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Inquiry Any dealings with BigRed / Paul Adams ?

I have bought 2 snakes from Big Red or his real name Paul Adams. Great guy, great price, and the snakes looked amazing. Great transaction
 
no deposit put down at all - an agreement made to pay at a price on the day of shipping - with bigred subsequently asking for more money and then selling to someone else for a higher price.
 
Both of you put up or shut up. Paul, you shouldn't have asked Sean for more money after agreeing on a price, rather than just saying, "I've got someone else interested, and the first one who puts a deposit down gets them," being that you had already agreed upon a price with Sean. But, if you didn't like his offer, and since he didn't put a deposit down, you could have easily said, "Sorry, I've got someone who is willing to pay a deposit (or in full whichever), and they're getting first priority."

Sean, you didn't put a deposit down, so you lost out. Simple as that.
 
when a seller states that you can pay on the day of shipping at an agreed upon price and then tries to jack up the price, that's not so honest nor ethical. when a seller doesn't ask for a deposit but gives his agreement to the sale, that should be enough.
 
earthyman71 said:
when a seller states that you can pay on the day of shipping at an agreed upon price and then tries to jack up the price, that's not so honest nor ethical. when a seller doesn't ask for a deposit but gives his agreement to the sale, that should be enough.
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I understand what you are saying, but you are not coming to the table with clean hands, it appears you were ordering turtles that were not legal for you to possess in your state.
 
When a buyer wants something he should put a dep. on said merchandise. When a buyer says they will pay for said merchandise, should the seller remove the ad, that's not ethical. If a seller bases all conversations on what the potential buyer says, the seller will pull his hair out wondering why all these potential buyers are lying to him. The buyers ad says"make offer", if potential buyer #2 offers another price, and the seller doesn't let potential buyer #1 know of said possible transaction, then that's not ethical. If potential buyer installs a dep. on said merchandise, it's theirs, plain and simple....The seller didn't jack up the price, buyer #2 made an offer and paid for said merchandise in full and received all three items in good condition today and everyone is happy, Paul
 
BigRed said:
When a buyer wants something he should put a dep. on said merchandise. When a buyer says they will pay for said merchandise, should the seller remove the ad, that's not ethical. If a seller bases all conversations on what the potential buyer says, the seller will pull his hair out wondering why all these potential buyers are lying to him. The buyers ad says"make offer", if potential buyer #2 offers another price, and the seller doesn't let potential buyer #1 know of said possible transaction, then that's not ethical. If potential buyer installs a dep. on said merchandise, it's theirs, plain and simple....The seller didn't jack up the price, buyer #2 made an offer and paid for said merchandise in full and received all three items in good condition today and everyone is happy, Paul
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I guess it just depends on if you accept the first offer. But the way I'm understanding it sounds like a auction.
 
Bill T said:
I guess it just depends on if you accept the first offer. But the way I'm understanding it sounds like a auction.
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I agree completely. Would it be that hard to say "in order to hold it for you I need a deposit"? The seller instead said
paypal on Mon. is cool, you will have them by 3pm. on Tues, thanks, Paul
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I've accepted thousands of offers but only hundreds of sales, I'm still getting pm's, as of @ 3mins. ago, asking is a particular reptile still available, and those would be buyers have my paypal info and still no email from paypal saying "so and so" sent you some money, so what are you supposed to do, sit and lose sales, not....PUT A DEPOSIT ON WHAT YOU WANT OR LOSE WHAT YOU WANT!
 
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