneaking around

Thanx

KIT

Winston
 
HI ALL  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> ,

I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO MENTION, BUT A MILLION THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INFO.
WITHOUT IT THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE IT THIS FAR.
AND WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN, ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE HELPED SHOULD GIVE YOURSELVES A BIG PAT ON THE BACK!!

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
BEN SPARKS AT C.R.C.
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<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> WOOHOO BEN,,,,MAN THAT SURE IS AWSOME NEWS I WILL SUPPORT ANYWAY I CAN AS IVE SAID IN THE PAST AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT A STRICT SHIPPING REGIMENT THAT EVERYONE MUST ABIDE BY OR ELST THEY CANT SHIP ITS THAT SIMPLE THE ANIMALS BEING SHIPPED SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SHIPPERS SAFETY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT IS GREAT NEWS,,, <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> WWOOOOOHHHOOOOO,,,,,,,GOD BLESS  ,THOMAS DAVIS T&Sreptile farm <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
 
Way to go Ben !!!!  I cant wait for the whole shipping nightmare to be over with and if something does happen then we can insure the contents.  I will look forward to the day everything opens up for us all.  Nice job pal !!!

Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles
 
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