Skyrunner75
New member
I can really appreciate the points above. Granted, I may have appeared a little too forgiving last night, and yes, a refund was obviously welcomed and likely wouldn't have occurred without the help of PayPal. However, I have no intention of EVER purchasing another reptile from him or from anyone over distance before having confirmation that proper packing practices will be used and past feedback, when available, from other buyers support that.
I'm glad these BOI entries never expire. Like most here I suspect, our reptiles are valued family pets as well as living animals and should be treated with respect and compassion as such. The only positives to have come from this thread is that over a thousand readers have viewed parts of it and hopefully, learned from a number of experienced and responsible members like I have on what should be expected of all sellers as well as what can happen when shortcuts are taken. I still believe honest accidents happen, but cluelessness is never an excuse when a living thing is involved.
On a lighter side, I guess if there is another positive albeit a small one, it's that now I have a small budget again to support one of the many, many honest breeders to be found in this same forum who care more than financially about their animals arriving safely and being treated humanly.
I'm glad these BOI entries never expire. Like most here I suspect, our reptiles are valued family pets as well as living animals and should be treated with respect and compassion as such. The only positives to have come from this thread is that over a thousand readers have viewed parts of it and hopefully, learned from a number of experienced and responsible members like I have on what should be expected of all sellers as well as what can happen when shortcuts are taken. I still believe honest accidents happen, but cluelessness is never an excuse when a living thing is involved.
On a lighter side, I guess if there is another positive albeit a small one, it's that now I have a small budget again to support one of the many, many honest breeders to be found in this same forum who care more than financially about their animals arriving safely and being treated humanly.