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Good Guy Samantha Derrer- FC: Maddoxdobes) A+ Seller

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I purchased 2 beautiful female crested geckos (a creamy yellow dal and a patternless red) from Samantha Derrer (FC user: Maddoxdobes) in late January 2010.

Samantha held on to my girlies- feeding them and caring for them until weather was ok to ship. She stayed in touch with me throughout the 2 month period and even sent me updated pics of my ladies. Samantha was awesome and her Cresties were in excellent condition.

I strongly recommend Samantha if you are looking for quality animals and A+ customer service.

Carrie Fisher
 
I have also bought and traded geckos with Samantha. She takes excellent care of all her geckos! I have a gargoyle gecko from her and he is an absolute sweetie! And she sends me updated pictures of the geckos I have sent her. All her geckos are beautiful and healthy and I would never hesitate to do business with her. I would reccomend her to anyone.

Definitely a Good "Guy" :D
 
Samantha D

Samantha is a wonderful person to buy geckos from. Not only does she take the best care of her animals but she goes out of her way to send you updated pics/ weights whenever you want. She will send her critters out on the right day for you, not necessarily herself. I know that for sure, as I had to actually have her keep my geckos longer than necessary. She is more than willing to send a novice all of the information necessary to keeping geckos happy and healthy and was extraordinarily patient with all of my questions as a first time crestie owner. Her animals are robust, energetic, and extremely healthy. There were no bad surprises when I opened up her box, only a "How the heck did she get these guys so big?!"
Thanks Sam, I'll definately be coming back for more!
 
I just purchased a Crestie from Samantha and the transaction went very smoothly. The gecko was perfectly packed and shipped and is a healthy happy gecko that is exactly what I wanted. thanks, Samantha!
 
I had an awesome transaction with samantha. She has helped in out when I have any questions and my gecko is a happy lil camper now. Would love to business with her again and actually plan to here soon.
 
Samantha is good guy

:pototoes: Samantha, Is a wonderfull person to buy crested gecko's from. I just purchased three crested gecko's from her . I didn't have the money to get them,So she said you could make payments intill I paid them off,
Then when it was time to ship. Samantha, made sure the weather was great . So the animals wouldn't get stressed out... The transaction went wonderfull... The animals are eating and drinking and jumping and having a wonderfull time... If i wanted to get anymore animals or crested gecko's i would come to her for sure ..


Number 1 person...


Thanks again Samantha,The babies are doing wonderfull I love them and the kids love them too... I want to get more crested gecko's, :yesnod:They are like potato chips.

Thanks again Tasha
 
pharaoh said:
Samantha, Is a wonderfull person to buy crested gecko's from. I just purchased three crested gecko's from her . I didn't have the money to get them,So she said you could make payments intill I paid them off,
Then when it was time to ship. Samantha, made sure the weather was great . So the animals wouldn't get stressed out... The transaction went wonderfull... The animals are eating and drinking and jumping and having a wonderfull time... If i wanted to get anymore animals or crested gecko's i would come to her for sure ..


Number 1 person...


Thanks again Samantha,The babies are doing wonderfull I love them and the kids love them too... I want to get more crested gecko's, :yesnod:They are like potato chips.

Thanks again Tasha
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I just want to say Samantha these are wonderfull little guys..
 
Definitely a great person to deal with! I received my 3 geckos from Samantha after she held them for me for 2 months! She was very nice,honest, and a GREAT communicator.
I recommend her to any gecko hobbiest.
Thank you again Sam :)
 
I purchased a gecko from Samantha back in February and just got it last week when weather warmed up. I was kept well informed without having to pester for details, which I appreciated. I was sent a tracking number as soon as he was dropped off and received him the next day in a timely and very well packed manner. The gecko himself was big, healthy, alert and active.

Great transaction and I would do business with her again.

Cheers,

Kira Pedersen
 
I want to add that Sam is also a great buyer. I've had to hold geckos for her a few times due to weather and she is very pleasant to deal with and prompt with payment. One of the few I would trust to ship (due to favorable weather conditions) before final payment. A great gal all around!:thumbsup:
 
Maddoxdobes AKA Samantha = Great Geckos & Person

I just received my first two Cresteds from her today, and they are both beautiful animals. Its clear right from the start that she cares a great deal about her animals, and who they end up going to. She was willing to work with me on payments and then when it came time to ship as well. Has communicated with me trough the whole two month wait of good shipping weather, offered updated pics, and answered any questions I have had. If I buy another gecko, I'm going to her first. I would buy from her again in a second.

Thanks Samantha, I absolutely love my two new little friends!
 
I got my gecko from Samantha today and I couldn't be happier. Brisk is everything I was told she would be! Samantha has great communication and was a pleasure to work with. I would definitely buy from her again. My gecko was packed very well and arrived exactly when I was told she would. I'm very pleased with my whole experience. Thanks again, Sam!
 
I just got my little ~9g crestie from Samantha this morning! She's already calmed down enough to catch a cricket. Samantha was happy to answer all of my questions, and send me pictures to keep me satisfied until little Sploosh finally arrived. I'll be sure to go to Samantha the next time I'm looking for a gecko!
 
I purchased a juvenile crested gecko from Samantha and was delighted with her prompt replies to my questions, willingness to provide extra information and her graciousness to work out a payment plan with me. The animal arrived packed safely and securely with an appropriate temperature regulating source for the weather. the animal was healthy upon arrival and has settled in nicely.

I would gladly purchase from Samantha again!

~Sarah Goy (shadowkorin)
 
I recently purchased a juvie crestie from Samantha. She answered all my questions patiently as well as holding my lil one until weather cleared up enough for shipping. From what I've seen, Samantha deals in very high quality geckos, is very knowledgeable, and truly a breeze to do business with. Thank you so much Samantha!

- Justin (fallenangelfyre)
 
I got three great crested geckos from samantha. The transaction was beyond amazing and smooth. she seemed to care about whom the geckos were going to, not just to sell them. Was extremely responsible with weather delays and shipping. I do plan on buying more geckos from her!
thank you for such a great transaction!

Adam Reece
 
Samantha is wonderful. I received 2 crested geckos from her that are in perfect health and are beautiful. She makes sure she ships in appropriate temperature and truly cares for her geckos and customers. Samantha is an A+ seller and I look forward to doing business with her again. I highly recommend checking out her listings; you can't go wrong with one of her guys or gals.

A Very Happy Customer
 
Sam was awesome to me, I got two LOVELY cresteds from her by the names of Lucky and Dijon, both geckos are in great shape and Lucky is actually a little on the pudgy side, she takes great care of her animals and is a true, and honest charm to talk to. I was so happy to meet her at the reptile Expo. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for well cared for and beautiful cresties.
 
I bought some hobby-related items off of Sam about a month ago and the transaction went wonderfully. Great communication and follow-through. She even PM'd me to make sure I got everything and was happy with it when I forgot to get back with her to let her know everything arrived OK! :D
 
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