Hi, I took the time the other night to photograph 40 boas... 10+ pics of each one... this was to make sure I got just the right shot any potential customer might want or need. There were 426 pictures. I then spent hours and hours choosing the best pics and putting them in a folder for each. I am willing to work for you, to listen to what you are looking for, and then spend the time finding 4 or 5 animals out of the 40, which best fit the criteria laid out by you. I will then send pics and prices of those specific animals for you to peruse.
I put in a huge amount of time taking proper photographs. Just look at my website...
http://www.pbase.com/slickslug/root... that is 1000's and 1000's of hours of work. And it was suggested I just may have concocted my website and those snake pictures by pic collecting... I'm published in multiple media, both for reptiles and birds. My Lattes and Fades (I coined those terms in reference to snakes), and pictures I took were included in the cool book "Designer Morphs" by John Berry. Anyone who can't tell that my website is genuine, well, you just go on believing that. Alternative facts I guess.
Over 90% of all inquiries I've received online over the years (100's and 100's and 100's and 100's, yes, I used to post a shitload on Kingsnake.com... anybody cyberslueth that?)... well over 90% are from people who get high by shopping and never buying, that's the nature of the business. I understand that. I deal with that. New to me is the self-righteous skepticism. Skepticism is essential and I am a skeptic by nature.
I am pleased that despite all this, I am receiving plenty of contacts from folks who are simply looking for a fantastically gorgeous, healthy snake with no bugs or problems from a guy who will answer any question they ask... even when it is detrimental to a sale. JUST ASK.
Most folks are delighted they can describe what they are looking for (male or female, pattern type, degree of coloration) and that I go through the time and trouble of sorting through 40 snakes to find multiple specimens that fit their request... and then send killer pics that they can choose from. This does not leave a bad taste in their mouth's, but rather makes them happy that I care from beginning through the lifetime of the animal. I sold a guy a pair of box turtles 14 years ago... he brought them back 2 months ago.
So, in the course of 27 years and literally multiple 1000's of serpent sales, I've had to deal with all sorts... liars, thieves, cheaters, criminals, scum, scammers, the paranoid, deranged and neurotic, and some of the most wonderful people I've ever met in my life. The business has apparently changed... I guess I was out of the loop when scammers all swooped in... back in the day, yes even not so long ago when there were the internet and computers, there was more of a brotherhood amongst us all. Maybe it was easier then, you knew who all the select scumbags and scammers were. Things have changed.
Anyway before I go... I realize many of you seemingly have had bad experiences through the years, and I certainly believe you have. Take a second to imagine you are on the other end, maybe me... a guy who has sold many 1000's of snakes with nary ever a complaint. For those 1000's of sales, I've dealt with many, many 1000's of people (through so many shows, internet inquires, and the Latte and Fade Borneo craze). Imagine all the stories I could tell you about my trials and tribulations with customers...
To paraphrase a post by Ross in this thread... I am just a guy who has no need for drama, got out of the business because that's the way it was headed, but yet has some fantastic animals in search of completely satisfied owners.
Oh, and while I am at this, I guess I will confess I must have Broke Bad... first let me post David Beard's words which appeared in this thread "Upon searching Fauna with the email address, I came upon this thread....which is 10 years old and has a different last name attached. The more I dig the more confused I get.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...rs%40yahoo.com"
Please do read that link...
So, the logic is I Broke Bad after that point, went "dark" and shifty, all the meanwhile avoiding "bad press" along the way.
Consider this... I gather some of you were in diapers, but it was well known at the time that I had some Borneo Short-tailed Pythons that were unlike any ever seen in the world before... at one point, at market value, I had over $250,000 worth of snakes in the house (seems big time to me,) and I wasn't about to post as KEITH BRADY FROM OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON. Would those so cautious in their dealings with me have been so forthright in revealing themselves in such a situation? You know, with all the scammers and such... Just seems like an invite for a break-in, no? Hence, the perceived need by me -at the time- to use an alternative, and the origination of an account in my wife's name Shannon "Bray"... yeah, we know how to spell it. You could have just asked me to explain instead of what you did.
OK, I know some of you live by the key board and screen, and it has been fun to a degree, but I will leave the drama to you. Go on if you must, I am out. I invite anyone looking for absolutely fantastic boas, which are 100% guaranteed, from a guy who has a spotless 27 year track record (even if sometimes you can't find "evidence" of such on the internet) and is willing to spend the time to make sure you get what you want... just let me know.
Otherwise, fare the well.
Keith
Shannon Bray (slickslug)
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