teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 11:05:45 GMT
has anyone else been contacted by a african dealer trying to sell them snails i got a message last night so i answered it , he says hes got limis,tigers,cravina,and helix aspersa, he said they will be with me in the next 48 hrs i dont know whats going on as i cant see how they have my address they saw my ads on classifieds, anyway he said i can order as many as i like, he will send them and if the snails arrive in gd health and alive i then send him the money for them , i have never dealt in this way before and dont know anything about the rules to this can anyone tell me please as i dont want to end up in trouble
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Post by felix93 on Mar 13, 2007 11:47:22 GMT
I hope the seller is not Koffie? Check my thread on the retailers and review forum. www.petsnails.proboards3.com/index.cgi?board=retail&action=display&n=1&thread=4546If so, stay right clear from him although a few members have bought from him in the past. To me, he has packs of lies and excuses. Apple has helped me a lot to contact him (as he dealed with Koffie in the past) but Koffie told Apple I am impatient. I don't know how much time I have to give him, but I have waited for 3 months. I heard a few members have problems with him too after I put that thread up. Members in the German pet snails site have been waiting since August last year and still no snails. So judge that yourself. I would stay right clear from any of them, and I'd rather wait or ot having any, But then I am not obsessed to have all kind of species of snails in this world. edit: If you check the thread on BN, there are threads with similar cases too. STAY AWAY imo. |
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Post by mandywith11 on Mar 13, 2007 11:48:03 GMT
sounds dodgy to me
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 12:04:16 GMT
thanks i was worried about it as i have seen posts before on african dealers his name is alpha dont know if anyone has dealt with this person before im not going to deal with them just curious i think its dodgy to
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Post by Grant on Mar 13, 2007 12:13:04 GMT
Yes i have had emails from that person he said that he will send some pics of the snails for sale just wanted to see what condition there in?
BTW: i am not going to buy any thing from the person.
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 12:16:46 GMT
i have just sent him another message as he sent me one he has sent me pics and they look in very good condition
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Post by Grant on Mar 13, 2007 12:18:43 GMT
can u post the pictures on here teresa
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 12:22:48 GMT
i dont know how lol
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Post by Grant on Mar 13, 2007 12:24:10 GMT
Or you can forward me the email with pictures would be easy
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 12:25:58 GMT
if you wait im just waiting for the pics of adult snails as he sent me 1 of babys hes emailing bk pretty quick
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Mar 13, 2007 12:47:07 GMT
what country is he in? i doubt he has Achatina craveni, they are found in South Africa, he may have Limi's and Helix aspersa, but i'd be suprised if he knows what species he has. He probably has fulica, tigers and margies. Usually an African dealer will see someones list of snails on the petsnails contacts, and email them telling them they have all the species their currently searching for (even Megalobulimus, which are South American)
You shouldnt send any money in advance to them, even for shipping, only send payment when the snails are with you, and agree not to pay for snails that arrive dead, with a picture as proof. If they dont agree to those terms their probably a scammer.
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 13:07:00 GMT
, thanks kevin he is based in africa and he said he will send the snails to me and if they arrive ok and alive then i am to pay him the way he put it i only pay for live snails not if there dead
i only have a advert up for limis none of the others he says he has
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Mar 13, 2007 13:15:22 GMT
, thanks kevin he is based in africa and he said he will send the snails to me and if they arrive ok and alive then i am to pay him the way he put it i only pay for live snails not if there dead i only have a advert up for limis none of the others he says he has Could you find out what country he lives in? I would guess either Tanzania or Nigeria, that would help narrow down what snails he has. Thats good that he doesnt expect any payment upfront, he probably is genuine then, I would doubt he has the snails he says though. |
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 13:19:21 GMT
i will try and find out were he is kevin he sent me a pic this morning of babys so you cant tell what they are i have asked for pics of adults the problem is he could send pics and the snails and they could be just fulica i suppose if you do that its a chance you have to take but if they are not what you wanted what could you do about paying for them
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Mar 13, 2007 13:21:51 GMT
i will try and find out were he is kevin he sent me a pic this morning of babys so you cant tell what they are i have asked for pics of adults the problem is he could send pics and the snails and they could be just fulica i suppose if you do that its a chance you have to take but if they are not what you wanted what could you do about paying for them I would wait to see actual pictures of the adult snails before deciding on ordering any then, sometimes African dealers has sent me pictures theyve stolen from petsnails, and that Russian site, so telling if the pictures are genuine can sometimes be difficult as well. |
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 13:29:57 GMT
sent you pm kevin
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Post by kab on Mar 13, 2007 13:33:56 GMT
i have had emails from someone offering me snails from africa twice now ive never responded though
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Post by Miranda on Mar 13, 2007 18:10:09 GMT
Get them to send you a picture with a card wiht your name and address on it.
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Arno
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Arno on Mar 13, 2007 18:44:18 GMT
, thanks kevin he is based in africa and he said he will send the snails to me and if they arrive ok and alive then i am to pay him the way he put it i only pay for live snails not if there dead i only have a advert up for limis none of the others he says he has Could you find out what country he lives in? I would guess either Tanzania or Nigeria, that would help narrow down what snails he has. Thats good that he doesnt expect any payment upfront, he probably is genuine then, I would doubt he has the snails he says though. I found his pic(at least I think it's the same person)on this site: www.specimenlandshellsales.com/ |
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 19:04:13 GMT
i dont know what im meant to be looking at arno lol
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 22:04:30 GMT
hes from cameroon kevin does that narrow it down any
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Mar 13, 2007 22:10:17 GMT
hes from cameroon kevin does that narrow it down any He would be able to collect fulica, tiger snails, margies, possibly some rarer marginata variants (like egregia/egregiella) and some other species, including Limicolaria. He wouldnt be able to collect Achatina craveni though, if he can identify snails maybe small tigers would be misidentified as those. Has he sent pictures of adult snails? I should be receiving some species from Cameroon fairly soon, and hopefully have some available not long after. |
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teresa
Achatina fulica
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Post by teresa on Mar 13, 2007 22:20:47 GMT
thanks kevin he sent me a email to tell me that he would replace any dead snails and i would not have to pay for a while he wants 6 euro for 1 adult limis i dont know what that works out to in pounds but then you have the shippment to add on to the price he said he will send pics tomorrow as it was getting late there and he has to scan the pics before he can send them, i will keep a eye out for yours when you put them up
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Post by hurricane1091 on Mar 14, 2007 0:30:24 GMT
Could you find out what country he lives in? I would guess either Tanzania or Nigeria, that would help narrow down what snails he has. Thats good that he doesnt expect any payment upfront, he probably is genuine then, I would doubt he has the snails he says though. I found his pic(at least I think it's the same person)on this site: www.specimenlandshellsales.com/Does he sells snails or shells?  ? |
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apple
Archachatina degneri
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Post by apple on Mar 14, 2007 0:51:51 GMT
Could you find out what country he lives in? I would guess either Tanzania or Nigeria, that would help narrow down what snails he has. Thats good that he doesnt expect any payment upfront, he probably is genuine then, I would doubt he has the snails he says though. I found his pic(at least I think it's the same person)on this site: www.specimenlandshellsales.com/There´s also Koffi picture. Didn´t knew that he was so young. |
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