kephy
03-25-2007, 12:29 PM
I've been in the reptile hobby a long time, and I've been lurking here a long time, but I rarely post. The biggest purchase I've ever made online for anything herp related was $250 for a bearded dragon from Kevin Dunne, and I was perfectly happy.
Now, in the next few weeks I am looking to buy two bearded dragon cages from Animal Plastics. I'll probably be spending something close to $700, but probably more as I'm going to ask for them to be custom made so I can stack them.
I know in my research here on the BOI that Animal Plastics is a "good guy", but still, I want to know everything I need to do in order to make sure the transaction goes smoothly and that I am protected should anything go wrong. Not that I expect anything to go wrong, but in my life this is a large amount of money, and for anything to go wrong would be devestating for me. I've seen too many threads on the BOI where good deals go bad, so I just want advice from the experts here on how this sort of transaction should go, and what steps I can take, to ensure that I end up a happy customer.
I hope I put this thread in the right place. If not, moderators please feel free to move it for me.
Thanks!
-Amanda Easterwood
(PS, I can't figure out how to change my name in my profile, but I recently got married and my last name is no longer Hodges. If anyone wants to send me a PM or something to let me know how to fix it, I'd appreciate it. ;) thanks again!)
Now, in the next few weeks I am looking to buy two bearded dragon cages from Animal Plastics. I'll probably be spending something close to $700, but probably more as I'm going to ask for them to be custom made so I can stack them.
I know in my research here on the BOI that Animal Plastics is a "good guy", but still, I want to know everything I need to do in order to make sure the transaction goes smoothly and that I am protected should anything go wrong. Not that I expect anything to go wrong, but in my life this is a large amount of money, and for anything to go wrong would be devestating for me. I've seen too many threads on the BOI where good deals go bad, so I just want advice from the experts here on how this sort of transaction should go, and what steps I can take, to ensure that I end up a happy customer.
I hope I put this thread in the right place. If not, moderators please feel free to move it for me.
Thanks!
-Amanda Easterwood
(PS, I can't figure out how to change my name in my profile, but I recently got married and my last name is no longer Hodges. If anyone wants to send me a PM or something to let me know how to fix it, I'd appreciate it. ;) thanks again!)