Hi all, I am writing this to warn everyone about Bill Leverton and to get peoples opinions on this situation. It all started on Thursday April 7th, when I received an email from Bill asking for a number so he can call me about a snake I wanted to buy from Dana Shield. Turns out he was also interested in this snake, but I had already put a deposit down on it. While talking to Bill on the phone he asked if I had anything for sale. I replied saying yes, I had a 05 DH ghost BCI I was selling. He immediately expressed interest. On April 10th Bill sent a $200 deposit via paypal to hold the snake while he traveled to Texas to visit a friend. On April 19th I received the remaining $175 and shipped the snake that same day. The package was delivered April 20th at 2:25 pm. That evening there is a message on my machine from Bill asking me to call him ASAP. When I called he explained to me that when he received the package there was a gaping hole in the side of the box and that there was no snake inside. After talking to UPS several times and getting nowhere I decided there was nothing I could do. I refunded the $200 deposit and explained to Bill that I would refund the remaining $175 in a couple of days when the money transfer to paypal was complete. On April 22nd Bill called me and told me to keep the $175. He explained that he didn't think that one person should take the hit of UPS's carelessness. I thanked him and told him he was a really nice guy. That was the last I talked to him.
On Sunday July 10th I am browsing reptileauction.com and saw Bill was selling a DH ghost male. Not thinking anything of it while I clicked on the auction, my jaw dropped as the picture appeared on my computer. I recognized it immediately. I told myself not to get ahead of myself while I was searching through my old photos on my digital camera card. As I compared my photos to the one he had on the auction, I realized I've been scammed. Here is the photo he has on auction
and here are the photos I used when I had the snake for sale
You tell me, is this the same snake or what?
I immediately emailed him this
"Bill, I am emailing you about the DH ghost you have listed on Reptibid.com. I feel as if I got scammed!!! I suggest you email me immediately with an explanation and resend the $200 I refunded you for this snake!!! If I don't hear from you soon, I am going to make sure everyone knows what kind of person you really are!!! Lee"
This is what I got in reply
"Lee,Im not sure I understand what your talking(typing)about How were you scammed??? Please explain....your saying that the Dh I have up is yours????? theres no way....please explain....Billy"
I replied with this
"The snake you have up for auction is identical to the one I sold you!!! I compared the photos, and the patterns are identical. Where did you get the snake if it is not the one I sold you? I think I am going to have to go to the BOI about this. Please don't make this worse than it already is. I am not playing games. Lee"
This snake is currently up from auction at the URL below
http://www.reptileauction.com/cgi-bi...tem=1121435957
Any suggestions as to what I should do would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lee