Okay, so I am here to make a post, and it will only be one so enjoy it.
First of all, thank you to those who have supported me through all of this. I greatly appreciate it, especially from the people who don't know me whatsoever. Secondly, Brian, you have been on a witch hunt since the whole wise thread broke loose so why not continue it here. It made you feel important and I am sure that this thread does the same thing. Honestly, had I known that you were a personal friend of Chris since I bought the first 2500.00 worth of snakes from him the first time, I most likely wouldn't have.
Now, for my post...
Chris, I know the word sorry holds no water as you can't take it to the bank and change it for money. I know that I have apologized almost everytime we have spoken to each other in texts since this deal took place. I truly wished that I was able to keep in communications with you but your number was tied to my iPhone and not my sim card. Had it been tied to my sim card, I would have let you know what was going on a lit sooner.
Chris has done nothing wrong but trust that I was going to follow through with I promised to do. Was there risk involved, sure. We all take risks every single day of our life and this risk will come to fruition, just not in the time frame that I had promised and hoped for.
As for Reagan and me, yes we are separated as of right now and have been for some time. She left in December and I was not expecting it considering that we were getting along for the most part. I just thought it was her typical holiday blues thinking about the kids and such. Turns out that it was much more.
Had I known that it, divorce, was on the horizon (I never would have made the deal). I have too many bills for one person to pay to make that sort of purchase NOT being able to use a credit card that isn't already maxed out. Also, Reagan never had any choices or decisions in the business making. I always looked at Strictly Exotics LLc as my baby not hers. I may have told her what I was doing but, even though she is a member of the company, she isn't a managing member and has no say in what is done with it. Maybe that was one of the reasons she wanted to leave, who knows.
Either way... I freely admit that I owe Chris money, a lot of it to be exact. I am still trying to get everything back in order. I just moved back into my home, got my electric bill for 990.00 paid, my gas turned back on, and now my own phone not in her name. Yes, we are still friendly and still are on speaking terms. I don't hate her and hopefully she doesn't hate me. I understand why she left and will always support her decision to do so. Enough about her and that situation now.
I want to address a few of the things that have been brought up.... Faking tornado damage, eBay, wise thread, etc....
First of all, the tornado... Why on earth would I fake this? Do you know how many people offered help, donations, etc... that was turned down for this simple reason. I am sure somewhere somehow I must have faked the pics of all the damage. Wait! Maybe it was someone roses home and neighborhood I went to go take sympathy pics of. Yeah there was so much that I gained from that.
eBay issue. Brian you can keep beating that horse but that horse has been dead for over 10 years. You can call me a fraud, thief, crook, whatever you choose but the fact stil remains the same... I was never charged with a crime, convicted of a crime, jailed, arrested or even sued. Since you are the super sleuth, you might want to do more progressive research and find out why, especially considering I "duped" over 100,000.00 worth of merchandise from people right. Prove that this is a lie.
Now for the wise scam. You have been on this since someone else jumped that wagon. You say the doubt is there but you have never posted any proof and I would venture to bet that you never will. Now, I could tie your proof of my so-called involvement in it with my next payment to Chris but it would simply be unfair to Chris that his friend is an idiot. Did I bid on every item, sure. I bid as much as I was willing to pay for each and everything I bid on. To think, I only won two auctions as well, one for some geckos that I didn't want the current high bidder to win and secondly... T shirts that cost me 8.00 a pop that I ended up waiting almost 6 months to get completed. If that makes me involved with the wise scam, then I was involved. It was supposed to be a charity thing and I was feeling charitable, so sue me. One thing you fail to realize about my bidding, most all of it stopped once it hit about 75% of their value. At 50% I was all over everything unless I really wanted the item.
Since I will only post this one time, I will try to get as much out as possible. No, I do not know my password to my acct. I got an iPhone through Verizon and backed up my previous iPhones info and fauna just pulled up being that I used my last iPhone on fauna. As soon as it asks me for my password, I am screwed.
My website is down for nonpayment of my hosting site. I have been too broke to pay the 35.00 to keep it hosted. I haven't received emails from it on some time now. I think kevin was the last email that I received sometime in January. Now I know the super sleuths think the divorce or me running some sort of scam for some het boas and some ball pythons is the reason it's down but it simply isn't the truth. Also, yahoo places locks on their small business websites so you cannot just point them somewhere else unless you had previously asked for the lock to be removed. Had I know. That this was the case, I would have removed the lock when I first began my site. But yes, the divorce also played a minor role in why the site is also down.
For those who think that me posting my inventory, financials, assets, and debts constitutes a positive for someone in the process of a divorce is smart, I cannot wait to view yours. FYI I have more than 86 snakes and even though I may owe on those specific 86, there is still tons more inventory that I do not owe for that Reagan would be entitled to if she decides to go that route. Even though she says in this public forum that she wasn't after the business she is/ was entitled to half of it since the day we got married. This is the biggest reason why I would not come here to fight the detectives hard at work. That brings up the fact that I am surprised that with all of the fantastic, cheap, detective work that no one actually found the first marriage license exactly 2 years before the SECOND (legal) marriage.
Again... Chris I do sincerely apologize and will make things right with this deal. Brian you can keep your apology to yourself when that times comes as well as everyone else that will feel compelled to give one. I could care less to hear them as I have no dealings with you on a business level and nothing personal, but, most likely I don't care for you much either.
