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Many people here have their own websites in which they advertise and sell their boas. On few occasions I and some of you have heard about transactions going bad, sometimes because of misunderstandings and sometimes because of bad business. Fortunately, I have not had a bad transaction however I know that in order to keep it that way one has to be proactive. As buyers of boas, what TOS do you think every seller should have on their websites that will make you more comfortable in making that purchase? As sellers what TOS do you think buyers should be advised/aware of that will minimize the chance of a discrepancy arising after the purchase? Hopefully this ends up being one of those posts that ends up being beneficial to all in the boa community.

Thanks in advance,
Angel Vazquez
www.VazquezFamilyReptiles.com

I think one major thing is (on the sellers end) the idea of offering a payment plan. To me, a "payment plan" is not a 60 day deadline with at least 25% down non refundable. I treat buyers the same way the "big names" treated me; "You pay me what you can pay me every month, you stop making monthly payments (or contact me if there are problems), you lose the $$ put down and the deal is gone." I, for one, when 1st starting out paid PK over a one year period for an albino that was $2.5K. It's what I could pay at the time and Peter understood that. He worked with me.

So I think if a seller is going to offer a payment plan it needs to be reasonable enough/attractive enough to get ones name out into the trade and make people want to come buy from you.

So be clear and concise if you plan on doing this seller(s).

Good example: How many ads do you see PK or RDR post for animals on any of the sites? Not many because they built a trust and relationship with EVERYONE that was a potential customer or not.
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Greg Holland
GMHERPS Hunting & Reptiles
www.imageevent.com/gmherps
gmherps@gmail.com

Here are good hints in preventing being ripped off and who to file complaints with if you are.
Complaints/Rip-offs

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Ginger Sanders
Staff Director
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