Sasheena
Imperfect
This is a transaction that is already taking place, but I thought it would be perfect for the T.A.R. Board. 
Background: We have a lovely Ball Python but are not really "into" ball pythons. When a local herper found out I was thinking of selling her he really badly wanted her. I told him I wasn't sure if she was a she, and that I would sell her for $150. He brought some friends over, they sexed her, (four scales) and determined she was a female. This guy did not have the money right away. He also tried to talk me down to $125, but I knew that a breedable female Ball Python can return her value quickly so I stuck to my guns, knowing that it was a GOOD price. The deal was: Pay by August 1st and she's yours at half the going price. After that, deal is off and I'll put her up for sale.
August first rolled around, and there was no phone call. I was conflicted. I knew I could sell her for a lot more, but I had made a promise. He had broken his side, but I wanted some confirmation that it was okay for me to sell her, so I sought opinions here at Fauna Classifieds. Before posting any "for sale" advertisements, I thought I would see if anyone in the chat room had a strong opinion on what my obligation was. (yes, I KNEW that my obligation ended when he didn't hold up his part of the deal, but I still wanted someone else to validate my own opinion).
The Details of the Transaction: In the chat room, I spoke with several members, including Gib. They of course agreed that I was completely in my rights to try to sell the snake. Then they wanted to know more about the snake. I told them about her being probed, and also guessed her weight. Since they wanted something more accurate I took her out and put her on my postal scale. 3 lbs 1 ounce. Gib immediately said, "heck, I'll take her now for $300, where do I send the money?" I wasn't sure if he was serious, so I gave him my paypal address. Two minutes later I had the money! During the course of the chat conversation, I did explain that it would be perhaps October before I would ship her out to him. (it's HOT here in AZ). He had no problem with that. I promised to feed her very well and keep her fat and sassy, maybe even fatten her up a bit.
So for the time being I have $300 in the bank, and one fat and sassy (getting fatter) Ball Python female waiting for a cool day to be shipped out to Gib to pair up with some very fancy male Ball Python and make pretty babies.
The only issue undecided during this fairly quick sale was the cost of shipping. Other than that the ball (literally) is in my court, as I wait for a cool day here in Arizona to ship her out. Meantime she's eating up my entire rat breeding colony and gaining weight!
I hope I have been thorough. I'm mostly recounting from memory as this entire transaction took place in the chat room, and I was booted from chat before I could save the chat log.
I'm going to now invite Gib to come here and add anything to the agreement that is necessary to get it all ironed out and specific. I have to say that so far he is the "fast" one as far as his side of the bargain, no quibbling, once he wanted her, he paid for her without hesitation. Now he only has to wait for me to actually ship her out.
Here's her picture.
Background: We have a lovely Ball Python but are not really "into" ball pythons. When a local herper found out I was thinking of selling her he really badly wanted her. I told him I wasn't sure if she was a she, and that I would sell her for $150. He brought some friends over, they sexed her, (four scales) and determined she was a female. This guy did not have the money right away. He also tried to talk me down to $125, but I knew that a breedable female Ball Python can return her value quickly so I stuck to my guns, knowing that it was a GOOD price. The deal was: Pay by August 1st and she's yours at half the going price. After that, deal is off and I'll put her up for sale.
August first rolled around, and there was no phone call. I was conflicted. I knew I could sell her for a lot more, but I had made a promise. He had broken his side, but I wanted some confirmation that it was okay for me to sell her, so I sought opinions here at Fauna Classifieds. Before posting any "for sale" advertisements, I thought I would see if anyone in the chat room had a strong opinion on what my obligation was. (yes, I KNEW that my obligation ended when he didn't hold up his part of the deal, but I still wanted someone else to validate my own opinion).
The Details of the Transaction: In the chat room, I spoke with several members, including Gib. They of course agreed that I was completely in my rights to try to sell the snake. Then they wanted to know more about the snake. I told them about her being probed, and also guessed her weight. Since they wanted something more accurate I took her out and put her on my postal scale. 3 lbs 1 ounce. Gib immediately said, "heck, I'll take her now for $300, where do I send the money?" I wasn't sure if he was serious, so I gave him my paypal address. Two minutes later I had the money! During the course of the chat conversation, I did explain that it would be perhaps October before I would ship her out to him. (it's HOT here in AZ). He had no problem with that. I promised to feed her very well and keep her fat and sassy, maybe even fatten her up a bit.
So for the time being I have $300 in the bank, and one fat and sassy (getting fatter) Ball Python female waiting for a cool day to be shipped out to Gib to pair up with some very fancy male Ball Python and make pretty babies.
The only issue undecided during this fairly quick sale was the cost of shipping. Other than that the ball (literally) is in my court, as I wait for a cool day here in Arizona to ship her out. Meantime she's eating up my entire rat breeding colony and gaining weight!
I hope I have been thorough. I'm mostly recounting from memory as this entire transaction took place in the chat room, and I was booted from chat before I could save the chat log.
I'm going to now invite Gib to come here and add anything to the agreement that is necessary to get it all ironed out and specific. I have to say that so far he is the "fast" one as far as his side of the bargain, no quibbling, once he wanted her, he paid for her without hesitation. Now he only has to wait for me to actually ship her out.
Here's her picture.
