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I need to contact JL Herpetoculture. His or her email address is [email protected]. I have recieved no replies to my emails. They have money of mine which I would love to have back. I ordered 3 digital thermometers several weeks ago and never recieved them. Please, if anyone knows this person, let me know. Thank you.

Travis Cossette
Gainesville, FL
 
Hi Travis, I am Jeff (JL Herp).  I apologize!!!  My laptop was sent in for repairs, and I didn't have Outlook Express setup on my wife's computer--so I haven't been getting any emails.  

My apologies to everyone who has tried contacting me!  Thank you for being patient, and I will be contacting everyone this evening!!!

Dale, thanks for pointing this out to me!!!!
 
Alright, I have been informed that a few of you have not received your items yet.  I am going through and checking to see what has been delivered.  Guys, please bear with me for a couple of days.  I sold several hundred of these, but I assure you one way or another you won't be missed!
 
Yes, I'm waiting on 6 of these myself.  Waiting for 2 and half weeks to be exact.  Please contact me asap.
 
I was not contacted last night.  I have not been contacted in over a week.  The last contact I do have is one saying the probes were mailed well over two weeks ago.  And if that was true, I should definately have them by now.  I need some ANSWERS here man!  This is not looking good for you.  Brian Conley
 
Still NO PROBES, AND NO CONTACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   What's the problem?  Pick up the phone or email me.
 
OK, Jeff recieved my money April 21st.  It is now May 13th.  And there has been no contact or merchandise.  I believe we've got a bad guy here.  What do you think?  I have contacted paypal and begun their dispute process and I will be calling my CC company today to contest paypals charges (that should light a fire under their butt).  If I don't hear from JL Herpetoculture by Wed.  May 15th I will also file a complaint w/ Kingsnake.com and the FBI's internet fraud divison.  I would suggest anyone else screwed (or just plain forgotten) by this guy do the same.  
Brian Conley
 
Jeff emailed the following to me and asked me to post it for him.

"Dale,
I am at work and I can't log on to any boards or chatrooms. Can you (would you) please post something under the inquiry about JL Herp to have people check their email? I spent the last five days arguing with my ISP, Paypal, Yahoo.... I shipped out 387 thermometers to 83 different people, and in the end six have not received theirs! If you could do this, I would greatly appreciate it. Below is a copy of the email I sent to everyone.
Thanks,
Jeff




Again, I apologize to everyone. I am very sorry for the frustration this has most certainly caused for you. I sold nearly four hundred of the thermometers I had posted (387), and it appears that six of you did not receive them. They have now been shipped, and you may find the confirmation numbers below. I do ask that you try to be understanding and know that this was not an act of dishonesty. I was alerted of the problem last week by a friend who visits the board of inquiry. Within 48 hours of learning about the problem, my Paypal account was restricted and my email was blocked. It was very difficult to correct the situation after my means of doing so were taken away. I understand why complaints and inquiries were filed, but I do ask that follow up measures be taken. Please allow a few days for the product to arrive. If you have any questions or concerns after receiving the product, please feel free to call me. I had hoped to reimburse you for the inconvenience, but I am currently not able to send funds via Paypal. Some of you will be receiving extra thermometers.



I am terribly sorry for the problem this has been for you.



Jeff



507-250-6285



www.usps.com



Bistany



03006000000437293692



Peterson



03006000000437293685



Cosette



03006000000437293678



Kade



03006000000437293722



Murphy



03006000000437293661



Plauske



03006000000437293654"
 
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (bpc @ May 13 2002,11:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I believe we've got a bad guy here.  What do you think?  I have contacted paypal and begun their dispute process and I will be calling my CC company today to contest paypals charges  
Brian Conley</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
No, I am not a bad guy.  I understand your frustration, and I won't argue one bit.  I do hope things have been corrected to your satisfaction and that you accept my apology.  I used Paypal for a reason--both of us were protected.  There was no dishonesty here.
 
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (jlepsch @ May 14 2002,18:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (bpc @ May 13 2002,11:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I believe we've got a bad guy here.  What do you think?  I have contacted paypal and begun their dispute process and I will be calling my CC company today to contest paypals charges  
Brian Conley</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
No, I am not a bad guy.  I understand your frustration, and I won't argue one bit.  I do hope things have been corrected to your satisfaction and that you accept my apology.  I used Paypal for a reason--both of us were protected.  There was no dishonesty here.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Oops, forgot the full name rule: Jeff Lepsch
 
Jeff is a GOOD GUY.  I know him personally and he's got no reason to screw anyone out of a thermometer or two or ten.  You people act like he's getting you for $500 or something.   If it was a lot of money, you MIGHT have a reason not to trust him, but if the guy's pleading with you for a little patience on a $20 purchase (I don't know how much they were), give him the benefit of the doubt.   Trust me, Jeff will reciprocate the favor if he ever has a chance.

I've been trying to GIVE him some ball pythons (literally) for a favor he did and just now got ahold of him, so it's not a one way street.
 
