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Old 30-04-2008, 04:46 PM
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Like i said, sorry Gary hope i didn't cause any offence, you just can't be too careful nowerdays, and i thought if i ask the commiunity they would be able to advise me - which they did.

BTW We did reply to your email.
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Old 30-04-2008, 04:52 PM
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Like i said, sorry Gary hope i didn't cause any offence, you just can't be too careful nowerdays, and i thought if i ask the commiunity they would be able to advise me - which they did.

BTW We did reply to your email.

And I am more than happy to work with you

I can see this turning into a debate, but its a simple as this...

I am a designer / developer and I can offer these skills to breeders, in exchange for reptiles that we would love in our collection.

Win : Win

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Old 30-04-2008, 04:57 PM
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gotta say i dont see a problem with this at all! plenty of people offer a "bartering system" instead of cash. its quite simply an exchange of two services people see as an equal value. i dont feel it devalues an animal at all. i cook my husbands tea= he does the dishes. i have worked in the past to "pay off" an animal i wanted to add to the group. I am an excellent proof reader and a top class researcher and have earned alot of animals for it. i see it as a much more honest way to conduct things, without involving anything as TACKY as pound notes! i feel it devalues an animal to have price tag attached to it!!
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gotta say i dont see a problem with this at all! plenty of people offer a "bartering system" instead of cash. its quite simply an exchange of two services people see as an equal value. i dont feel it devalues an animal at all. i cook my husbands tea= he does the dishes. i have worked in the past to "pay off" an animal i wanted to add to the group. I am an excellent proof reader and a top class researcher and have earned alot of animals for it. i see it as a much more honest way to conduct things, without involving anything as TACKY as pound notes! i feel it devalues an animal to have price tag attached to it!!
Well Said.

I have had to work hard for most of my reptiles and I value them a LOT more because of it

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Hope I didn't come across as rude in my reply to you..

I get a lot of random emails, and a lot of them from scammers or people offering random things for my snakes...

Even got one once offering a 4000g female NORMAL royal for my spider female!

Out of curiosity... what was it you spotted on our website that you liked? lol

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Old 30-04-2008, 05:10 PM
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I do this AROUND once a year, helps me build my collection and helps out the breeders too.

As for devaluing the animals, totally valid point.

HOWEVER, I dont simply say 'send me some animals and i'll build you a website', I contact those people that have reptiles that we (myself and my other half) really want in the collection.
Fair point dude. Thanks for clarifying what actually happens.

The thread was certainly reading like you accepted any animals in payment for work which would possibly have landed you in hot water with regards to the A.W.A.
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Old 30-04-2008, 06:59 PM
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all is above board

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Hi Guys,

As for devaluing the animals, totally valid point.

HOWEVER, I dont simply say 'send me some animals and i'll build you a website', I contact those people that have reptiles that we (myself and my other half) really want in the collection.

We are pretty choosy as to what we have in our personal collection.


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Sorry to butt in, but I found this comment really strange as I have seen you start on the forums and go through everything from corns to royals to iggys and bearded dragons - you even popped up on the dartfrog forums at one point. Have you actually decided what it is you want to keep now - as your last classifieds was for GTP's. But at the same time trying to sell a load of stuff as baby was on the way. None of my business I know - just seemed strange.
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Not strange at all.

I have kept many things yes and like most people, my collection has developed as my experience has improved.

I had a bit of a panic with regards to selling certain things due to baby, but after a long talk with my other half, we have decided that we will continue with everything we want to do reptile wise.

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Old 30-04-2008, 09:35 PM
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And as a secondary follow up we do want a GTP at some stage and I have a dartfrog tank maturing (my third build) so i visit the dendro forums quite a bit.

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