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12-Jan-08, 11:12 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Central Highlands QLD Age/Gender: 27  | | |
when I read 'no freighting' or 'pick up only' on classies....
I would own soooooo many animals by now if it wasn't that  |
12-Jan-08, 11:13 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: South Australia Gender:  | | | | Is kind of a bummer when you read that on an ad for an animal you'd love to get your hands on.
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12-Jan-08, 11:13 PM
|  | Reptiles Galore Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Redcliffe, Queensland Age/Gender: 18 | | | | Some people don't feel comfortable freighting their animals, which is their decision to make.
But I do know what you mean, there has been some amazing animals that I would of bought isntantly however the seller isn't willing to freight.
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12-Jan-08, 11:17 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Central Highlands QLD Age/Gender: 27 | | | Yeah I understand all that..... this post is kinda tongue in cheek 
Yeah there's been LOTS that I'd have bought! |
12-Jan-08, 11:18 PM
|  | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | The other thing is too, who wants to pack a couple of relatively cheap herps up, and deal with hell on earth at the airport (Sydney, I'm refering to!) and the potential pain in the backside with the freighters? Not me! A big enough sale for a few hundred bucks maybe, but just maybe. Then theres the risk of them not being handled/stored safely and them arriving dead. Yeah, doesn't happen often, but I know if I was sending it would probably happen to me!
Personally I'm glad a lot don't freight. I'd be completely and utterly broke and have to move out so I had the space. 
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12-Jan-08, 11:22 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Central Highlands QLD Age/Gender: 27 | | | Personally I'm glad a lot don't freight. I'd be completely and utterly broke and have to move out so I had the space.
Yeah....bloody good point |
12-Jan-08, 11:45 PM
|  | More Nuber then you Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Perth WA Age/Gender: 20 | | | Road trip |
13-Jan-08, 10:39 AM
|  | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | | I don't freight for a few reasons ......
I live a 2.5 hour round trip from airport , i have young kids , and its a pain in the neck .....not to mention the cost of fuel these days , it would cost me $20 in petrol , then the box, then the import /export if needed ,by the time you add all that into it , and the half a day i have just wasted , its just not worth the trouble .....................
Only time i will freight is on the east coast using Hobbo as he will pick it up from my door
I also like to meet the people buying my stuff , that way i know my stuff goes to a decent home ... |
13-Jan-08, 11:02 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Sydney Age: 43 | | | | But now with Hobbo's business all thes problems are gone. Especially if you live in wollongong where he comes from. Although the central highlands of Qld may be an issue unless you are willing to drive to Brissie to meet him. Scotty - you just need to get out there more and PM every person that says "no freight".
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13-Jan-08, 11:07 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Emerald, Central Queensland Age/Gender: 20 | | | Dintony, looks like we live in the same area, i know how hard it is to get reptiles out here, its sucks when many people arnt willing to freight and there arn't any local breeders 
Guess i will just keep hunting around.....
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13-Jan-08, 11:09 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sydney | | | | Freighting is a right pain and very expensive. For starters the airport is 45 km away and in Sydney traffic that can be 1.5 hrs each way. Then there's the $18 worth of tolls that I have to pay. So when someone wants to buy a $50 bearded dragon is isnt worth my time and effort. I will only freight for orders of $300 or more. Even then I try and group the orders so that I only visit the airport once per week.
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13-Jan-08, 11:16 AM
| | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by peterjohnson64  But now with Hobbo's business all thes problems are gone. Especially if you live in wollongong where he comes from. Although the central highlands of Qld may be an issue unless you are willing to drive to Brissie to meet him. Scotty - you just need to get out there more and PM every person that says "no freight". | Yeah i think he's on a winner , but needs to get a bit more publicity ..............
I just spoke to him about freighting some cages i'm selling too , the van he has is huge ...... |
13-Jan-08, 11:16 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | i wont freight, coz i dont drive, so can't get to the airport.
hobbo does his door to door delivery....
try organising that...
while i wouldnt normally freight. if somene organised that, so i still had someone physically come to my door, then i'd have no issue
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13-Jan-08, 11:42 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Central Highlands QLD Age/Gender: 27 | | | Sweethips I'm in Clermont.
I understand why people don't frieght.....
Like I said.... this post is tongue in cheek | |
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