INQUIRY - snowballsballpythons.com

Well freewebs.com shut down the site that was put up illegally again! Even though 'Snowballs' won't come here he is conveniently slamming me on another forum. He posted what he calls 'proof' of who he says he is by showing a picture of a retirement benifits card with his name on it...his first name 'Everett', no last name or addy but a city and state...Columbus Ohio.

I have informed him that if he can tell me that he is not Tim Bowles or knows him personally that I will come here and make a public appology to him for the mistake but he refuses to elaborate on the relationship between himself and Tim Bowles. You would think that the guy would want to completely clear his name...if it was that simple.

To whom it may concern, Tim or 'Ev', owner of snowballsballpythons.com...help me out with something here,

Why is it that when you click on the 'PayPal buy it now' button on your available offspring page, this comes up:

Pay To: Snowballs
Payment For:

Currency: U.S. Dollars
Amount: $1,000.00 USD
Shipping & Handling: $0.00 USD
Total Amount: $1,000.00 USD

You had something on your page about accepting donations which is no longer there...would this be $1,000.00 for donations?

You also have this on your site:

Now when you click on it, this is what comes up:

morti@primareptilia.com is PayPal Verified
________________________________________
PayPal's Verification System allows you to learn more about users before you pay them through PayPal. Verify that the information below is consistent with the business, organization or person you wish to pay.
Email: morti@redtailboa.net
Status: Verified
Account Creation Date: Apr. 27, 2001

Are you also Morti?

Help me understand why you would accept donations through PayPal when you have to be a non-profit organization to do so.

Why would you have $1,000.00 inserted automatically when someone clicks on the buy it now button?

Why would you take someone elses 'PayPal VERIFIED' symbol off of their own site without asking them first?

Are you even VERIFIED with PayPal or did you just want to make it look like you are?

You were having fun attempting to rip me apart on another forum then when you started to be questioned by the members there you called them sharks, bottom feeders, and criminals.

It looks to me like you are the one that isn't being honest with people...what gives?

Originally Posted by Ghi Reptiles

Help me understand why you would accept donations through PayPal when you have to be a non-profit organization to do so.

Unless he is saying the donations are tax deductable, he doesn't have to be a non profit to solicit money from folks. People do it all the time. From soliciting "donations" at car washes, web pages where you can "donate" to a womans breast implants, etc. etc.

Hey john,

Actually according to PayPal You have to prove to them that you are a non-profit organization for a donation to go through them. I guess that's why the donation part was removed from his site.

I seem to remember Mr. Tim Bowels using the name Morti as one of his alias's on another site. I can't remember which site and when but it sure rings a bell to me. Hell it is just like him to use another person's name to try and make himself look like someone else......hmmm like maybe a family members name......hmmm things to think about.

Hey Rob,

Morti is a real person, I know him, and the verified paypal logo was taken off of his site without his permission. How pathetic can you be to steal a logo to make people think you are something you are not...a verified paypal site. The scam continues...

Originally Posted by Ghi Reptiles

Hey Rob,

Morti is a real person, I know him, and the verified paypal logo was taken off of his site without his permission. How pathetic can you be to steal a logo to make people think you are something you are not...a verified paypal site. The scam continues...

Glad to hear that Morti isn't involved. I remember him from another site, and my impression of him then was that he was decent and ethical.

Incredibly decent guy but the paypal link was stolen from his site which is why his info came up on Snowballsballpythons site when the link was clicked on.

And ya know what else is amusing? Clicking the Paypal referral logo would redirect you to our website! So there were two links he stole off of there when all he had to do was go to Paypal and get them himself. *shrug* At least he removed them when Donnie e-mailed him, but a reply never came back...

Something esle that bothers me about this, whoever he may be: accepting deposits on animals that aren't even born/hatched yet. To me, that's like counting your chickens before they hatch. And the deposit is non-refundable. What if every egg goes bad? Customer doesn't want to wait another year, but he's also out the cash. We don't accept deposits until the babies have shed and taken their first meal so we KNOW they we will be alive and healthy when they are put on hold.

Then there is the $1,000 Buy Now button and you can't change the amount. WTF???

He wants people to believe he's upstanding and honest? Personally, it screams rip-off to me. *shudder*

Thanks for the kind words about Donnie (Morti), Matt. We do our best to be good people. Keep up the good work and fighting the good fight!

Originally Posted by Ghi Reptiles

Hey john,

Actually according to PayPal You have to prove to them that you are a non-profit organization for a donation to go through them. I guess that's why the donation part was removed from his site.

Wow, that's interesting. I wasn't aware of that, and I don't think many people are. There are thousands of websites that use that donation button.....from help me with my bills, help pay for college, help pay for breast implants, etc. etc.
Heck, before the pay system here- FC/BOI, wasn't the way we donated money through one of those buttons? I don't remember.