miaaa
Achatina fulica
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Post by miaaa on Jul 8, 2008 15:46:19 GMT
Hey!
I wanna order 7 snails from Africa (Camerun) but I'm not sure if this guy is trustful. I wanna order 7 A. achatina (adult).
I found his contact on petsnail.uk:
uvnbluv02 (masterjoe02@yahoo.com)
Available: we have the african large land achatina achatina and the white immaculate fluxa snails for sale now, they are very nice and loving,great with long life spands, contact us via email or phone for more enquiries.
Is he a trustful guy?
I'm looking forward to your fast answer!
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Jul 8, 2008 16:29:08 GMT
I would make sure they send actual pictures beforehand, to identify them as Achatina achatina, and not another species. Also, make sure the picture is not someone else's (post a pic if not sure, Im sure someone would recognise it if it belongs to someone else)
Also, dont send any payment upfront, not even shipping, only when they arrive with you, and if possible agree with the seller to only pay for living snails, with pictures of the shells, or the return of the shells as proof of any dead on arrival's
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miaaa
Achatina fulica
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Post by miaaa on Jul 8, 2008 21:49:49 GMT
The pictures he sent me where totally faked! I complaint his advert and paul king erased it.  |
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Post by moonboots on Jul 9, 2008 8:01:06 GMT
i'm a bit worried now cos i meant to be gettin an albino margie from cameoon from a woman called sophie scott. i been reallly dumb and din't ask for any photos. she been very reassuring over emails and stuff but it just i sent her £14 like 2 weeks ago and her excuse was there no post office where she is. there must be some equivalent surely? should i get a mod to investigate you think?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 10:23:40 GMT
i'm a bit worried now cos i meant to be gettin an albino margie from cameoon from a woman called sophie scott. i been reallly dumb and din't ask for any photos. she been very reassuring over emails and stuff but it just i sent her £14 like 2 weeks ago and her excuse was there no post office where she is. there must be some equivalent surely? should i get a mod to investigate you think? well at least it was only £14. You have to be really wary with african sellers. |
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Post by moonboots on Jul 9, 2008 11:13:31 GMT
she was on the wanted / available list thingy. *sigh* £14 is a lot when you don't got a lot of money like me  but never mind. i gettin an albino one from chris at the end of the week and it would have been nice to have two lovely lady albino margies for Munch. He'll hafta make do with one  |
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monday
Achatina achatina
It's slimy...get it off me!
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Post by monday on Jul 9, 2008 11:15:10 GMT
i'm a bit worried now cos i meant to be gettin an albino margie from cameoon from a woman called sophie scott. i been reallly dumb and din't ask for any photos. she been very reassuring over emails and stuff but it just i sent her £14 like 2 weeks ago and her excuse was there no post office where she is. there must be some equivalent surely? should i get a mod to investigate you think? As far as I understand it, the mods can't do anything about it. You enter the transactions at your own risk...all you can do is ask Paul to erase the ad so no one else can be scamed. Sorry. I know that bristol inverts has margies, I don't know if they're albino thouhg www.bristolinverts.co.uk/shop_snails.php |
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Post by moonboots on Jul 9, 2008 11:36:50 GMT
Might hafta do that....hafta get someone delete advert so no one else will lose their money I'll give it til the end of the week see what happens. |
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Jul 9, 2008 11:57:58 GMT
i'm a bit worried now cos i meant to be gettin an albino margie from cameoon from a woman called sophie scott. i been reallly dumb and din't ask for any photos. she been very reassuring over emails and stuff but it just i sent her £14 like 2 weeks ago and her excuse was there no post office where she is. there must be some equivalent surely? should i get a mod to investigate you think? Its very unlikely that the person ever intended to send the snail, its very important not to send any money upfront to anyone within Africa offering Snails, Cameroon especially is well known for operating scams with Snails. They arent all scammers though, some are genuine and will ask for payment after you receive the snails. It wouldnt have been economical just sending the one Snail, postage may have been around £30-40 minimum by registered airmail from Cameroon to the UK. |
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
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Post by Rachel on Jul 9, 2008 16:22:31 GMT
you are better off just getting snails from a breeder in the uk or whatever country you live in. i have heard about scams like this before.
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Post by moonboots on Jul 9, 2008 16:31:36 GMT
well *sighs* at least i know for next time. If anyone knows of an albino margie for sale IN THE UK!!! I not fallin for that again.... as i said i'll wait til friday and keep this thread updated.
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Post by ness on Jul 9, 2008 19:26:06 GMT
Regular forum members advertise their snails from time to time, they do come up for sale. Good luck, you will find one sooner or later, but don't pay over the odds....
Yes unfortunately there's many scammers around. I agree that it's best to stick to UK sellers, or those sellers outside the UK who are known and trusted by other members, but you should be able to buy most species over forums from UK members (cheaper and quicker postage within the UK, no disrespect intended towards none-UK sellers!).
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Post by moonboots on Jul 10, 2008 10:18:22 GMT
well now i know  i gettin one tomorrow anyway can't be greedy huh?? goin by how gorgeous Munch is I can't wait for this albino one to show up tomorrow. i'll post some pics sooon as I get her woop! and thanks for all the advice |
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Post by chriswade on Jul 10, 2008 18:37:35 GMT
well yours is on its way how big is the one you have now? |
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Post by moonboots on Jul 11, 2008 10:26:29 GMT
Munch is about 2 inches shell length. How old does that make him roughly?
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Post by brgwnth on Jul 11, 2008 11:20:25 GMT
about four months old. well if he was a tigger then he would be about 4 months old like my babbies im not so sure about margies though unless they have the same growth rate |
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rvd
Achatina achatina
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Post by rvd on Jul 24, 2008 10:27:17 GMT
This is why I always look at my local Pet Shops first. I got Rocket at a cheap 50p from Devon (I was on holiday so I saw him first). My local pet shop here (Stoke, Midlands) they sell young Fulica's for £2.00.
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Post by moonboots on Jul 27, 2008 3:03:29 GMT
still no luck i was taken in by the promise of an albino Margie....never doin THAT again silly old me... |
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
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Post by Rachel on Jul 27, 2008 12:29:28 GMT
sorry that happened to you.
@ rvd my local pet shop is £7.99 for a 1 1/2 yr old fuli with a bad shell, they've still got about 50 and they got 60 in a year ago.
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Post by brgwnth on Jul 27, 2008 17:53:40 GMT
rvd: grrr! i live in devon and the cheapest fulica there are £4.00!!
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rvd
Achatina achatina
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Post by rvd on Jul 27, 2008 22:03:23 GMT
@ LLS&TSS: It wasn't a big pet shop with your huge variety, there was no awing look to it, it was just we stumbled upon it, found a snail for a cheap 50p and there we go. If this helps LLS, we got him in Barnstaple?
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but never mind. i gettin an albino one from chris at the end of the week and it would have been nice to have two lovely lady albino margies for Munch. He'll hafta make do with one 
i gettin one tomorrow anyway can't be greedy huh?? goin by how gorgeous Munch is I can't wait for this albino one to show up tomorrow. i'll post some pics sooon as I get her woop! 
