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inquiry: Mike Schmid, Colorado

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Anyone ever do business with or hear of Mike Schmid, from Colorado? He has a BP I am interested in, but I am always leary of people who use a hotmail address for their business.
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Sam,

I'm in Colorado and I've never heard of him. Do you know what business name he uses or what city he sells out of? I could talk to some of the other herp businesses around here to see if anyone's ever dealt with him... hopefully we can get some input.

Jennifer Webb
Jungle Gems Exotics
www.JungleGemsExotics.com
 
Jennifer, his ad on KS just says "Colorado", He has a banner in his ad that says "Exotic ball Pythons", not sure if that is the name he is doing business under. Could be he is just starting out, but whenever I see "I accept PAYPAL as payment method only!" along with a hotmail e-mail address, I tend to want to find out a bit more about the person prior to sending them a couple grand.
 
I've been watching an ad of his that I have been interested in, also. I noticed that today, the ad was changed - the snake is 2-2 1/2 ft, instead of 3; and the price went up $500. could be as innocent and simple as a reevaluation or a different animal, who knows. As for the fact that he prefers PayPal making you nervous...it is fast guaranteed money, so it is preferred by many sellers. At least he has a business acct, so you can pay via credit card. This offers significant protection (via card company) in the event of fraud. A cash deal via PayPal gives you nothing (unless you can prove that NOTHING was shipped). I'll be watching his ads, and this thread for awhile. As an aside, I hate the old "pictures available to serious buyers" and "email me for pics". If you've got pics, put 'em in the ad so we can see if we are still interested. from my experience, that saves a lot of unnecessary (and time consuming) email. At least the responses will usually be more purchase focused than "could you send pics to me at [email protected]"
 
Has ads for albino, spider, and het pieds, and a sunglow boa. None with pics. All say that he is selling them because he has other projects to focus on. I'm in Wyoming, also have never heard of him.
 
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