Adam T Chase - Ithaca/Freeville, NY

- Name: Adam T Chase

- Location: Ithaca/Freeville, NY

- Username: coastal20

- Email: manalapan20@gmail.com



On 07/30/14, Adam T Chase posted an ad in the amphibian faunaclassifieds for his African bullfrog, "Sloppy Joe." I new this frog well, and had tried to buy him a few years ago. I contacted Adam, and we agreed on $400. Eventually we arrived at the upcoming Monday for shipping, with Tuesday morning arrival.

Tuesday came and went with no frog. I emailed Adam a couple times over the ensuing days, and finally Adam got back to me with an excuse of a work emergency related to flooding. While flooding had occured around Ithaca at that time, it certainly wouldn't have prevented the sending of emails. Still, I received no explanation for several days.

He offered to ship the following Monday, and I was obliged to agree- all dialogue had been, and would remain, civil. Heeding my growing skepticism, I asked for a picture, identifiable as recent, to "put my mind at ease" while I waited. He said he'd send it the next day. He did not. I reminded him, and he finally did send a picture on the morning he was supposed to ship.

I thanked him for the picture, and asked him to keep me informed with tracking number, etc. When I'd still received no shipping info by Monday evening, I sent Adam an email and got no response.

By Tuesday afternoon the frog had still not arrived, so I inquired with Fedex and UPS. Neither had the package. I asked Adam what service he'd used, and again got no response.

To my knowledge, as of the afternoon of Wednesday, 08/13/14, Adam Chase has the $400 I paid him and has yet to send the frog. I've informed him of the measures I'm taking to retreive what's rightfully mine- whatever legal means necessary.



Adam, I know exactly who and where you are, and have all the above details saved in emails and/or screenshots. I'm not just going to accept this as a loss. Make it right as soon as possible, because I'll be taking steps each day to get my money and make your actions known.

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Update:

After not hearing back from Adam for several weeks, I reported the situation to the police. They called Adam, and I had Sloppy Joe within a few days. The frog appears healthy and was well-packaged, but this has been one of the worst transactions I've ever had.