What would you do?????????????

[yorkieusa]

I would surmise that she was possibly attempting to convince you the check would arrive and hoping she could pick up the dog leaving you sitting there waiting the rest of your life for a check that was "in the mail".

[shecass]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

I would surmise that she was possibly attempting to convince you the check would arrive and hoping she could pick up the dog leaving you sitting there waiting the rest of your life for a check that was "in the mail".

She is the one that is in for a surprise. I've already updated an ad I had on puppyfind.com and placed a couple other ads online. I'm going to be placing one the first of the week in the Atlanta paper.

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by shecass

I will try not to make this too long. A lady contacted be almost 4 weeks ago wanted to buy the last puppy in the litter. She is from out of state and I sent her pictures and she agreed with the price told me she wanted the puppy but, she also told me she was sending a cashiers check for the entire amount of $800 instead of just a $100 deposit. Which was fine by me. We exchanged emails and I thought I got to know her pretty well. She told me she wanted to get him for her girls they are in grade school so they are not real young.

The problem is she has been telling me for over 2 weeks that she has sent the cashiers check in the mail. I have yet to receive it. I told her she should have at least sent it priority mail instead of regular mail or she could have paid me on pickup. I didn't think I was being that unreasonable. Anyway to make a long story short. I haven't heard from her in a week. I got an email from her last Friday or Saturday telling me again that it should be here in the mail this week. The mail has alreay ran today. Guess what? Nothing. I immediately sent her another email telling her that I needed to hear from her and that if I didn't hear from her or got the cashiers check in the mail by Wed. that I was going to start advertising him again and it would be first come first serve.

She lives in KY but has a nephew that lives in Montgomery, AL that she is also sending money to to deliver him for her. She said that he is a vet. I haven't heard from him either. So I told her to please let me know if she had either changed her mind or found another puppy. That it didn't matter to me one way or the other.

I was just wondering what would you do. I may even if I get her Cashiers Check just send it back to her anyway and try to find a new home for him. For whatever reason I being strung alone. You would think that she was the one selling the puppy and I were the buyer.

Suggestions? Thanks for listening. Sorry it's so long.

I will keep everyone posted if I hear from her about what I decide to do.

My husband sells beagle puppies. When people call us, we tell them we need to have the deposit right away. We wait one week cause they usually say they are putting it right in the mail. if it doesn't come within about five or six days, we call to see if they forgot. Then if they haven't changed their mind, we tell them we need the deposit within the next five days and if it doesn't come by then we re advertise the pup. If their check comes after that we put it back in the mail to them (if the pup is sold already). Fortunately, we seldom have this problem and we sell dogs all over the United States. In fact, we have a years waiting list for puppies out of our Field Champions so people are usually great about sending the deposit when we let them know we are down to their name on the list.

[shecass]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

My husband sells beagle puppies. When people call us, we tell them we need to have the deposit right away. We wait one week cause they usually say they are putting it right in the mail. if it doesn't come within about five or six days, we call to see if they forgot. Then if they haven't changed their mind, we tell them we need the deposit within the next five days and if it doesn't come by then we re advertise the pup. If their check comes after that we put it back in the mail to them (if the pup is sold already). Fortunately, we seldom have this problem and we sell dogs all over the United States. In fact, we have a years waiting list for puppies out of our Field Champions so people are usually great about sending the deposit when we let them know we are down to their name on the list.

I would have already called her but she didn't give me a phone number. She has mine. I've emailed her several times. I told her if I don't hear from her by Wednesday that I was going to place ads again. I decided to go ahead and do it anyway. I did tell her I needed it right away. If she didn't have the money and had to wait for a payday or something she could have just told me. Anyway, I would be really surprised at this point if I actually do receive a cashiers check from her.

[SoCalyorkiLvr]

Legally there is not obligation to her until you have the money. Morally and ethically, I feel you have waited long enough and shpuld feel no guilyt about selling him to someone else. I think she just didn't have the money.

[txshopper73]

Advertise him now. You've waited to long for this person to bring the money. If the money does arrive, send it back.

[Lady of Yorkies]

What about this: I have been in contact with someone who has a dog that I was very interested in. This person had some things to do out of town and should have returned to her home by the 5th. I have sent her 3 emails since then and she hasn't read them yet. I am worried that something has happened but I don't want to call her and disturb her if something is wrong. What should I do? Sylvia

[luzangela428]

I would wait until tommorrow and just call...if anything just tell her that you had attempted to contact her because you are interested in her dog but you wanted to give her time to settle in and she was probably too busy to check her email. Also tell her you wanted to make sure that everything was okay and she returned safely from her trip.

[shecass]

Originally Posted by Lady of Yorkies

What about this: I have been in contact with someone who has a dog that I was very interested in. This person had some things to do out of town and should have returned to her home by the 5th. I have sent her 3 emails since then and she hasn't read them yet. I am worried that something has happened but I don't want to call her and disturb her if something is wrong. What should I do? Sylvia

I would call her just to touch base to make sure. If nothing else leave her a message and hopefully she will get back with you.

[Lady of Yorkies]

Sounds like a couple of good ideas. I guess I'm too close to the situation to not see these solutions for myself. Thanks, Sylvia