Auction Site for Selling Reptiles!!!

[amber_gekko]

Ive just seen an advert for this auction site based in the uk for selling reptiles on

http://www.repti-bids.co.uk/

I went on thinking it must be for equipment but then i saw leopard gecko's with a starting bid of 99p, even ebay dont let you sell animals / reptiles

I personally think its wrong

Just wondered what everyone else thinks....

[Brat]

I think it's perfectly acceptable, can't see a problem with bidding for reptiles.
It's just the same as buying one, except you barter.

Out of interest, why do you think it's wrong?

[dax]

OMG!

Is it allowed to sell animals at auction on net?

[Brat]

It happens in regular animal Auction houses so I don't see why not

[dax]

suppose so, just seems a bit unorthidox...... horses and farm animals gets auctioned i guess.......

[amber_gekko]

Originally Posted by Brat

I think it's perfectly acceptable, can't see a problem with bidding for reptiles.
It's just the same as buying one, except you barter.

Out of interest, why do you think it's wrong?

I just dont like the idea of bidding on reptiles like you would bid on clothes etc.. on ebay, plus i wonder why ebay don't allow it?

Originally Posted by dax

OMG!

Is it allowed to sell animals at auction on net?

That's what i thought just because you can't do it on ebay and you can sell just about anything on there.

At the end of the day anyone can use any method to buy or sell and as long as the animals are well cared for thats all that matters, i just think it's weird, but i suppose i would have thought ebay was weird when it came out too

[dax]

thats why i thought it might not be allowed? maybe something to do with trading standards as i suppose you cant prove the animals are healthy? i dont know, but at auctions usually the animals and potential buyers are present so its based on their educated guess at the health of the animal, on the net its a bit diff but suppose its like classifieds?

wonder if its leagally binding like on ebay too....



hhhmmmmm confusing....

[Slurm]

im in 2 minds about it tbh.

although there is nothing wrong with the auctioning of animals, i like having the ability to not sell if i feel its not a good thing for the animal. I have one person on here who i would not sell to, the auction format takes that away from me.

[Athravan]

There are auctions around the UK on a weekly basis, mostly for livestock & horses - but there are also usually rodents at these, and sometimes the occasional reptile or exotic.

It's perfectly legal to hold an auction, either online or in person. If an item sold on the internet is significantly different to as described, then you can go to trading standards, but buying an auction online is no different to buying on a classifieds.

As long as the animal is collected, why does it matter?

It's a specific reptile site - on ebay, someone could be shopping for a new pair of socks, see a snake and bid on it, with no desire to own it and no knowledge about it. At specialist animal auctions, or on a site that is specifically for reptile auctions, only people who will be there are usually people with interest in the animal. So what's the difference between using that site and using these classifieds? Absolutely none.

What ebay chooses as it's personal policy is entirely up to it, but there is no legal reason for it.

[Brat]

Originally Posted by Slurm

im in 2 minds about it tbh.

although there is nothing wrong with the auctioning of animals, i like having the ability to not sell if i feel its not a good thing for the animal. I have one person on here who i would not sell to, the auction format takes that away from me.

Not really, because they will obviously be collecting as you can't post Reptiles, so if you don't like the look of them.. they don't take your animal.