First my name is Philip Sallee:
This post is concerning
Bobby Pruett (Arboreals etc,
www.arborealsetc.com) and what has gone wrong and his failure to proceed in returning a 2003 albino female corn snake that I traded for a pair of Solomon isle boas that died.
On December 6th, 2003 at the Kentucky Reptile expo (
www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com), I was a vendor selling 2003 baby corn snakes I had produced. At the end of the day I came to
Bobby Pruett and incurred on his pair of Solomen isle boas which he had priced at $20.00. I asked him how they were feeding and he responded they were picky eaters on 'pinkey parts', but they would take one with about 15 minuets of work. He also warned me that they needed work and it did take work to get them to eat, but he said nothing about them being in a condition of which they could die. The snakes looked in poor condition, but I thought I could bring these back easily since
Bobby said they were feeding due to my past experience with nursing snakes back that eat. I took his word and offered him the trade in which he readily accepted, and we parted for the day. After taking the solomens home I put each one in its own 6 inch deli cup and kept close records. After two days I offered a pinkey mouse cut into pieces and offered with a tooth pick in which he recommended. After much labor none of the snakes showed any interest what so ever in the meal, I attempted 4-5 more times before they died. On December 11th 2003 they both died, I contacted
Bobby and he was willing to refund my albino corn snake at the next Kentucky Reptile Expo. Proceeding the next expo
Bobby failed to show up, I contacted him and he stated he simply could not make it and would be at the next one. Preceding that show he did not show up and I contacted him and he stated he could not drive for unknown reasons. On February 10th I requested that
Bobby would refund the snake by a dolor amount of $40.00 either by check in the mail or by Pay Pal. He merely laughed and from his sarcasm he showed he had no interest what so ever in refunding me in any way. I counted to contact him, but every time he would go into a cussing rage and would give me no answer.
What I want from
Bobby is $40.00 to refund the corn snake, the corn snake to be shipped to me, or his signed guarantee that he will be at the next Kentucky Reptile Expo with my snake. I have given
Bobby more time then any one would need, nearly two months. I would ask publicly you would hold him to this and be witnesses to this. Till he refunds me, I would ask you would do no business with him.
Below I have enclosed photos of the snakes before they died, as you can tell there was more I over looked. I also still have them preserved and I can provide them to be used in any manner that might help this. Thank you very much for your time, and support.
Philip Sallee
This here is the latest messages from me and Bobby…
why wait till the 15th? lol take it to the BOI lolol
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Original message by corallusguy, February 12th, 2004 09:16 AM
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I hate to do this
Bobby.... But if you can not resove this issue by the 15 of Febuary I will have no other option other then to post this entire thing on BOI till you can resove this issue.
Sorry, but 3 months is to long,
Take care,
Philip
From:
Bobby
To: corallusguy
CC:
Date: February 12th, 2004 05:46 PM
then stop talking to me
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Original message by corallusguy, February 12th, 2004 08:55 AM
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The "other people" also include Gary and Jason.
Can you just answer this one thing?
Are you going to fefund the snake?
Thats all I want to know, im busy and dont have time for allot of small talk.
From:
Bobby
To: corallusguy
CC:
Date: February 11th, 2004 08:57 PM
because seamus and a few others have a problem running there mouths you now think you were taken. I didnt have a problem with you until you thought you should talk to everyone else before you talked to me. Again, you seem to think posting my name on the BOI will "presure" me into doing something you want??? LOL
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Original message by corallusguy, February 11th, 2004 05:51 PM
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I did not post on BOI, Seamus might have but I did not recently, 3 months ago Seamus started somthing and I just replyed with what was going on. I have taken nothing to BOI.
Listen, the snakes had somthing wrong with them, I still got them in the freazer if you would like to pay for a autosopy. I did not kill them, they did not accept any food I offered them. I took your word for the fact they were eating, and I can bring nearly any thing back if it is eating.
Please
Bobby,
I am no jerk, but I felt like I was taken of advatage on this deal and you agreeed to return the corn.
Are you still willing to make it right?
From:
Bobby
To: corallusguy
CC:
Date: February 11th, 2004 05:44 PM
you do have alot of nerve! For you and your little buddy Seamus to post on the BOI is complete bull<font color=red>[bleep]</font>. I went there and read how you posted that you were going to threaten me with taking it to the BOI LOL. First off for you to think I give a <font color=red>[bleep]</font> what the BOI has to say is a joke. Second, for you to do things this way is <font color=red>[bleep]</font>ed up. YOU came to me. YOU made the deal. YOU looked at the snakes. YOU killed the snakes. YOU start posting bull<font color=red>[bleep]</font> because YOU <font color=red>[bleep]</font>ed up. You really think I give a <font color=red>[bleep]</font> about a cornsnake? I only took it as trade because thats all you had. The boas were forsale for $10ea on my table and I never hid the fact the were pinkie PARTS feeders. I even stressed the fact about the feeding habbits and YOU said you were up to it. After reading this you tell me what YOU deserve...
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Original message by corallusguy, February 10th, 2004 09:02 PM
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Hey
Bobby,
I dont know if you got my last PM or not, Gary told me it was down last night, so this is just incase you dident get it.
About the corn, would you just be willing to give me $40.00 over pay pal and we forgot all of it? Then you can take your time and sell it for how ever much you want, I would reather have the snake, but I could use the money right now,
Let me know what you want to work out,
Thanks allot,
Philip