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Good Guy Ambre Wiley - positive experience

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Ambre and I recently completed a deal for some select-quality tortoises where she was the seller and I was the buyer. With her not having used PayPal before and not having shipped tortoises before, we exchanged many messages throughout the process in order to make the packaging and labeling appropriate, the shipment streamlined, and the funding transfer as unencumbered and safe as possible. With my unusual schedule, this is sometimes more difficult than it would appear to be on the surface. She asked a number of very good questions and made great efforts to ensure the safety of the animals was maintained. I appreciated all of that and offered up some positive history of my own in order to make her feel secure about sending her precious animals to someone (me) she had only recently come into contact with online.

From what I can gather, Ambre's primary reptile-keeping passion surrounds snakes, so I can only assume that the quality of concern she shows for her serpents is stellar due to my interactions with her regarding the tortoises this deal was constructed around.

I am very pleased with the animals, Ambre's communication, and the overall deal and I would recommend others to strongly consider her if any of her offerings suit their tastes or fit their projects.
 
Thank you so much I'm all of your help with this. You were amazing in walking me through the process and extremely patient with my questions. I appreciate the good experience it makes it much easier for me to want to continue to try and do it again. Im glad those tortoises went to a good home and glad that you appreciate the care I went through to make sure they were properly cared for in the delicate process that involves shipping. We learned something new in this and hope to use the new found knowledge in further deals
 
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