i just read the thread......and both parties involved are quality guys....i 've had experience with this condition and just dont keep "zones"......that being sai.....a few yeras ago....i get a call from a "friend" offering a trio of zonata at a wholesale price....this was the week before a hamburg show....so we met ....and without inspection i bought the snakes and dropped off at a friend's house to transport to the show......at the show .....the trio was sold to a person who transported tem to friend of mine......who later called me and onformed me of several concerns......snakes were quickly exchanged....when i recieved them....i was angry with myself for my trust in my "friend".....whom ive not spoken to since......the snakes were put down......