• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

HONESTLY: Would you buy from a kid?

HONESTLY: Would you buy from a 14 year old?

  • Yes I would buy snakes from someone who is a teenager

    Votes: 31 56.4%

  • No I would not buy snakes from someone who is a teenager

    Votes: 24 43.6%
  • Total voters
    55
  • Poll closed .
Roy Munson said:
Of course, if any kid out there wants to sell me a pair of lava-sunkissed-lavender-bloods for $100, I'm open to the idea... ;)
Click to expand...
Me too!


And I would buy from a kid in person if an adult was present and he/she seemed knowledgeable. I would be even more inclinded if the 'kid' produced the corns themselves...would show at least some knowledge beyond "I bought this and am gonna sale this"
 
Roy Munson said:
I voted "no"
Click to expand...

not even if my BRB were to go up for sale?



I would but only if the minor in question has a good reputation and parents are involved.

You would be surprised how many people at shows like hamburg i have seen that will sell and snake to me ( burm, retic, vipers........:bang:)
 
cornsnakekid92 said:
not even if my BRB were to go up for sale?
Click to expand...

No B.S., I was thinking of you as one of the exceptions when I voted and made my comments. I'd buy from you, Chris. :)

:-offtopic
I finally got around to buying myself a pair of coastal rosys (Borrego locality) as we've discussed in the past. You haven't been around, so I don't know if you saw the thread:
Borrego Coastal Rosys
 
cornsnakekid92 said:
You would be surprised how many people at shows like hamburg i have seen that will sell and snake to me ( burm, retic, vipers........:bang:)
Click to expand...

We watched a vendor sell a 16 year old kid a Gaboon Viper at the last Hamburg show we were at. :bang:
 
If parents were with them, the snakes were healthy and well taken care of and the youngster knew what they were talking about, YES.
 
I'm 15. There, it's out. But, I would'nt by from someone else my age unless they knew their stuff. I've talked to some "professionals" that were in their 30'2 and 40's that were complete idiots. I'm actually trying to get start a small ball python breeding business and I know the fact that I'm "so young" isn't going to help a great deal, I would hope hope people would look past my age and see the time I put into it, and the quality of the animals themselves. When I went to a show here in Nov. there was a girl there who must have been younger than me at the bearded dragon booth. Her mom was there but the girl was doing most of the actual work. I really likeed the way I could go up to a booth, ask If I could take a closer look at the animal, and they would just grab it out for me, no questions asked. One guy let me just reach in and grab his 8+ foot female redtail boa. I respect eople like that. Those that are willing to look past someones age and give that person a chance to prove they know what they are doing even if they are young. Does this make any sense?
 
I would. I first started selling snakes when I was 14 (I supplied a local mom and pop type place) and they really went out on a limb with me, but were very satisfied. So I can relate with kids selling. But I would definitely make sure there was parent involvement and would probably only buy in person so I could pick the kids' brain about what I was buying.
 
UUUmmmmm........YES.
I have purchased from a younger person. Thanks Turner (Tbtusk). I bought one of the most pretty Amels I have seen from him and would not hesitate to do it again. It all comes down to ones discretion and common sense. Just because someone is younger, does not mean they do not know what they are doing or what they are selling. Hell, I know some adults I wouldn't buy from. :shrugs:
Jay :cool:
 

Attachments

  • Whitney_Shed2.jpg
    Whitney_Shed2.jpg
    123.5 KB · Views: 21
  • Whitney_Shed4.jpg
    Whitney_Shed4.jpg
    92.7 KB · Views: 21
That amel is gorgeous.... no lies.

that being said, I wouldn't mind buying from someone younger than i am.... which would make them a minor as I'm 18. I've been thinking of getting into breeding in the next couple of years and so that means selling as well. I would just make sure that they knew what they were talking about (unless of course they unknowingly had a stunning animal for a very low price)
 
Stregone said:
I might do it in person and the kid sounds mature. If its just a crappy website with bad grammar, heck no.
Click to expand...

That's a good point. I can judge people based on their grammar. Sounds mean, but it's true. It says something to me if an individual doesn't make an effort.

If someone isn't mature enough to understand a certain amount of "professionalism," then they probably aren't mature enough for a business transaction.
 
I would make the decision based on the snake and the price. If it was a morph I wanted and the snakes looked healthy, it really wouldn't matter who the seller was.

If I were buying it over the phone or internet, I would have to feel the seller was trustworthy, but again that is not an age related issue.
 
I would if the information I need was provided - the same as with any other breeder no matter what the age!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top