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10-19-2009, 11:43 PM
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Michael Gugliotta (REPTILEMANIA@aol.com)
It has been a month since Michael (REPTILEMANIA) has had me in this mess. I paid for a group of Stripeneck Musks and he has not sent anything to me.
Check Arrived with Michael (Sept 11, 2009), he email me and confirmed this date
Todays Date (October 19,2009)
Since Sept 11, Michael has only told me "...he will take care of me soon..." I have been very patient. He replys to my emails every 2 weeks with only one line messages.
Michael says he will not refund my money.
His contact information (below):
Michael Gugliotta
3501 ave b
Birmingham Alabama 35218
PHONE (205)276-6987
email: REPTILEMANIA@aol.com
Mark J Berry
Parkeri1313@aol.com
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10-20-2009, 02:12 AM
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More information would help....emails of the deal that was made and any follow ups
Hope it works out for you and you get what you paid for....have you told Michael you posted here?
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10-20-2009, 05:03 AM
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From his Classified 9/24/09:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...t=REPTILEMANIA
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Originally Posted by REPTILEMANIA
One he told me he would confirm when he sent the money order which he did not!! When I received the money order I was out of town, when I arrived back in town I had the flu, And I told him in a email,That I would try to ship as soon as I could hold my head up.Since THE FIRST EMAIL MONTHS AGO HE HAS BEEN VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH. I GAVE HIM A DEAL FOR 2.3 WITH SHIPPING. I am shipping his order next week and then I will be done with this aggravation!!!!
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10-20-2009, 09:34 AM
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10-20-2009, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DAND
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Seems he didn't ship the order "next week" after all ...
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10-20-2009, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ophidile
Seems he didn't ship the order "next week" after all ...
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Or the next, or the next  and working on the next too. Guess someone's word isn't worth too much. (need a thumbs down smilie)
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10-20-2009, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by acutirostris1313
It has been a month since Michael (REPTILEMANIA) has had me in this mess.
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To be perfectly honest with you Mark, I don't think you can really appreciate the sort of mess you could actually be in.
Those turtles are native to Alabama. While they are not protected animals or a species of concern, he cannot legally sell them to you without having a state issued commercial non-game permit and dealers license. The reason I mention "commercial" is because he has up to 35 of these nice little native creatures available for sale.
So, you cannot legally purchase them. To do so can put you in about as much trouble as he is eventually going to find himself in.
You seem to be a turtle lover and so am I. They are my favorite animals. If you really really have a passion for turtles you need to start doing some research before making your purchases. You will not only avoid getting yourself into a mess but you'll also be helping native wildlife from declining.
Maybe you should ask the guy for a refund? 
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10-20-2009, 08:10 PM
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Good post, Chuck.
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Originally Posted by critical bill
To be perfectly honest with you Mark, I don't think you can really appreciate the sort of mess you could actually be in.
Those turtles are native to Alabama. While they are not protected animals or a species of concern, he cannot legally sell them to you without having a state issued commercial non-game permit and dealers license. The reason I mention "commercial" is because he has up to 35 of these nice little native creatures available for sale.
So, you cannot legally purchase them. To do so can put you in about as much trouble as he is eventually going to find himself in.
You seem to be a turtle lover and so am I. They are my favorite animals. If you really really have a passion for turtles you need to start doing some research before making your purchases. You will not only avoid getting yourself into a mess but you'll also be helping native wildlife from declining.
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10-22-2009, 10:11 PM
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Critical Bill,
I did ask Michael for a refund and said no pretty quick. I see this as you live and learn. I was pretty upset initially but I have a lot on my plate right (wife, work, school, my other turtles, dogs, LSU football, etc) and have calmed down. Their isn't anything I can do at this point really except get my story herd.
Legal issues regarding Stripeneck Musks are not really enforceable here in Texas since they don't occure here naturally. Any national laws regarding these turtles I am not aware of. I have bought Stripenecks before and have never had any trouble in the past. I didn't want to be an accomplace to any "illegal wild-catching" of these turtles. I didn't know where Michael was from when I was early on in the mess.
I'll be financially ready to get a few more turtles as early as January. When the time comes, I'll stick with reputable people I have actually herd of and bought from before.
It still hurts to be out thoes hundreds of dollars. I am living proof to anyone out there looking at a so called good deal on a few turtles, beware the crooks are awfully smart.
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04-05-2011, 10:18 PM
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Shipped his turtles today 4/5/2011 ups J2299279262 with the promiss of a adult pair later in the suasion.
THANKS
Michael J Gugliotta
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