Why Wont Some Folk Use A Courier??

[S.M]

further to another thread on here , a seller point blank refused to use a courier , why wont some folk use em ??

see if you can spot the difference

1,i buy a bird from somone 200 miles away, so i jump in my car , drive 200 miles ,box the bird, put in my car and drive 200 miles home,

2, i buy a bird from someone 200 miles away i call in a bird courier he drives 200 miles,the seller boxes the bird , he drives 200miles to my home and i pay him,,

do you think the bird knows the difference ????

[FireAsh123]

who cares

[Natch]

if it,s still alive no,

[Wheels9R]

If one of you isnt happy using a courier, you got to respect that.

[Mick]

dont know of any couriers who will take birds of prey now i used one few years back from scotland but dont think he does it now

[S.M]

who cares
nice friendly answer there mate ta:roll:

[MickeyDredd]

My opinion is this:

See if you can spot the difference.

A guy agrees to buy a hawk from me. I've never met him before and dont know much about him, I agree however to sell him the hawk.

1/ He turns up, seems a decent bloke. I show him the hawk on the weathering lawn or in the aviary, he can see it is feather perfect, it steps up well, doesnt hang upside down on the fist, and it doesnt try to foot or bite me - the hawk is as described during our telephone conversation. He pays me the CASH and drives off happy with his hawk, there can be no ambiguity regarding the transaction.

2/ He sends me a cheque through the post, I bank it and it clears ok. A courier turns up who is simply a delivery driver, he knows nothing about falconry or raptors and is effectively picking up a closed parcel. The hawk gets delivered to the purchaser who upon opening the box finds
a) a dead hawk - question is did it die in transit.....?
b) a smashed up hawk - question is did the feathers get trashed in transit or before transit?
c) Stage 2 bumblefoot - seller never mentioned that!
Purchaser then phones seller demanding refund/threatening to sue him/threatening to slag him off on every internet forum/threatening to slap his coupon.

I know which scenario I'd prefer, scenario 1 results in two happy parties where both agree that it is a fair and reasonable deal with no comeback at a later date. Scenario 2 is fraught with potential for disaster.

MD

[Kennelre]

Maybe it's do do with wanting to meet you?
If I were selling something I had bred with care, then I'd want to meet the person I was selling it to.
If I already knew and trusted them, then I'd be prepared to use a reputable courier. As long as I was perfectly sure of them.


...Rene.

[S.M]

My opinion is this:

See if you can spot the difference.

A guy agrees to buy a hawk from me. I've never met him before and dont know much about him, I agree however to sell him the hawk.

1/ He turns up, seems a decent bloke. I show him the hawk on the weathering lawn or in the aviary, he can see it is feather perfect, it steps up well, doesnt hang upside down on the fist, and it doesnt try to foot or bite me - the hawk is as described during our telephone conversation. He pays me the CASH and drives off happy with his hawk, there can be no ambiguity regarding the transaction.

2/ He sends me a cheque through the post, I bank it and it clears ok. A courier turns up who is simply a delivery driver, he knows nothing about falconry or raptors and is effectively picking up a closed parcel. The hawk gets delivered to the purchaser who upon opening the box finds
a) a dead hawk - question is did it die in transit.....?
b) a smashed up hawk - question is did the feathers get trashed in transit or before transit?
c) Stage 2 bumblefoot - seller never mentioned that!
Purchaser then phones seller demanding refund/threatening to sue him/threatening to slag him off on every internet forum/threatening to slap his coupon.

I know which scenario I'd prefer, scenario 1 results in two happy parties where both agree that it is a fair and reasonable deal with no comeback at a later date. Scenario 2 is fraught with potential for disaster.

MD
mr fireash please take note, here is a well balanced answer, which has now enlightened me as to why some folk wont use them

thankyou mr dredd

[Kat67]

I wouldn't let my birds be couriered by someone who had no experience with handling a bird of prey. I would be concerned that if something occured & there was need to get the bird out that the driver wouldn't be capable of dealing with it. Unlikely I know but I prefer to be in charge..

[FireAsh123]

s.m im sorry i thought the answer was obvious why some ppl may or may not like to use a carrier and thought it was a pointless question, that didnt need putting to a forum
sorry if i offended you.

ash

[MickeyDredd]

No worries mate, I have my uses sometimes..... :lol:

mr fireash please take note, here is a well balanced answer, which has now enlightened me as to why some folk wont use them

thankyou mr dredd

[S.M]

s.m im sorry i thought the answer was obvious why some ppl may or may not like to use a carrier and thought it was a pointless question, that didnt need putting to a forum
sorry if i offended you.

ash

i wasnt offended , i just dont see the piont in being rude , it would make the forum a nicer place to visit if folk didnt make such posts:goodman:

[ChrisGos]

My opinion is this:

See if you can spot the difference.

A guy agrees to buy a hawk from me. I've never met him before and dont know much about him, I agree however to sell him the hawk.

1/ He turns up, seems a decent bloke. I show him the hawk on the weathering lawn or in the aviary, he can see it is feather perfect, it steps up well, doesnt hang upside down on the fist, and it doesnt try to foot or bite me - the hawk is as described during our telephone conversation. He pays me the CASH and drives off happy with his hawk, there can be no ambiguity regarding the transaction.

2/ He sends me a cheque through the post, I bank it and it clears ok. A courier turns up who is simply a delivery driver, he knows nothing about falconry or raptors and is effectively picking up a closed parcel. The hawk gets delivered to the purchaser who upon opening the box finds
a) a dead hawk - question is did it die in transit.....?
b) a smashed up hawk - question is did the feathers get trashed in transit or before transit?
c) Stage 2 bumblefoot - seller never mentioned that!
Purchaser then phones seller demanding refund/threatening to sue him/threatening to slag him off on every internet forum/threatening to slap his coupon.

I know which scenario I'd prefer, scenario 1 results in two happy parties where both agree that it is a fair and reasonable deal with no comeback at a later date. Scenario 2 is fraught with potential for disaster.

MD Thats a great answer. I would want to meet with the seller, see the bird before purchase and be 100% happy with every aspect including knowing that the bird was travelled safely. I used to own a sameday courier company and although we were careful with parcel in our possesion I still wouldn't use one.