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troy posted an ad on fauna classifieds to sell baby beardies,he was checking interest before he incubated the eggs. he posted a price of $7 each for the whole clutch or i think it was $10 each for groups of 10. i emailed him about the whole clutch,and he replied that i had first dibs since i was the first to email him. so i told him i would take all of them. he posted pics of his female laying eggs , then posted that there were 22 eggs. i emailed him a couple of time to see if he needed a deposit on the clutch,no replies. then i got a reply that he hadnt commited to any one yet because he had higher offers. i then replied that the ad stated a price and that i didnt see where he was taking offers. his stance is that because he has higher offers that i still have first dibs,but at whatever the highest offer is($20 at the last email). he removed the ad shortly after he posted the final count. not sure if this makes him a bad guy but definately not good business. here are the emails i deleted my original email but the rest follows.

hi troy just saw the pics ,do you need me to send you a deposit on the whole clutch? thanks jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Meyers
To: jim
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: babies


The first clutch will be sometime in may. I don't know the box dimensions off hand.




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From: jim <[email protected]>
To: Troy Meyers <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:28:56 PM
Subject: Re: babies


ok,when do you expect the first clutch to be ready? its not that important but pro exotics has a new shipping program starting soon that will be a fairly good savings.and what size box would you guess that would be needed for a clutch
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Meyers
To: jim
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: babies


You were the first to reply, so you get first dibs. I ship UPS. my area code is 60560, so you can estimate the shipping cost.
Thanks,
Troy Meyers




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From: jim <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:07:40 PM
Subject: babies


i would be interested in the clutches ,let me know what kind of arrangements and shipping to hamilton ohio 45015

hi troy,do you need a deposit for the beardie babies?
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Meyers
To: jim
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: babies


I will keep you posted.

hi troy,i have sent a couple of emails and havent heard anything back,is this deal still on ? thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Meyers
To: jim
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: babies


I will keep you posted.

I have not committed to anyone yet. I will keep everyone posted that has expressed interest. When the eggs hatch I will then ask for a deposit from whoever I decide to sell to. I have had several offers for a higher price. I don't want a bidding war so I think I will just ask everyone involved in order if they are willing to pay that price, if not I will sell them to the person that offered me the most. Simple supply and demand. The highest bid was $20 each for the whole clutch. The eggs all look good. I will keep you posted. I will not make any commitment until they hatch.

Thanks,
Troy




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From: jim <[email protected]>
To: Troy Meyers <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:07:02 PM
Subject: Re: babies


hi troy just saw the pics ,do you need me to send you a deposit on the whole clutch? thanks jim

thanks for the reply,but the ad i replied to had a price of $7.00 each for the whole clutch.and the email i recieved from you said i had first dibs since i was the first to email you? so by that exchange i saw nothing that you were taking offers? thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Meyers
To: jim
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: babies


I have not committed to anyone yet. I will keep everyone posted that has expressed interest. When the eggs hatch I will then ask for a deposit from whoever I decide to sell to. I have had several offers for a higher price. I don't want a bidding war so I think I will just ask everyone involved in order if they are willing to pay that price, if not I will sell them to the person that offered me the most. Simple supply and demand. The highest bid was $20 each for the whole clutch. The eggs all look good. I will keep you posted. I will not make any commitment until they hatch.

Thanks,
Troy


I was not taking offers, however people made them. If you are willing to match that offer at the time of sale you still have first dibs.

I hope that clears things up.

Troy




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From: jim <[email protected]>
To: Troy Meyers <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 3:33:54 PM
Subject: Re: babies


thanks for the reply,but the ad i replied to had a price of $7.00 each for the whole clutch.and the email i recieved from you said i had first dibs since i was the first to email you? so by that exchange i saw nothing that you were taking offers? thanks


sorry some of the emails are doubles but i left them to show where they were coming from

jim bright
 
I am sorry that everyone involved took this so personally. This is just a hobby of mine so I don't do this on a daily basis. I tried to honor the list but in the end it was just too time consuming. I spent the better part of a week communicating with someone that was at the top of the list only for them not to make the purchase. I do not have that kind of time on my hands. That was when I decided to post a new ad.

The original responses helped me with my price point. I think that I still sold them for a very good price.

I would like to remind everyone that I never took any money from anyone for deposits. Until money is transferred there is no sale.

If I offended anyone I am sorry. I learned that I need to choose my words more carefully when I place an ad. I wont make that mistake again.

I hope this issue is resolved and I look forward to doing more business on Fauna.

Take care,
Troy
 
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