Seller demanding money for cancelled goods!!

Imismummy13

Help please!!My husband began to purchase a snake from an online breeder on the 5th of October. The cost was £1800, which we attempted to send via PayPal. PayPal sent the money and then reversed it as it seemed suspicious. We again tired to send the money to him on the 15th via PayPal and our bank found it suspicious and stopped it again. Following this he decided not to continue with the purchase as we did not want to sen money to someone 'dodgey' for want of a better word!


We contacted the seller explaining how the fuss have been unable to send and were being looked at as suspicious by PayPal. So therefore he did not want the snake. The seller contacted us asking is there any other way to pay? We said no. He has since been sending me messages and also my wife that are abusive and saying that he will send debt collectors to my house (he does have my address). I am worried as my wife is at home alone with our 5 month old daughter! I have been looking up my rights and believe I am perfectly within them. I have also looked up his terms and conditions on his website which state he will keep a deposit (he has £63 from us). But it does not say he demands full payment on cancellation! We had no delivery date arranged or anything as payment never completed.
But I am worried as he is threatening my family with debt collectors and says he's taking me to court! What do I do?

scheming_gypsy

What snake is it (ie species and morph)?
was it a UK seller
where did you see the advert and arrange the deal?
what's the website - do it without the www

did you change sex half way through the post? you started off with a husband and finished it with a wife

Also. He doesn't really have any rights. He's not bred it specifically for you so isn't losing out and the cost of feeding a snake won't be anywhere near the £63 he already has as that's only the real loss he's had

Imismummy13

It's a reticulated python. Yes a UK seller. It was on his website (he's a breeder). And no sorry I got flustered, just frightened as I'm being threatened by him and my husband is out all day

Imismummy13

I'd rather not say the website as I'm worried about him bullying me further

Imismummy13

And thank you I thought we were within our rights, so sending debt collectors or sending us to court will not gain him anything? I personally believe he wants to bully the money out of us! He claims he has already spent the money... But it was only ever in his pending PayPal balance

I_have_spoken

Report him to the bizzies if the emails/txts are genuinely threatening in the 'I know where you live...' style. That's a criminal offence.

Backing out of the purchase won't interest the coppers.

N.B. Sounds like Paypal/bank just saved you from losing £1,800...

scheming_gypsy

Search for his company / breeder name on www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums to see if he's a reputable dealer or on http://www.captivebredreptileforums.co.uk/
Might even have a rant thread complaining about it.

Although my personal opinion is that you did yourself a favour. I'm not a fan of retics

maninthestreet

Sounds like the OP has adder a close call......

scheming_gypsy

maninthestreet wrote: »

Sounds like the OP has adder a close call......

ah that was corn..y

Melaniep101

That £1800 could have vipered out all their savings...

Hintza

Why was your husband buying an animal sight unseen? That is just madness!