Thomas Tremain, Portland Oregon, USA

anyone did a transaction with this guy he has a few snakes that look pretty good that i have been looking for just wondering if anyone has did any business with him.

I have. I wouldn't ever again. He wont be afraid to bend you over a table to get what he wants.

Originally Posted by Bleepr

I have. I wouldn't ever again. He wont be afraid to bend you over a table to get what he wants.

Please elaborate?

Brent sold me 3 "female" ball pythons that turned out to be males. He got upset when I demanded my money back. We had to go to house of Reptiles in Tigard to have them probed by a third party.

Technically I'm in Vancouver, WA.. The mail hub is Portland.

Originally Posted by Bleepr

I have. I wouldn't ever again. He wont be afraid to bend you over a table to get what he wants.

can you tell me what you mean? i mean i made a offer on a package and he responded right away telling me he will take my deal and my offer on a payment plan even send his paypal account name. i sent a message back asking if he has any references because i cant seem to find out anything about him and yet to hear back from him.

Originally Posted by ttremain

Brent sold me 3 "female" ball pythons

Is Brent a worker of his? From the email he sent me it sounds like hes a hobbyist i seen his website and from the look of it hes not a serous breeder but i can be wrong.

He bought some snakes from me off craigslist (as I was just getting into balls), and when he found out they weren't what he expected, he threatened to sue me.

To be fair, I did sell him unsexed snakes that were sold to me as females. I sold them to him as females, and when he sexed them they were all males. It happens, and my inexperience made me have to much faith in the guy I bought them from.

What makes me never want to deal with him again, or even associate with anything of his what that he jump right to suing me. Didn't care what I had to say, or about any explanation. I eventually took the snakes back after giving him a refund when then snakes were professionally sexed at a local shop.

And no, I'm not a breeder, I'm a hobbist and was reducing my collection.

Yes, I threatened to take Brent to small claims court, but only after he refused to take care of his "mistake", when he told me it was my problem not his.

I'm sorry Brent, but a man is only as good as his word.

"The buyer beware" Tom.

I admit, I should've had them sexed, and that was my fault, but there was never any intention to mislead. I bought them as females, I sold them as females. I understand the frustration, however, do you think I went back to the guy I bought them from and threatened to sue him? No.

Your frustrations were understandable, your actions were not.