Advice needed on egg swap....please, i need your opinions...

[momof247371]

I do egg swaps on here and a few other sites. I had a lady contact me and tell me she wanted my 4 peacock eggs, she would trade me 10 goose and 12 duck eggs for them... I said ok. Well she then proceeded to tell me that she wanted them shipped a certain way... She told me she wanted them wrapped in paper towell, then in 2 layers of newspaper, nested in shredded paper. So i did, exactly the way she wanted it.... I usually wrap them in bubble wrap, with shredded paper and more bubble wrap, but they were going to be her eggs so i did it her way. It took her 2 days to give me her mailing addy, after i told her the eggs needed to be shipped ASAP, they are time sensitive. Well the eggs got there on day 7, she emailed me complain cause the eggs were "old" and that one had broken during shipment, but all the others were "fine" air sacs were all in great shape... 2 days later i got an email stating that the air sacs were not ok , then today i got an email stating that 2 were broken during shipment, one was developing, and she wasnt sure about the "OLD" one...She also then told me that she was only sending me half of what she was supposed to...AND she wants me to SEND HER MORE EGGS!!!!FREE!!!Now please tell me if Im wrong but, I shipped them HER way! She is telling me way to many inconsistant stories about these eggs, NOT holding up on her end of the bargain, and now she wants more......What should I do????????I am P*ssed Off because, i feel like i am being taken for a ride... I need advice ASAP on how to handle this.. ANY advise would be appreciated, before i answer another cry baby whining inconsistant email...PLEASE HELP!!!
PS.
Last i knew chicken eggs were good for up to 7 days, ducks 12, and goose up to 15 before you incubate...i have been incubating myself for about 3 years So i would imagine that the "OLD" peacock eggs would be just fine...Correct me if im wrong...

 

[debilorrah]

IMHO when buying eggs or swapping eggs, there is no guarantee, no matter HOW they are shipped, that they will arrive on time or intact. Call the deal done and move on. Some people you will never get through to.

 

[momof247371]

How should i handle her emails? How should i respond to her demands?? Im so lost, i would understand and maybe be a bit more sympathetic if i thought she was being honest with me... but i dont belive she is.. i believe she is trying to get more eggs for free...Im at a loss ...

 

[kingmt]

Tell her that she is rude & demanding. Tell her that you no longer care if she sends the eggs she promised & that the lie will be on her. Tell her that you are finished with the deal.

 

[jenjscott]

I agree, call it quits. With egg swaps, you're always taking a chance. Consider yourself lucky to get out so cheap.

 

[momof247371]

Oh, and did i mention that she DOESNT incubate them herself?? After the ride through the postal system she then takes them to a "friends" house, so the friend can incubate them for her.....

 

[willowcol]

I am wondering why your eggs from her hadn't already been sent? It sounds to me like she never intended to send you anything and is trying to find a way to back out.

 

[92caddy]

I think you did right.

Ask her to take pics of the eggs to prove that one or 2 was broke.

You may end up not getting pd for them and I sure as heck wouldnt send her anymore eggs.

This maybe one of those times you have to grin and say oh well, I hope she can live with herself for doing someone wrong.

I think we all have had 1 or 2 that did us wrong and you have to learn to let it go and learn from it.

 

[crazy cat lady]

I have never tried to ship eggs, so I have no idea what the protocol is. But, I agree with the others. You shipped the eggs per her request, so her loss. I wouldn't send her anymore eggs and I would also tell her that yoou are not sending her anymore eggs for Free. She will have to pay shipping if she wants eggs from you from now on. She sounds like a person who wants a lot for nothing and won't be satisfied anyway. Some people are hard to please.

 

[momof247371]

Im NOT going to be sending her anymore eggs anyways, my peacocks have stopped laying at the moment. They lay in clusters..So thats out of the question... She told me that she sent my eggs out today, i should know by thursday if she did or not...

92caddy- I did ask her but she said she couldnt find her camera.....Also, she told me first that one had broken, then changed her story in another emal sent days later that 2 were broken....