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Don't like 'em, don't like the idea, unless I'm buying crickets or something like that. If I'm buying a pet critter, I want to SEE what I'm getting.

I saw a nice ad here, but would not even consider a purchase. I can see if you work in a candy store and the kid wants THAT gummy worm out of the 2000 or so in the jar, you might put your foot down.

I understand perfectly that sellers who produce hundreds of snakes can't show just one, and that is their right, I'd just a soon pay a little more to the middleman who might be willing to send an individual picture.
 
:iagree: 100%, if you can't send me pics of individual animals to choose from I can't do business with you. It can be a pain to take all those pics and label and give ID #'s but it shows customers/potential customers that your willing to go the extra mile to make sure that they are happy in the end. JMHO
 
An argument for representative photos can be made for some species - like when there is virtually no variation in color/pattern...but, at the same time, I usually still want to see the individual animal I'm paying for (to look for marks, check for deformities/scars, or maybe there is something just a little different that I might like/dislike).
Buyers are spoiled today, lol...in the old days, we didn't get pictures.
 
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