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11-05-2022, 01:12 AM

Here is my story. I bought a baby Red Bull snake from her. Great transaction. She communicated great. I gave her a great (positive) review, because everything went great. We stayed in touch via email as people usually do after a transaction. I asked questions, she offered answers. We start talking about snakes. I mention something about being interested in drymarchon. She tells me she is going to have some babies form a rescued Texas Indigo snake available soon and offers me a good price for one. By this time, we are NOT communicating via Fauna Classified anymore, so this transaction is no longer associated with Fauna. I send money. She disappears. She cannot be found anywhere. Not on Fauna.Not on Morph Market. Her Morph Market store is gone. She is a ghost. I actually contacted fauna and Morph Market to see if anybody knew anything about where she went. Nobody knew anything. I had no opportunity to write a negative review about being ripped off. But my FIRST transaction was great and that's how she earned my trust. I don't remember ever seeing any negative reviews about her as a seller. So... say I'm gullible. Maybe I am too trusting. But since then, I have been as careful as I can be. I guess there is always some risk shopping and buying online. It's convenient and there is NO WAY I would have been able to put together the collection of awesome snakes I now have in my collection without the resources of Fauna Classified and Morph Market. I got burned once. Blame the victim!
As an aside, I was reimbursed my money because I used PayPal and in my case, the buyer protection worked. I would NOT have worked if I used the Friends and family option. Lots of sellers ask buyers to use the Friends and Family option so the seller won't have to pay the extra cost for the Buyer Protection. There have been times when the seller insisted that I use Friends and Family and I refused and did not buy from that seller. I will sometimes use friends and Family if I know and trust the seller. But I'm telling you, buyer beware of Friends and Family. It COULD leave you hanging.

11-05-2022, 01:12 AM	#8
Flatfish1	Here is my story. I bought a baby Red Bull snake from her. Great transaction. She communicated great. I gave her a great (positive) review, because everything went great. We stayed in touch via email as people usually do after a transaction. I asked questions, she offered answers. We start talking about snakes. I mention something about being interested in drymarchon. She tells me she is going to have some babies form a rescued Texas Indigo snake available soon and offers me a good price for one. By this time, we are NOT communicating via Fauna Classified anymore, so this transaction is no longer associated with Fauna. I send money. She disappears. She cannot be found anywhere. Not on Fauna.Not on Morph Market. Her Morph Market store is gone. She is a ghost. I actually contacted fauna and Morph Market to see if anybody knew anything about where she went. Nobody knew anything. I had no opportunity to write a negative review about being ripped off. But my FIRST transaction was great and that's how she earned my trust. I don't remember ever seeing any negative reviews about her as a seller. So... say I'm gullible. Maybe I am too trusting. But since then, I have been as careful as I can be. I guess there is always some risk shopping and buying online. It's convenient and there is NO WAY I would have been able to put together the collection of awesome snakes I now have in my collection without the resources of Fauna Classified and Morph Market. I got burned once. Blame the victim! As an aside, I was reimbursed my money because I used PayPal and in my case, the buyer protection worked. I would NOT have worked if I used the Friends and family option. Lots of sellers ask buyers to use the Friends and Family option so the seller won't have to pay the extra cost for the Buyer Protection. There have been times when the seller insisted that I use Friends and Family and I refused and did not buy from that seller. I will sometimes use friends and Family if I know and trust the seller. But I'm telling you, buyer beware of Friends and Family. It COULD leave you hanging.