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RE: desert horned lizard

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Posted by: fireside3 at Mon Oct 2 14:52:35 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by fireside3 ]  
   

Very well said Lou. You always strike a nice medium between the positions I and others may take...or at least how it is said.

I also agree that there are many unscrupulous sellers out there, and many will lie to a potential buyer...but here's my stance on this: individual responsibility.

The seller, though maybe unscrupulous and maybe dishonest, is just a seller. If I let somebody take a Horned Lizard, you know I will ensure whomever I give it to is up to speed. But that's my choice. I don't like unscrupulous sellers. But, it is not the "duty" of the seller to give you the third degree and ensure you know what the heck you are doing. I don't need anyone in a place of business asking me if I know how to operate a lawn mower or pump gas before they sell it to me.

In the end, it's the person buying who should bear the criticism for knowing better and doing homework. We all know better, whether it's a car or an animal-thus the reason I most often come off with what sounds like a harder line with people. Though this is not an excuse for dishonest behavior, "sellers" of everything imaginable have been unscrupulous and dishonest for thousands of years. Thus, Caveat Emptor: "Let the buyer beware" should be the watch word.
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