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Anyone heard of Mike Williams/[email protected]

Alrighty then, doesn't seem to be much more to add to this. The guy shipped the snakes from his place of employment and the middleman is who-knows-where. It's great that the snakes are eating already. Best of luck with those little fellas.

Tomsey
 
Chris, drop shipping is a legitimate business practice, but where live reptiles are concerned, it's risky business.

I have a photograpy business. A band comes to me, and says they want 1000 promotional photos. I do the shoot, add graphics, and tweak the photo to their satisfaction. Then, I send the photo to the factory; the factory then sends me a "proof", which I either accept, or make corrections.

Once the pic is right, I order 1000 copies to be delivered directly to the customer. The customer pays me, I pay the factory, and make my profit.

With animals, the scenario plays out differently:

Guy takes your money, and your order for 6 anacondas, then calls a wholesaler, and says, "I want to buy 6 anacondas, and please ship them to (enter your address).

Guy pockets the difference between what he paid, and what he charged you.

Problem is, you never know what the hell you're gonna get, and if there is a problem with your order, things are likely to get messy. It all depends on the character of the people involved.

Bottom line, a drop shipper in this biz, is simply a salesman selling you something he has never even seen, and taking a profit.

Risky business.
 
Yes it sound risky. I buy wholesale often and these snakes were below wholesale. Unless he knows who imports and he got them as fresh imports?? I have no clue, I have not heard from him either. I got my snakes, he is gone, and I guess it is done..?
 
They SHOULD be well BELOW wholesale, you said that one was thin and the other had a bad eye-meaning that Mike got b-grade animals.

B-grade yellows should run about 40-50 bucks each. Nice ones are only 100-125.

Thanks
ben
 
Ok, I hope this doesn't blow me selling them, but I paid 50 each. They are greens. 2 are b- grade and the the other 4 are perfect.
 
Cool, seems like you made out OK. I just wanted to bring that issuue of "drop shipping" to the surface.
 
Thanks I really appreciate it. I am happy with them so.... I am really not worried how I got them, I am just happy I recieved them. I now know what to look for before making a purchase.

Thanks for ALL the help Everyone
 
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