Re: RC: buying a horse/warning

[Paints2123@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/14/99 11:31:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Journeegirl@aol.com writes:

<< so, the risk falls on the buyer, send a check as a deposit to hold the 
horse 
 pending a vet check, what is my guarantee that the check will not be 
 cashed?  First....get a contract.  This is your protection.  If that doesn't 
alleviate your concern, your check won't clear for 7-10 days.  Get the vet 
check done in that time period.  If the horse fails the exam, cancel the 
check.  

Is ordering a vetting not enough of a reason to hold the horse for the buyer 
paying for it?  What is wrong with the seller wanting the added protection of 
a deposit?  This whole situation could have happened in reverse, and the 
seller would have been the injured party.  

So anyone can order a vet check while the seller sells to a higher 
bidder?That is ridiculous!Contract or not, What happened to honesty and 
simply taking someone at their word? Won't you be a little more careful with 
the next horse you go to purchase?  Maybe this seller had been screwed in the 
past?  What happened to doing what is right? 

The norm here is to not trust anyone, lie to make a buck and never mind who 
gets hurt. Oh and if you don't cross every t and dot every i,  plan on 
getting stabbed in the back by a fellow ridecamper.  This is the attitude of 
at least half of the people who have e-mailed me today.   >>

I would love to be able to believe everyone who calls me and says, I'm buying 
your horse, money is on the way.  Unfortunately, I end up losing sales 
because there's no money on the way, and I never hear from this person again.


Christine


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