Kingsnake.com/Jeff Barringer/ Bad business!! Legal?
I opened a basic classified ad account on Kingsnake.com about a month ago and Jeff Barringer terminated my account because he said I was in violation of his TOS. He said I was posting animals for someone else, was someone else, or was letting someone else use my account. With all 3 different variables, it seems like even he's unsure about his reasons for terminating my account. I politely asked for some sort of proof of this with no reply. He also said I forfeit what I paid for the classifieds, but offers no proof. My question is.....Is that legal? He won't refund my money OR reopen my account.
I sure am finding more and more people swaying from kingsnake.com which appears to be ran by an ego maniac and is flawed with hypocracy, politics, and a "good ol' boys" mind set. Feel free to add your opinions and advice. Thanks, Rich Montoya RM Reps |
Before we begin a big debate over this issue, PLEASE answer this question 100% honestly...
Were you posting animals for someone else or was letting someone else use your account?? Be honest now!!! ~ Mike Russi |
No!
I had posted animals that I had PURCHASED from someone who was banned awhile back, but they were my animals at that point. As far as I know, that is not violation of his TOS. I wasn't posting them for him. They were MINE. The person who I bought from keeps some of the nicest turtles and tortoises around and appears to have some very jealous fellow herpers on kingsnake so when I posted a radiated tortoise for sale here in CA, I got banned!! This reminds me of the equivelant scenario to the "soup nazi" on Seinfield.
Rich Montoya |
Just fyi you will probably have to be able to post all email/correspondence and a proof of sale of the animals for this thread to go anywhere.
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:yesnod:Iam going to say I totally agree with you Rich.I was banned myself from Kingsnake.This was a while back ,but I got a dead snow boa in the mail (DOA).The guy didn't want to refund my $3200 BUCKS.So I filled a dispute with my cc company.They wanted a copy of the ad.So I emailed KS to see if they had a database,an save there ad's.Emailed them waited 3 days got nothing.Emailed again waited 2 days again got nothing.Now in the mean time my cc company is waiting for this info an gave me a time limit to get this to them or they will close the case.An I will lose out on $3200 BUCKS.So I emailed them 22 times an finally got a reply.An I got my ad, But I got banned for spamming them ''so say''.I think we are in need of another site to take over.I think they are into there TOS a little to much. :angry:
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I had bought a few tortoises and surplus turtles from Barry Lambert(Spectrum Reptiles) here locally, but also bought a few animals from other folks as well so it wasn't just one person. I'm just a small private hobbyist and because I bought a few animals from a "banned" person now I'm banned? I can understand that if your charging for a site, you don't want a million people sharing the same account, but banning me just for doing business with another person is wrong and then keep my money?? It's only $100, but it's the principal. I only had the account a month or two. Anyway, I just thought I'd share my story and warn people that it seems as if you can get banned if you misspell a word in your ad. Just my 2 cents. Rich Montoya |
Been a kingsnake.com member since 1998, been selling animals through their classifieds since then, no issues ever.
Kingsnake.com is a privately owned website, just like this one. The owner/admin reserves the right to ban you at any time, for any reason. I do feel you should receive a prorated refund for the money you paid for the classifieds posting, Unless maybe there is something in their TOS about them NOT issuing refunds when an acct. is banned. |
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