In my last post, I tried to leave a neutral and accurate description of what took place between Mr. Ordine and myself for the benefit of Fauna Users. I was going to leave it at that, but if his response is to try and attack my character, I am now happy to add some additional facts and supporting details and let BOI users decide who is “playing a game”. In addition I am happy to discuss these details publicly and openly versus having someone contact me directly in private so I can put a spin on the facts.
Mr. Ordine’s snake ad states:
“They all (the snakes in his ad) came from either ********** or ********* and all genetics can be confirmed and guaranteed by either of them.”
So this is what I did, I verified the genetics.
The two snakes in question from his ad were:
1.0 Coral Glow Pastel Fader 374 grams and 561 grams $6,000 each
1.0 Super Pastel Enchi Pin Hg Woma Pos. Bald Gene PH Pied 894 gram $5,000
In reality after communicating with the original breeder, the two snakes are:
1.0 Coral Glow Pastel (only possible Fader)
1.0 Super Pastel Enchi Pin (only possible HG Woma) possible bald, PH Pied)
While these snakes at first glance might appear similar, they are in fact NOT the same snakes. Mr. Ordine’s version would say that the genes are in 100% fact present, while the breeder says they are only a possibility.
One version is genetically better than the other, and thus one version would be worth more money than the other.
Mr. Ordine would have you believe the original breeder is to blame, saying, “But I mean this is **** and ***** he is not going to remember every snake he sells.” as his excuse for the mis-labeling of the two snakes. On one hand Mr. Ordine says to talk with the Original Breeder to verify genetics, and when I do and they don’t match, suddenly the original breeder is deemed an unreliable source.
So who is correct, Mr. Ordine or the unreliable Original Breeder?
When I communicated with the Original Breeder, he said nothing about not remembering the snakes in question. In fact just the opposite, he knew the snakes in question and their history. In fact Mr. Ordine called one of the snakes “The Freak”, and oddly enough the Original Breeder called it the exact same name. Remember, according to Mr. Ordine I supposedly had just received genetics paperwork from the Original Breeder(OB), so why was the OB suddenly unaware of the genetics involved.
As far as Mr. Ordine’s claim that I was “playing a game”, that is grasping at straws, trying to divert attention off himself so he can sell the rest of his snakes.
This is a case where I did my homework prior to purchase. This is not a question of whether or not Mr. Ordine’s animals are “a steal” (bargain), the issue is whether or not the animals are labeled accurately, so that the customer can decide for themselves if the genetics involved are “a steal” for them personally. If a snake is genetically less of a snake than advertised, then said snake would potentially hold less value to a buyer, pretty much common sense.
If the snake genetics would have checked out, Mr. Ordine would have my money and I would have had two new snakes, end of story, however, the genetics didn’t match.
Enough said for now.
P.S. I have saved emails, texts, etc backing everything up that I have stated, but for the moment am trying to avoid any unintended negative side effects to the Original breeder, hence why I have been replacing his name and company’s name with ****. As far as I am concerned the OB did me a favor by taking the time to answer my questions and helping me avoid inaccuracies.