For those who withstood the heat in supporting me, tried to understand, got called names, etc... Thank you and I appreciate you as well as your support in this tough time.
The snakes will not be going up for sale on fauna and were never going up for sale on fauna. They are for my pretend retail location where my pretend business license is located. Brian... Why not actually fork up some cash and pay the state of Oklahoma to find out where my business is licensed at. You have been proven wrong many times in this thread and yet to have admitted to making a mistake so I won't help you in your witch hunt. If you want the information, you will have to pay the state to get it.
One more thing I want to address... My address and phone number have been posted in this thread a few times, yet through all of this, not one knock on my door or phone call except by Tyler. So, until you can be cyber tough on my phone or in person, stfu. You don't need to show up at my place of business to be the tough guy, just show up at the address posted.
First of all, thanks for showing up. I knew if I kept up with my so called witch hunt, that you would get tired of reading it, and make an effort to come here and post.
The comment you made about not buying from Chris if you knew he was my friend, you are only saying now, after the fact, because of what I have posted in this thread. If Chris did offer to sell to you in the future, and you didn't buy from him, then that would be your loss. Chris has quality animals, that get great care. Not only is your statement unfair to Chris, it shows how imature you are.
You can make all of the excuses you want. It shows a lack of professionalism, care, concern, and feelings towards others. Chris got one lie after the next from you, followed by one excuse after the other, and then after all that, he got complete silence from you. You call yourself a business man, but you keep business records, ect, on a vulnorable device like a portable telephone, or so you claim. That is just plain, bad business. If you had been considerate, and cared about Chris in the first place, none of this would be here. This is here, because of your actions, and no one elses. Blaming others for what is posted in this thread, is just trying to take the heat off of your complete lack of professionalism. It is your actions, or lack of actions, that got this thread here in the first place, not mine, or anyone elses.
You can think I have a strong dislike for you, but that was not true before this thread. It wasn't a dislike from me towards you that fueled my continuos accusations. What fueled me was the fact that you screwed over one of the nicest guys in the business, who is not only outstanding in this community, but is also a very good family man, and yes, he is a friend of mine who I have known for quite a few years. So, you really should not down talk Chris, or anything about him, because of his association with me. By doing that, you are trying to create a problem between Chris, and me. Chris has been more then fair with you, and did not diserve the situation you have created.
If you have negative feelings towards me, then keep them towards me. I acted alone in what I have done here, and Chris had nothing to do with anything I have posted. Chris never asked for my involvment.
Just because you were not convicted of anything in the Ebay stuff, does not mean that you did not do it. Anyone who thinks untherwise is only fooling themselves, as you well know.
Personnally, I wish it didn't have to come this far.
Now, I could tie your proof of my so-called involvement in it with my next payment to Chris but it would simply be unfair to Chris that his friend is an idiot.
You can call me all the names you want, you are not hurting me in any way. The fact is, you are the reason this is here. It's all of your lies, and excuses that brought this here. Had you been in communication this wouldn't be here. Your claims of poor business practices, and poor choices for keeping business records is your fault, and no one else, and your excuses are just that, an excuse, which at the end of the day, amounts to nothing. So, just based on your own admittance, if you would like to see an idiot, wipe the steam from the mirror.
As for the apology. Dean, when you finish paying Chris, I will be more then happy to appologize. If you don't want my apology when or if the time comes, if you don't like my apology when or if the time comes, if you don't believe my apology when or if the time comes, or if you don't believe I give a sincere apology when or if the time comes, that's fine, that is your choice. The fact is, I will be more then happy to apologize when or if the time comes, and I will do it with or without your acceptance. If you or anyone else doesn't choose to accept it when it comes, then that is your decision, but I not only want you to know, but I want every member and non member to know, that when or if it comes, it will be sincere.
One more thing I want to address... My address and phone number have been posted in this thread a few times, yet through all of this, not one knock on my door or phone call except by Tyler. So, until you can be cyber tough on my phone or in person, stfu. You don't need to show up at my place of business to be the tough guy, just show up at the address posted.
I always get a kick out of this kind of a statement. The computer tough guy crap. This has nothing to do with being tough, weak, or anywhere in between. It is you who is the ultimate creator of this mess, and you alone. Now you want to act like you are a victom, like a bully is picking on you. You picked on yourself, and from the stuff plastered all over the internet about you, you have been picking on yourself for some time. I don't have bad guy stuff about me all over the internet, and the overwelming percentage of the members of this community don't have anything negative about them on the internet, so you can stop with the you are a victom crap. You are the cause, and you are the effect, no one else.
To be honest Dean, I don't care where your business is located. I wanted to know if it really existed. So, here is some advise for you, It was the online directory's that have no record of your business. Why don't you get it there to them. Those on line directory's are the one's people use in this day and age to find the kind of business they are looking for. Most people don't even use a phone book any more. You are the one losing the potential business of those on line searchers, who are looking for goods and services in your area.
I will also say that the payment you sent Chris is certainly a step in the right direction. I was happy to see it, and I'm sure the others here were also happy to see it. You still have a long way to go, and everyone here hopes you continue to pay him.
At this point in time, Dean Stemple, I wish you luck.
out of luck.