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Old 07-01-2002, 05:48 PM   #1
Jesse Van Atta
I just received an e-mail from this guy Alvaro Castillo, saying that he was a NEW importer and would have about 3000 farm raised columbian imports very soon.

Does anyone know him, or of him. TYIA...

Jesse
 
Old 07-01-2002, 06:11 PM   #2
HerpVenue
No I do not know him....
But I keep getting the same e-mails from him....
At least four times now....

and they all say
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I am a NEW Colombian Importer. I will have 3000 Farm Raised Babies in 2
weeks. I know it is late in the season.



Let's Talk!! 703-966-8877

</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
 
Old 07-01-2002, 06:23 PM   #3
Anthony Chodan
I've gotten the same e-mail from this guy.

I am guessing it's an aol thing? I would just be cautious until more is known about him.
 
Old 07-01-2002, 06:36 PM   #4
Neil Gubitz
I've gotten the same emails from him, too...so, you know me!! I called him just now...he seems like a really ne guy....he sells to the larger wholesalers ...50-100 lots....he works it just like the "futures market"...depending on how many are brought in, that sets the price...so, unless on the off chance he has any left after the "big boys", then we might have a shot at a 10-lot for cheaper than most...but, don't hold your breath....they'll be gobbled up quickly!
I also asked him how many of these emails he sent out?? He told me he sent them to the people he "thought" would be interested in them...yeah, half the population of the US, probably! lol ....Neil
 
Old 07-01-2002, 06:36 PM   #5
Jesse Van Atta
That is the exact same e-mail I received. Anybody else have any idea who this guy is and what he's all about. Thanks...

Jesse
 
Old 07-01-2002, 06:45 PM   #6
Neil Gubitz
Sloppy, Neil...sloppy....

I meant to say...he seems like a NICE guy on the phone....

Ya know...some of you guys make me laugh...you get an email "with" a phone number, and you still want to come here wanting to know about this guy??? As you see...one phone call was all it took?? Try it sometime?? You have a right to be skeptical (I was)...so I called???...Neil
 
Old 07-01-2002, 07:29 PM   #7
EMERALDGUY33
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I meant to say...he seems like a NICE guy on the phone....
</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Anyone can sound like a NICE guy over the phone!! &nbsp;<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'> Ok, for instance. Someone sees one of Jesse Underhills' ads. They call him up and he sounds like a NICE guy. They start a deal and get royally screwed. We're talking dry without even a kiss. Then what? But I guess it's ok because he sounded like a NICE guy over the phone. *LMAO*

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Ya know...some of you guys make me laugh</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Ya know something, Neil? YOU make me laugh!!! &nbsp;<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">you get an email "with" a phone number, and you still want to come here wanting to know about this guy??? </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Uh, isn't that what the BOI is intended for?? Something along the lines of.......

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">For your own safety and peace of mind, please check the Board of Inquiry for information on ANYBODY you are intending to do business with. &nbsp;It's there for your use, so use it wisely.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Enough said!!! &nbsp;<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

Although the "Bat Signal" was not activated, I couldn't resist having a little fun with ya, Neil. *LOL* *LMAO*
 
Old 07-01-2002, 07:42 PM   #8
Neil Gubitz
John...You crack me up! But...you happen to be right!! (go figure, huh? lol), you can't always tell over the phone....but, you can get a good "feel" for the person by the questions you ask him...and the manner in which he answers...if he answers your questions without hesitation, well...he's either very well-rehearsed, or he is for real....as with anything...if you "talk" to enough people during the course of a day, a week, a year, a decade, a half century....you pick up on these things....it's a lot easier than you think?? Sure, there will be some "true" con-arists out there who know exactly what to say and when to say it, but, they're few and far between....all I'm saying is that, "Knowledge is power"....if I was seriously interested in buying a lot of Boas from him....I would call him first...then I would call some of the bigger wholesalers to get "their" opinion....then, if I still had questions...I'd probably come here....in that order....Neil
 
Old 07-01-2002, 07:51 PM   #9
EMERALDGUY33
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">"Knowledge is power"....</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Hence the need for the BOI!!!

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">then I would call some of the bigger wholesalers to get "their" opinion....</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

What happens when you call the so-called "bigger wholesalers" and they turn out to be in competition with the person you are inquiring about?? I am absolutely sure they will give their competitor the highest of recommendations.

Yea right!!! And I was just elected to be Co-Moderator of the BOI!!! &nbsp;<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> &nbsp; <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> &nbsp; <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

Still LMAO, Neil!!!
 
Old 07-01-2002, 08:11 PM   #10
Neil Gubitz
Thorn??? hahahahaha
You kill me! lmao

OK, John...if you want to be a pessimist all your life...sure, "maybe" some of them would have the, "Would Macy's tell Gimble's" attitude...but, "most" of the wholesalers that I know (and I know a lot of them), are very honest people! They've got to be! They aren't looking to make the last penny they can with every single person they deal with?? That's just not good business...If anybody comes in my store and asks me about any store that I know...I will "always" recommend they stop in there to see the place for themselves, heck...just a couple of days ago I sent someone to Josey's cause he wanted to give me a deposit for a tortoise and I didn't have one at the time (obviously, I could have gotten it within days), so, I knew Josey did have one, so I called her, told her I was sending him over, and then gave him directions....I'm assuming he got what he wanted and everybody's happy! You don't think that customer will keep a good thought in his brain about me?? I didn't lose anything....really....
Sorry, back on subject...."most" wholesaler and people in this business are onest and they really don't mind recommending other businesses....as you said...just look at this site??? It's full of that type of thing....I'd rather think optimistically....Neil
 

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