Austin S.

Austin sold me 2 captive bred mature female Aphonopelma hentzi and threw in a mature male to boot. He patiently answered all my noob questions with detail and a sense of humor.

Couldn't have possibly gotten things set up here without his help. They arrived overnight SOOO carefully shipped and in perfect condition. Further, he's continued to provide priceless counsel post arrival. Great seller, great resource, great guy!

Shipped out a MM GBB to Austin and the transaction was silky smooth.. His communication before and after the transaction has been great.. I look forward to any future projects or sales from him in the future..

I highly recommend Austin for anyone that is looking for a wonderful looking T! He stayed very professional and polite as well as kept in contact right up to and after delivery of the T. Austin truly cares about what he does and does not take any short cuts. Shipping was through FedEx overnight and the packing was one of the best I have received, you could tell he took his time with every step. I will defiantly be contacting him for more of his wonderful arachnids in the future. Great hobbyist and asset to us all.

Austin is a great guy to work with. He maintains communication and ships quickly. His prices are reasonable, and I get healthy animals.

Everything went smooth as glass, no hold up or delays. I would definitely buy from Austin again. Don't hesitate about purchasing a T from Austin, you are in good hands an so is the tarantula.

On September 1st 2016 I received my end of a trade and purchase with Austin. I sent him a much needed mature male Avicularia metallica in return for ten spiderlings. Five GBB's and five Euathlus sp "Blue" as well as the extra 5 Euathlus sp "Blue' slings I paid for. All were packaged very well and arrived in perfect health. cant wait for the tiny slings to grow in my care.
I only regret not having more monies to purchase some of the other great species he is/has bred. I'm looking forward to seeing my MM's genes being passed on to further his species.
I can only wish Austin good luck in his breeding of all the wonderful tarantulas in his care.
Thanks much Austin!!
Steve

Completed my part of a trade with Austin without issue - as one would expected with an experienced veteran in this business. Austin went out of his way to make this transaction go smoothly, to include assisting my with the shipping. Good communication skills are the basis for any successful business, which made this transaction a breeze! I look forward to doing business with him in the future.

Austin posted pictures of some of his GBBs and mentioned that he had a breeding project ongoing with them. I jokingly asked if he wanted some more ladies for his harem, and, to my surprise, he said he did. I sent him two adult females because I had heard good things about him from other people whom I respect. That was a big risk on my part, but I couldn't have picked a better person to trust.

He kept me appraised of the whole breeding process through messages and pictures, and succeeded with this difficult species in under 3 months. That turnaround time is crazy fast! I received part of my share of the spiderlings today, and every one arrived packed with care and active. He found a buyer for the other slings, and negotiated on my (our) behalf, so I didn't have to go to the trouble of finding someone to buy 100 tiny tarantulas.

I can't say enough good things about Austin's integrity and skill. In addition to his conduct during our loan, he is also very helpful and generous and genuinely cares more about the hobby and success with breeding than anything else. He's truly an asset to us all. If you have the opportunity to do business with him, get on it! You won't regret it personally and odds are you will be benefiting the hobby as a whole in the process.

Thank you, Austin.

Received my order of Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens and Ceratogyrus darlingi.
All arrived well packed and in good condition.
Easy transaction, will deal again.

Possitive A++ for Austin Spears received my mm b cabocla. Communication is perfect, his packaging is impressive very professionally packed! He even throw 1x C. Sulawesi sling for freebie! All spider arrived safe and sound. Wouldn't hesitate to do business again in near future. Great person to deal with. Thank you brother pleasure

I purchased a male blue fanged at from Austin and not only did it arrive sooner than expected but the price couldn't be beat ! He had all the info needed when your looking to purchase a MM T like last spermweb ect. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again!
James parks

Austin was great to buy from. He responded quickly to my requests. The tarantulas were packaged very well and arrived healthy. He was on top of things so well he messaged me asking how they did before I could open package and unpack it.

He was easy to work with and didn't even call me out when I opened the wrong box of Ts and thought one was missing(pay attention to box labels when you have several shipments coming in on the same day).

He is a great guy and you should buy from him. You wont regret it.

Austin and I agreed to a trade a week or so ago. I shipped my end first (voluntarily) and I just received my end of the trade today. My babies are healthy and thriving...most ate as soon as they were housed! Packing was great and shipping was very fast! I recommend him to all and of course I will DEFINITELY be doing business with him again!

Thanks Austin!
............until next time...

Did a trade for an M. balfouri, and everything went well. He even included an extra A. purpurea.........

Austin is an asset to the tarantula community and I will be knocking on his door again. As a veterinarian, I am very critical when looking at the way animals are shipped and how they arrive, Austin has it down to a science.....great shipping, great beasties and a great experience. Looking forward to my next purchase.

I purchased 10 M. balfouri slings from Austin. They were well-started and healthy. His packaging is extremely convoluted in the best way and the slings would have made the journey in great shape even if a nuke went off.

Austin is great! Communication is excellent, he kept me updated on shipping with accurate information and followup with me on delivery. He never failed to return my emails quickly. He offer the BEST price I can find, and I will for sure buy from him again in the future. Got 2 Monocentropus balfouri and he is so kind to give me a freebie. Love it! The Ts come healthy, in well and secure packaging.

Thanks again Austin and I look forward to more future transaction with you.

Austin is a very nice person to deal with and he went out of his way on a special shipping request for me. I look forward to more dealings in the future.

Quick Feedback on Tarantula Breeder Austin Spears: Austin provided me with one m. belfouri sling and two p. regalis slings. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase. My slings arrived completely healthy and very well packaged. Not to mention I received them at an excellent price!! Austin was great to work with as well, I'd recommend him to anyone looking to expand their T family! I look forward to buying my next T from him in the future. 10 out of 10 for Austin Spears!

Austin sent my package out in a timely manner, prices were the lowest you can find for the species I bought (Balfouri, Regalis, Purpurea), packaging was above average, everyone arrived safe and healthy, even had a molt in transit and the little guy was perfectly okay. Austin was very generous with some extras, really warmed my heart that someone could be totally about the Ts and about customer satisfaction vs. money which was 120% the case. Makes you not want to buy from anyone else. Austin had a lot of orders and accidentally forgot to include one of my slings and immediately sent out another one and two free ones on top of it, you just wouldn't have that anywhere else. That was after already giving two freebies in the first package. Anyone else would have made you at least pay the shipping on the second package, he did not. I also had no video evidence that one sling wasn't in the package and I had no way to prove it, this is my first time doing business with Austin, I would have understood if he didn't believe me or anything like that, but he was so understanding and super apologetic and I didn't even consider it a mistake or anything like that, humans forget things all the time and miscount and things like that, totally not something to consider a mistake. "Satisfied" isn't even the word, I was extremely impressed and just plain shocked by his kindness, his professionalism, his attention to detail and customer satisfaction. Ts were all healthy and active. I'm actually going to be placing another order for some more Balfouris with him when I can afford it (lol!) and I can't wait. He's a good person. Even in regular conversation with him, it is obvious what passion he has for this hobby. I would and already have recommended him to everyone I know in this hobby.