Finally found a local deal (cage and BP)

[Kent K25]

I have my Carpet Python in a rubbermaid right now knowing that one day I will need to move her into a bigger cage. I'm tired of seeing all these great deals online where all you come across someone looking to get rid of a cage or snake at a great price since that never happens in Utah due to a smaller number of Herpers in general. Well my day may have finally come!

Found an ad in the nickel classifieds here of a "Huge snake cage for sale with snake for $150 obo Must Sell!"

I called and it turns out they live about 50 mins north of me so that stinks but I got em to send me pics of the cage and snake (BP). Here is what they sent...



The cage is 4x2x2 although the 2nd pic makes it look smaller. It appears from the phone conversations and from the pics that they aren't too good with their snake knowledge (which she readily admitted) and that's why they "must sell"

Anyways, I don't really want another snake, but will try to place it in a local adoption or something....get a friend involved....or just have another snake. Either way gotta check the BP's health etc first since it appears he wasn't in the best environment.

So yeah, to sum it all up, I'm pumped and will be making a lower offer tomorrow to see how eager they are to sell and hopefully have it by this weekend. Unless someone closer to them snags it first, but since there isn't much snake interest around here, and this ad has been in the paper that came out over a week ago and it's still available I'm hoping for the best.

[buck2003]

Well good luck, I hope you get it! I like the lil alien pattern on those bp's lol. If they were a hardier snake I'd like one!!

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

[Stormyva]

Looks to be a pretty nice setup.

[lethargiic]

Originally Posted by Stormyva

Looks to be a pretty nice setup.

omg he lives... lol

if i were you Kent I would take that set up fast.... 50 mins for a drive isnt nothing..besides it would make for a fun roadtrip with your new wifey.. =)

[Kent K25]

I would, but.....I work nights right now for until the end of next week, and the lady selling this works days so our shifts overlap. My wife is driving up that way today to go to her friends wedding so I'm hoping to get a hold of the lady so my wife can snag it all on her way back.

[Kent K25]

What an ordeal it has been trying to get a hold of this cage and snake.
After receiving these pictures I called her several times to try and talk her down a bit since she listed them as "$150/obo Must Sell" and there is no way I'm paying full price when it's listed like that! So I offered her $100 (through a voicemail message since she would NEVER answer) assuming she'd reject that and come back with a price like $130 and we'd be set. But then I never heard from her (even after continued calling) for about two weeks. So I then emailed the guy who emailed me the pics (her brother) asking if it had all been sold and that she wasn't returning my calls. He said that she said my offer was too low (uh hello, why not call me and tell me that yourself!).

So long story short I had to do my bargaining through emails with him, and he obviously doesn't check his email often. So now I can go get it tomorrow for $125. FINALLY this mess is finished! Let's hope the BP is in good shape.

[Rex322]

good luck!

[lethargiic]

geez...if u had to go through all that trouble to get someone to even respond to you then i would have given up on it... but if she's gonna offer 150/obo then she obviously shouldve said the offer was too low as u said...instead of not calling back and make a deal...duh! it's called common business practice.. lol

hopefully this lady will come through with the offer =)

[Jem_Scout]

She doesn't know jack about snakes OR business....it's only polite to answer even if you don't like the offer.
I hope the snake is in good health. If I lived that close, I would snag up the deal myself. Post an update when you get this all said and done k?

[Kent K25]

I surely will, hopefully it will be that she came through and sold it to me, but with the way she works.....who knows