Philadelphia Exotics inquiry

Dave,
&nbsp; &nbsp;Josh, Neil and Ross are correct! &nbsp;Everyone understands how bad it stings when you get burnt!! &nbsp;There ain't no doubt about it!!! &nbsp;Josh has offered to help find these people if you will let him. &nbsp;And in the business he is in. Believe me he is in a position to help. &nbsp;If these people? Rose and Pat wrote you a bad check? &nbsp;You should know their last name? Right?? &nbsp;Well then post it here and send it to Josh. &nbsp;If you ask? You will find help on this board. &nbsp;It is not that hard to admit that you were wrong about Josh NOT being who you thought he was. Just a simple post! &nbsp;Thats all!! With my big mouth I have to it all the time!!!!! <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; &nbsp; Tom

I have not heard from anyone yet regarding my inquiry. I should have expected this since the Exotic Pets I was dealing with dealt mainly with pet shops who probably do not frequent this board. The fact that Josh is responding to my inquiry indicates to me that he is probably not affiliated with the Exotic Pets of last year. The other guys would probably be slinking back into the shadows. To address the people that stated I did not do any research before posting my inquiry, just for the record I did ask some Philly suppliers and they hadn't heard anything. I also tried to see if Josh's address matched up to the other guy's and it didn't. I tried to match phone numbers and Josh is apparently unlisted. The reason I posted was to see if any one else had information. These guys were really sneaky and it would be pretty easy to just set up a friend or relative with a different phone number and address and continue business as usual. If Josh had turned out to be involved with the former Exotic Pets rest assured they would continue to rip people off. Josh, I would give serious thought to changing your business name,otherwise you may run into this same problem again. In conclusion, if anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Rose and Pat of Exotic Pets , operating out of 4935 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, please let me know.

Sincerely, Dave Prada.

Dave,
&nbsp; &nbsp;What is Rose and Pats last name?<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> &nbsp;There is a Pet shop here in Billings Montana named Exotic Pets!!! &nbsp;Do you want the address and phone #<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>??? &nbsp;And I am not being sarcastic this Pet Shop does exist. &nbsp;LMK!
&nbsp; &nbsp;Tom

I'm embarassed to admit it, but I have their old phone and fax numbers, their business address, their bank account number but not their last name. It was a company check she signed so it just has her business name on it, and her signature is illegible. On top of that the other feeder suppliers she was dealing with (and burned) don't know either. Real smart of me I know. The other guys have kind of given up, but I decided long ago that I will not allow anyone to get away with that kind of crap. Tom, every lead helps, and you are the first person to offer one. If you don't mind could you e-mail me that information?

Dave Prada

Dave,
&nbsp; &nbsp;I was just using this Pet Shop as an example. I will still post the info. But you should know in the last 15 yrs. there have been two owners. And I know both of them!! &nbsp;And there are not any Rose or Pat that have ever been involved at this store. But here is the info:
Exotic Pets
2342 Grand Ave.
Billings, Mt.
406-656-6282
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Tom

I'll admit I don't know much about banking but they may be willing to give you the name of the person that opened the account the bad check was written on. Just a thought.

Bobby Douglass

hey dave,
i do know where the address is that you are talking about, so i drove by it tonight (im like 1 mile away from there) it is a dry cleaning business now. it was closed for the night, but i will go back tomarrow and talk to the owner and find out who he rents it from, then ill ask that person what pat and rose's last names are, then we can go from there.
listen dave i dont like seeing people get ripped off any more than the next guy, but when this is all over i do expect an apology with out any, &nbsp;if , ands or buts in the sentance.
you lost money cause these people ripped you off, &nbsp;i have been losing money becouse of somthing i know nothing about or had anything to do with, thats not cool at all.
and as far as my name is concerned, i will not even give it a thought of changing it, i am just hoping that if anyone else gets confused about my name and the other one they will ASK

Just my 2 cents about the name of the place.......I'm pretty sure that there is probably a store called "Exotic Pets" in just about every major city in the US. &nbsp;I mean, if that's what they sell, why be called anything else. &nbsp;I'm just glad this guy didn't run into a problem with "Barber Shop" &nbsp;There would be a lot of suspicious people around the US. &nbsp;I'm not sure if he was serious about changing the name, but it's pretty simple, established business whouldn't change their name due to a former business having a similar one. &nbsp;

Anyway......Josh, I look forward to seeing you at the South Western PA Reptile Show

hey Todd,
i know, there's most likely 5000 stores called exotic pets.
you know what, i just read his last post again, and he even said he looked into it before posting the original comment, said our address's didn't match and nobody gave him any sort of idea that i was or am affiliated with the pat and rose people, and he still posted that comment "BUYER BEWARE".
man as of today I have received 46 emails from people who "aren't sure if they want to do business with me based on the suspicion that I might be a con man." WHY MUST I EXPLAIN TO THESE PEOPLE AND ASSURE THEM THAT IM NOT THOSE PEOPLE. this is really starting to aggravate me, my orders have almost been cut in half since this B.S. started. if Dave does not post a reply saying that HE WAS WRONG 100% AND TOTALLY UNJUSTIFIED IN HIS SUSPICIONS ABOUT ME AND MY BUSINESS, i will take this to a higher level other than in here. i am almost certain that this has got to fall under the slander laws, being as people are believing him and i am losing money, strictly based on his unfounded and not very well thought out comment. i have said it before and ill say it again, i will still help all i can to find these people who ripped Dave off. &nbsp;Dave do the right thing and just say you are wrong 100%. &nbsp; And Todd im looking forward to the show as well, see you there
thank you
going broke in philly
Joshua Myers

Just want to say to Dave, do the right thing and post a retraction. You've obviously gone after the wrong person and hurt his business in the process. Everyone makes mistakes, so be a standup guy and help clean this up
Ross Buskard