I just want to worry all people and tell my own sad story what happened with me.
I always had a dream - to have a pair of WYH amazons and get a babies from them. Shawn from Rocky Mountain Bird Farm & Pet Supply offered me a pair. I was concern weather they are male and female. I asked him in my letter specially specified that important to me. He said they are certainly male and fem, proven with other mates. I called him then and he explained they lost their mates and he combined them together. He assured me on his letter that 2 males or 2 females DYH are very competitive and fight.
He said they are both of 2002. I believed him, paid money and he shipped both birds.
They were placed into the big aviary. I started to give them aviagra - as Shawn suggested. After 3 month I found they are not interesting of each other - sit apart, sleep apart. Second bird began a hormonal molting.
I decided to make a DNA test for them.
BOTH ARE MALES!
I checked their leg band codes - HE LIED HERE TOO! One bird has a number 92 - year he hatched.
I was in shock. I wrote a letter to Shown. I was hope he'd answer "sorry, it was a mistake. I am ready to correct it somehow...". Some like that.
But hes answer was that it is my fault, I'd do this test right away, not in a 3 mo later! I wrote him again and ask him return my money ($650) and I'll send him these birds back, because I don't need 2 males.
He refused. He actually cheated me! He began to play with words. He said he told me they are "proven with previous mates but never be DNA'd"
I wrote him:
"If it was said PROVEN BREEDERS - it implied:
1.female laid eggs
2.male had a fertile eggs with his mate
Nothing more.
In this case birds don't need a DNA test.
When sellers say "proven breeder" they mean just this.
All wording in your letter is just a demagogy. You simply try to make a fool of me..."
He wrote he read as number 02 instead 92 by mistake, but it is not important (!).
He ignored everything and didn't return my money. At last he started to threaten me!
If you are interesting in details - here is the proof. All our correspondence and my short comments: *link removed by the moderator
I am really sick now. I am 60. My blood pressure is high. I am so disappointed... I'll continue to fight for my money back untill I'll get 'em back. Non-stop.
I wish all of you who is reading now my post, never be suffered of scammers.