Paul Kurnava is at it again buyers beware
 

hey just wanted to let you guys know paul kurnava is back on the web buyers beware!

his user name is thiskiddkillz please be careful dealing with this guy....

For those of us who do not know him, can you please present a little more information?

Hello,

Here is my experience with him.

He recently posted an ad that has since been deleted (Can we get a mod to open it back up for a screen shot?). However I emailed him soon after it was posted as he said he has some WC (Wild Caught) babies & juvie Lace Monitors for sale... Also they were priced at only $300.

Two red flags. As most people already know; exportation of Australia reptiles, especially for the private sector, is a big No-No & $300 is a lot less than the normal ~1.5-2k price..

After a few emails (all posted below) I got some pictures and what not. As soon as I brought up the legality issues of Lace Monitors he emailed me back saying "Sorry I just sold all of them locally." Seems very fishy to me. I would be very cautious in buying anything from this individual. Even if he did have lace monitors, their lineage is very important to have for legality issues...

I will attach the pictures here also. I don't recognize them, maybe someone will?


Here are all the messages. He claims he got them from someone named Kathy.


From: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>
To: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>

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From: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>
To: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>

Hello,

Where did the lace monitors originate? And other info on them?

Also where are you located? How do you ship? Guarantees?

Thanks. Erik





From: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>
To: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>

I got them from a lady named Kathy. I got them when they where 4 months old. I've had them for about 13 months now. I'm in Cleveland Ohio. I ship with delta dash,SYR,and sometimes UPS. I ship over night and guarantee live arrival. As for as the lace monitors, the babies will bight and tail whip but the larger ones are puppy dog tame. I originally got 4 babies but 6 months ago I had the chance to get more babies from Kathy, so I did.





From: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>
To: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>

Hello,

Did she produce them? I just need as much lineage information as possible. Do you have any other pictures of the babies and older ones available so I can pick out a few?

Also do you allow pick up? I live in Colorado but road trip quite often and could come out the Ohio if you want and pay with cash.

Thanks. Erik




From: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>
To: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>

As far as I know they are all WC. I wish I could give you more pictures but I lost my camera.




From: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>
To: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>

Hello,

My only concern with them being WC is that makes them illegal.. Since Australia does not allow exportation of their reptiles.... I have been burned in the past so without seeing pictures I will have to pass.

If your able to get pictures, even cell phone shots, I have no problem sending money, or driving out there with cash to pick some up..

Thanks. Erik




From: Paul Jr <paul_jr@aol.com>
To: Erik Strait <erik@eriksreptiles.com>

Sorry I just sold all of them locally.




Thanks Erik

he reposted the ad without the white lace on there:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=337945

Here is a screen shot of the original ad which was deleted

urgh edit - "white lace", I meant WC lace

Well damn, I tried to search for him right before I just sent money for a snake, and couldnt find anything (maybe I spelled the name wrong or something), so I went ahead. I guess we will see. I sent via paypal

What snake did you pay him for?

Brief lead up: I had money from selling my retics set aside to get into fwc's. I had to use that money this past weekend in a pinch for something personal. Anyway, I had posted that I was looking for female fwc's, as I just sold a cage enough to give me enough for at least a nice normal adult female. He messaged me privately saying that he was looking to sell a pair. I told him that I really was only looking for females and that he had two. I said, I really just want to do one for now and get a baby female later in the season, once breeders have a few clutches. So, he said he can do one female for exactly half the price he offered the two females for, shipped. I paypaled him last night and he received the money. I just saw this earlier, so I emailed him to follow up and he emailed me back and said he was shipping her as soon as he got off work and wanted my receiving address. So, I suppose we will see if I get a tracking number and such in a few hours