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ajc @ May 14 2002,19:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Jeff is a GOOD GUY.  I know him personally and he's got no reason to screw anyone out of a thermometer or two or ten.  You people act like he's getting you for $500 or something.   If it was a lot of money, you MIGHT have a reason not to trust him, but if the guy's pleading with you for a little patience on a $20 purchase (I don't know how much they were), give him the benefit of the doubt.   Trust me, Jeff will reciprocate the favor if he ever has a chance.

I've been trying to GIVE him some ball pythons (literally) for a favor he did and just now got ahold of him, so it's not a one way street.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Forgot my name! Imagine that!

Anthony Caponetto

I can't believe that I didn't notice a good friend of mine was getting bashed on by someone and I didn't see it.
 
just got an email from him finally. I checked the tracking number and nothing has been sent yet according to usps but it did say new info may not be put in. I realy hope this isn't a scam. I say give him the benefit of the doubt and wait 48 hrs. then check tracking numbers. believe me if I don't don't get my stuff or my money I will be the first one to sign up for the lynching, but we do know stuff happens. he could be telling the truth.
                        Craig A. Kade "one of the lucky 6"
 
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (craig k @ May 14 2002,19:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">just got an email from him finally. I checked the tracking number and nothing has been sent yet according to usps but it did say new info may not be put in. I realy hope this isn't a scam. I say give him the benefit of the doubt and wait 48 hrs. then check tracking numbers. believe me if I don't don't get my stuff or my money I will be the first one to sign up for the lynching, but we do know stuff happens. he could be telling the truth.
                        Craig A. Kade "one of the lucky 6"</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
It's not a scam Craig, if it were I wouldn't have given out my phone number.  Thank you for your patience.  I assure you there will be no need for a lynching.

Jeff Lepsch
 
It's $50 which to me is a lot of money (but hey I'm a teacher so 50 cents is a lot of money to me).  It's been 3 and half weeks, not two days.  And why should I have to call him when I fofilled my end of the deal?  It's obvious he can email me if he can post on this board, right?  Why hasn't he?

OK now to Jeff.  Jeff Call me tonight 352-669-2209 or even call now and leave a message.  I still don't have a tracking number or anything else for that matter.  If you really want to fix this you can, but you'd better get on the ball.  I'll keep everyone here informed as to how this transaction plays out.
 
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (bpc @ May 15 2002,10:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It's $50 which to me is a lot of money (but hey I'm a teacher so 50 cents is a lot of money to me).  It's been 3 and half weeks, not two days.  And why should I have to call him when I fofilled my end of the deal?  It's obvious he can email me if he can post on this board, right?  Why hasn't he?

OK now to Jeff.  Jeff Call me tonight 352-669-2209 or even call now and leave a message.  I still don't have a tracking number or anything else for that matter.  If you really want to fix this you can, but you'd better get on the ball.  I'll keep everyone here informed as to how this transaction plays out.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
It's not possible to email if yahoo or whatever email he was using was down and he couldn't get to it to find your email address.

Just because you can access the net, doesn't mean you can access your email, if your email is down.

Just a thought.

How's this...I will put MY NAME on the line for Jeff.  I will paypal you $50 if you don't receive your order when Jeff says you will.  That's how confident I am that Jeff is a good guy.

Anthony Caponetto
[email protected]
 
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (bpc @ May 15 2002,10:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It's $50 which to me is a lot of money (but hey I'm a teacher so 50 cents is a lot of money to me).  It's been 3 and half weeks, not two days.  And why should I have to call him when I fofilled my end of the deal?  It's obvious he can email me if he can post on this board, right?  Why hasn't he?

OK now to Jeff.  Jeff Call me tonight 352-669-2209 or even call now and leave a message.  I still don't have a tracking number or anything else for that matter.  If you really want to fix this you can, but you'd better get on the ball.  I'll keep everyone here informed as to how this transaction plays out.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Brian, everyone is human and I have apologized profusely to everyone that did not receive their item.  I thought I had posted everybody's confirmation number, but it looks like I didn't paste everyting correctly.  I don't care if $5, $50, or $500 was involved--I understand why you are upset.  Now, Anthony is correct, I was not able to receive email through one of my accounts.  I DID email everyone yesterday, if you truly didn't receive the message, I apologize.  It looks like everyone else did or there would have been other people involved here.

Don't tell me to "get on the ball", as I already have.  Within five business days of hearing about this problem, I have spoken to over 80 people and asked for the help of a couple friends to rectify the situation.

"I'll keep everyone here informed as to how this transaction plays out."  

Please do.  There was a problem, and when I learned of it I fixed it.  I have not said one word about your actions to this point because I do understand why you feel the way you do.  Please discontinue these negative messages.  I have been forthcoming and sincere, and there is nothing more I can do.  You don't ever have to deal with me again, but paint a true picture.

www.usps.com
0300 6000 0004 3729 3715
 
Jeff and everyone else, I checked the number you sent and it says the package was sent yesterday.  OK, looks like we're getting somewhere now.  I'm sorry if my rantings upset you, but 3 weeks is a long time to go w/o some sort of contact.  And if you can log on to this board you can email me through this board, so you did have options <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>   I will remove my complaint w/ paypal as soon as I recieve the goods.  And I will also post that event here.  Brian Conley
 
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