Warning scam

[Rabbit229]

I'm 100% not getting my money back. I offered to give a deposit for some frogs. I sent £150 to get me started of. I was willing to spent £1000 on the frogs as agreed. The guy I sent the money to said he won't send them till march. So I asked if he will send £150 worth of low market frogs to set me off' until he had imported the other pacman frogs. well the **** hit the fan then! He started to ask for more money and said the £150 was none refundable. Although I did not want a refund I wanted some frogs that he was now willing to send. I now know his plan' he was willing to send over one high end frog and some cheep more popular frogs so he would make a huge profit from me. I've heard some really shocking stuff what this guy has been up to and a lot of wholesalers will not deal with him any more.
The messages got quite heated as I was very mad regarding him not willing to send me some frogs after I sent the £150' so some nasty words was exchanged,the deposit was not for a Pacific morph of frog. And he could not send until march. So I asked for the £150 worth until march and I'd buy them once I knew what I was buying and when they was ready. Was I in the wrong here???? I personally don't think so
was I?
should I have lost my £150?? I don't think so what do you guys think

[jasonm96]

Did you pay by paypal? Should get your money back with that. It's the only way I would do it. Wait til march, if he doesn't send them go to small claims

[AKFROG]

You hope people like that end up in jail!

[numb3rb0y]

Unless you handed him cash it's exceptionally likely you do have a route to getting the money back without a lawsuit.

That being said it's pretty common for breeders and distributors to do batch delivery runs here, I've had to wait a couple months for a specialty to arrive after paying but it's always been clearly noted in correspondence beforehand.