I have been dealing with and raising snakes since 1964. I have never screwed anyone in all of that time. Here are the emails involved in this cituation.
Steve,
Do you know what my place is on the deposit. Also how are the babies doing have they shed yet. When will be a good time to call. Thanks Drew
Hey Drew,
You've got the first pic buddy. Call most anytime, I've just been alittle under the weather lately. All have shed for the first time and will be fed today for their first meal. I'll keep you informed.
Steve,
Any pics yet. Thanks
Hey Drew,
Not yet, one more shed to go, should be within a week or so. I'll post on Kingsnake as soon as I take the pics. Don't worry you've got the first pick
Hey Andrew,
The pics are done. This is my add on Kingsnake
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=8&de=74138 . You have the first pic so I need for you to pic asap as there are three more people with deposits that have to pic and a fellow locale breeder who has seen them in the flesh wants five to ten of them depending on how fast he can raise the money. We're all waiting for you partner. Get back to me as soon as you can.
I will take male 2 or male 3. lol
Hey Drew,
You can have male 3 for 450.00. Tell me where your located, zip code, and which way you'd like shipping and I'll give you an exact amount to paypal or overnight Money Order. You picked an awesome animal. No M3 your gonna love him. Get back to me asap.
Drew McHenry
901 Jefferson Ave
Norristown Pa, 19403
Hey Drew,
You sent $100.00, no. m3 is $450.00 and shipping is $40.00. Remaining balance is $390.00. I'll ship as soon as you tell me your weather is warm enough. You can paypal or send an overnight money order. I'll send you a reciet and complete paperwork with the animal. As soon as I get the funds I'll put sold on M3 on the gallery. Get back to me.
Steve,
Can I get it for 450 shipped. Thanks
Hey Drew,
I haven't heard from you and need to know what's going on. I'm holding up all sales waiting for you to decide. I'm gonna give you the email addy of a person who bought a het from an out breeding of these pastel stripes last year. They paid in full in advance for one of these and have picked out M6. My picture taking isn't the greatest but I assure you if Pete Kahl or any of the other big name breeders produced these animals they would be about 50% more. Talk to Lonni, that may help you make up your mind.
Do you have a pic of the parents. Thanks
the mother stripe
Steve,
I hate to be a pain but can you take more pics of male 3. Thanks
Steve,
I was hoping for a male like the one you are keeping. Since there was only 1 with that amount of a reverse stripe can I have my deposit back. Thanks
Hey Drew, You've caught me at a bad time financially. Bad for me good for you. Make me an offer on the M2 reverse striped male that I was keeping. You just might be able to talk me out of him.
$450
HEy Drew, I'm sorry but I'm not letting that guy go for 450.00. I've got others listed for 500.00 that I don't like as much as the m2. If you'd like to send me another 550.00 to make it a total of 650.00 shipped I'll send him to you. It's up to you. Deposits are non-refundable in this industry. I know of no company that would give you your money back. I'll give you a credit toward a future purchase if you like, which is more than most would do. I lost 375.00 myself this year because I couldn't come up with the remainder of the money for a pair of dh for ghost that I really wanted. Let me know what you decide.
Now most of you think I should refund his deposit. These animals were posted as pastel stripes NOT REVERSE STRIPES. I've bred these animals for a number of years putting in new genetics. They are now genetic for three different types of striping. All have a ghost stripe on the side running from head to tail, some have a dorsal stripe like the Kahl line, some have a reverse stripe, and some have or show sighns of all three genetics. Stripes are very variable as any breeder will tell you and when your buying a stripe your buying a geneotype not a phenotype. You can produce super stripes (head to tail) from a slightly striped animal or slightly striped animals from a super stripe, you never know what to expect. With the add titled " striped pastels" that Drew responded to and paid a deposit on, I placed a pic of a reverse stripe and a dorsal stripe. He never said he had to have a male reverse stripe until the end as you can see from the emails. This after I turned down two possible customers for M3 and held up my othere depositers till he made his selection. What do I tell the other people who put in there 100.00 deposit and had to wait on him?
He says now that the animal wasn't to his likeing for 450.00 but as you can see that wasn't the case till I asked for the shipping fee.