IMO too much water under that bridge. Most terms I've seen that gaurantee sex do so providing the buyer verifies within a relatively short period of time. Sexing mistakes do happen.

While I do agree the original seller made a mistake, IMO you are also responsible for not sexing it yourself.

I would think you have to treat the two sales seperately. You should do what is necessary to satisfy your customer and if it really is a impact to you financially, then by all means contact the original seller and see what they say. If I were the original seller, that would be a tough situation to be handled on an individual basis.


>>Hi folks,
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>>I just wanted some opinions on how an issue should be resolved if one was to recieve a missexed snake. This one has a few twists involved.
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>>Someone sold me a neonate Boa awhile back for over a thousand dollars. It was sold to me as a male. I never probed it considering I figured where it came form they should be 100% correect in knowing the sex.
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>>I ended up selling the snake a few months later and the new owner let me know it was a female about a year later. I sold it as a male(what I originally bought it as and figured it was) and never checked the sex myself.
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>>The current owner is OK with it being a female and is super cool and understanding. Though I am a little peeved at the breeder who sold it to me.
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>>Question is what would be the proper way to resolve the issue and is the original seller liable for it being the wrong sex?
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>>I am just curious as the new owner is OK with it and doesn't appear to be angry with me. I know people make mistakes but if you are selling higher end boas should sexes be guaranteed a year later if not how would you resolve the situation if the new owner wasn't cool with it.....??
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>>Thanks in advance for your opinion and response!!
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>>This is not the Boa in question...just thought I would post a pic of one I picked up in Anaheim...
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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