Comments on: Ferret Sale Gone Wrong? http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php Tape Worm Medicine and other Pet Worm Help Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:18:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: AlaskanFerret http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php/comment-page-1#comment-3320 AlaskanFerret Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php#comment-3320 Maybe because I deal with contracts everyday, but I think you should tell him the sale was AS-IS. Your not paying for anything. If he wants to give you the ferret your happy to take him back, and you will sell to someone else (of course this doesn't mean your paying him back, your just taking the ferret back). Besides you said there were no known health issues. Even if the ferret had the worms at your home your still not responsible because you didn't know it. He should have taken the vet for a quick checkup before he bought. I always take a car to a mechanic, same principle. You could also be a smart ass and ask him to point out in your contract where it says there is a 3 week warranty. Caveat Emptor- Let the Buyer Beware Maybe because I deal with contracts everyday, but I think you should tell him the sale was AS-IS. Your not paying for anything. If he wants to give you the ferret your happy to take him back, and you will sell to someone else (of course this doesn’t mean your paying him back, your just taking the ferret back).
Besides you said there were no known health issues. Even if the ferret had the worms at your home your still not responsible because you didn’t know it. He should have taken the vet for a quick checkup before he bought. I always take a car to a mechanic, same principle.
You could also be a smart ass and ask him to point out in your contract where it says there is a 3 week warranty.
Caveat Emptor- Let the Buyer Beware

]]> By: My Perspective... http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php/comment-page-1#comment-3321 My Perspective... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php#comment-3321 Be a jerk...he's a grown man right? exchange college student no? If I'm wrong be a jerk to his parents They would have called you two weeks ago and said "hey...the ferret has worms" if the thing had worms when you gave it to them. Simple as that. In two weeks, he could have gotten into something he had no business getting into...(or something they had no business having with a pet like a ferret) and gott worms Their problem...it's their pet now...they WILL take it to the vet tommorrow, and he will get worm meds and your ferret will be a happy ferret once more. Home boy will be out of 60 bucks but thats the responsibility of having a pet Be a jerk…he’s a grown man right? exchange college student no?
If I’m wrong be a jerk to his parents

They would have called you two weeks ago and said "hey…the ferret has worms" if the thing had worms when you gave it to them. Simple as that.
In two weeks, he could have gotten into something he had no business getting into…(or something they had no business having with a pet like a ferret) and gott worms

Their problem…it’s their pet now…they WILL take it to the vet tommorrow, and he will get worm meds and your ferret will be a happy ferret once more. Home boy will be out of 60 bucks but thats the responsibility of having a pet

]]> By: Small?Town?Girl http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php/comment-page-1#comment-3322 Small?Town?Girl Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php#comment-3322 I don't think you're obligated to do anything. He didn't question you about the health of the ferret, you both agreed to the deal, and it sounds like he's had the ferret for quite a while. It doesn't take long for an animal to pick up worms either. I don't see how any of this is your responsibility to take care of. I don’t think you’re obligated to do anything. He didn’t question you about the health of the ferret, you both agreed to the deal, and it sounds like he’s had the ferret for quite a while. It doesn’t take long for an animal to pick up worms either.
I don’t see how any of this is your responsibility to take care of.

]]> By: ACWN http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php/comment-page-1#comment-3323 ACWN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php#comment-3323 Demand to see the ferret first. Demand to see the supposed worm infested poo. Tell him if he wants his $150 back, he has to let you. And tell him depending on what you see, you may want your ferret back. Line up a vet appointment, just in case your ferret DOES have worms, and line up another owner so you can take the ferret right away and give them to a better home. Demand to see the ferret first. Demand to see the supposed worm infested poo.

Tell him if he wants his $150 back, he has to let you. And tell him depending on what you see, you may want your ferret back.

Line up a vet appointment, just in case your ferret DOES have worms, and line up another owner so you can take the ferret right away and give them to a better home.

]]> By: Susan E http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php/comment-page-1#comment-3324 Susan E Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.tapewormhelp.com/ferret-sale-gone-wrong.php#comment-3324 I would wait until he has taken her to the vet and got a real diagnosis. If she does have worms, for the sake of good customer service I would pay half the vet bill and half the medication bill. I would only do this because, as you said yourself, you never took her to the vet for an exam. Because it won't be possible to figure out if she had worms when you owned her or if she got it from the new owner's house, you both should pay half the bill each. It is quite possible that she DID have worms when you had her and you just didn't notice the problem. if you had taken her to the vet and got a clean bill of health before you sold her, then it would be the buyer's problem, but because you have never had her examined you can't honestly say that she did NOT have worms when you sold her. Just to stay friendly and fair, pay half of the expense of the vet bill and learn this lesson for next time. Either put SOLD AS IS on the receipt when you sell another pet, or take the animal to the vet for an exam and get the vet to write a CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH that you can give to the new owner. That way you are not responsible for something that comes up in the first 2 weeks (or ever) after you sell it. If you have not ever been to the vet with her, then this new owner has some expense ahead of him getting her vaccinations, etc. It was a sad mistake that you never had your pet examined. If you are going to be a pet owner you need to face the reality that pets need to go to the vet at least once a year for a check-up and vaccinations. If she does not have worms and the new buyer is suffering from buyer's remorse, that is his problem. He can advertise and sell her to someone else if he really made a mistake in buying her. I would wait until he has taken her to the vet and got a real diagnosis. If she does have worms, for the sake of good customer service I would pay half the vet bill and half the medication bill. I would only do this because, as you said yourself, you never took her to the vet for an exam. Because it won’t be possible to figure out if she had worms when you owned her or if she got it from the new owner’s house, you both should pay half the bill each. It is quite possible that she DID have worms when you had her and you just didn’t notice the problem. if you had taken her to the vet and got a clean bill of health before you sold her, then it would be the buyer’s problem, but because you have never had her examined you can’t honestly say that she did NOT have worms when you sold her. Just to stay friendly and fair, pay half of the expense of the vet bill and learn this lesson for next time. Either put SOLD AS IS on the receipt when you sell another pet, or take the animal to the vet for an exam and get the vet to write a CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH that you can give to the new owner. That way you are not responsible for something that comes up in the first 2 weeks (or ever) after you sell it. If you have not ever been to the vet with her, then this new owner has some expense ahead of him getting her vaccinations, etc. It was a sad mistake that you never had your pet examined. If you are going to be a pet owner you need to face the reality that pets need to go to the vet at least once a year for a check-up and vaccinations. If she does not have worms and the new buyer is suffering from buyer’s remorse, that is his problem. He can advertise and sell her to someone else if he really made a mistake in buying her.

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