So kim has made me what she thinks is a good offer to resolve this. After i purchased the "moonglow", but before he was shipped, i inquired about a superdalmation on her website. gecko #1375. That gecko was not priced on the website, and she told me in an email its price was $400. Now she is offering to send me this gecko as a peace offering.
I have a few problems with this. For one i really think she needs to cough up the cash i spent on a very plain olive gecko. The superdalmation she herself said she produced. Well as we all know getting two geckos to mate costs basically nothing, so though she would be sending me a nice gecko, she really doesn't lose much, and therefore it feels like a cop out to me.
Also, i'm very wary of receiving any more geckos from her, for obvious reasons.
Also before she sent me this offer, i sent her the following message here on Fauna.
So as i posted in the thread, i would now like to send directly to you. I should never have used the phrase con artist in my title line. That was wrong of me, and I am sorry. I have tried to edit it and cannot figure out how, and have messaged a mod. to figure out how i can change that title. Now if you will be willing to work with me on a refund, i will have no problem making a post retracting my "con artist" claims, and explaining that you did eventually work things out with me, and that i am happy. I would have no problem saying that although my experience with you was bad, you have had a good reputation for years, and that our experience was most like an exception to the rule.
As you can see she is completely unwilling to work with me on a refund at all, even after i offered her a sincere apology, and even offered to do what i could to help repair the reputation she has trashed for herself during this forum.
I would not be happy with her "peace offering", but i can see she cares little about making the situation right, or trying to save her reputation, and this is all im going to get out of her.
the "peace offering" email she sent me is below
Brian,
I have attached recently taken photos of gecko 1375, the Super Dalmatian that I have produced.
It is 8-10 grams unsexed and is missing the tip of it's tail.
I am offering you this gecko as a peace offering.
It is well beyond in value what you have asked for. I am only doing this because I truly do value my customers and realize you are very upset about your transaction with me. However, I do not take kindly to false accusations or threats. In the future, think before you accuse people falsely. I know it is common in today's society to assume you are getting screwed but that is not always the case.
Take it or leave it, it is a more than fair offer and the last one I will make.
Pics of the gecko she is willing to send me are below
So what so all you think? Is this at all a fair offer? Is this decent compensation? I feel i have no choice but to accept, as she has made it perfectly clear she is completely unwilling to work with me on a refund of any sort, regardless of if its the right thing to do, or how it is damaging her business.
Kimberly Lucas Gorgeousgecko.com con artist!!
That would definately be a deal-killer to me and I am in the market for some cresties... sorry Kim.. don't think I'll buy from you although I was browsing through your selection before this occurence and would have still considered had you not responded the way you have on this thread! Good luck with future sales and Brian.. I hope you can get this resolved one way or another but thanks for bringing it here.
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