OK, I have a question, and I am hoping that you guys can help us out. As Max & I are still new to expo and reptile breeding world, I need some suggestions.
As experienced vendors and breeders, what do you guys suggest when someone asks you to hold a reptile? Regardless if they come up to at the expo, or email you and ask a reptile to be held for them. Do you ask for some sort of payment up front to secure the reptile?
We ran into the unfortunate experience of holding 3 this weekend, and the buyers never showed up. Not even to come to us and say, Hi, nice to meet you, but I picked this up elsewhere. So we held onto these 3, which we could have sold. By no means am I pointing fingers or shifting blame, but we don't want to get in that position again.
I know fom personal experience that I have always gone back and said, Hey, I'm sorry but there is something else I am really interested in, which is the way it should be as with all herps, it HAS to be what appeals to you. The last thing you want to do is buy something that you really dont want. So I can totally understand from the viewpoint of a buyer, but what to do you do when you are the vendor?
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