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Bad Guy Scammed by Reptile Addictions/Wendy Childs

Based on your post above are you possibly confusing OP (Original Poster) with the subject of the thread?

It sounds like your doubts pertain to Wendy, not the starter of the thread.
Absolutely my doubts are with Wendy. I'm saying the OP (Brandon) has proof that he (Brandon) did things right. Therefore, for 'Jim' to say he's going to basically destroy Brandon's business based on known lies would be a crime. Perhaps I worded it improperly.

Noelle
 
Really, if you feel the need to post a warning, you should offer real proof to back up your statement. Otherwise, it's just an accusation and nothing more.
That really does not look like something Jim would write so I would have to agree with the others.

A screenshot would have saved you the extra work :)

Really, then take it as an accusation. I really don't care what you think.

This is the first time I made a purchase on this forum and this was the result. It was my fault that I didn't put enough research in Wendy and her business. If I were on the outside looking in at this thread I would really think twice before dealing with Wendy. I'm just trying to shed some light for the next possible buyer.

I do thank the input from everyone and I believe enough people have spoken on the behalf of the forum and what they have said will protect other forum members from what I have experienced. Like I stated in my original post, this is just my story. I have spent enough time on this and I'm not going to spend more time to prove every aspect of it.
 
Wendy had a stroke and pretty much got what she had coming. If you have never delt with her in person she's even worse.

Call her stores # and listen to the answering machine.lol. "were too busy to answer the phone right now cleaning cages,feeding animals and helping customers........pretty sure her store is dead 95% of the time. =\
 
Really, then take it as an accusation. I really don't care what you think.

There was seriously no need to be snippy and rude. I was simply offering you a suggestion to remove doubt. I was trying to help you. I do not appreciate your snide attitude. Since you are new here and obviously do not know Wendy's horrid rep (otherwise you would have been educated enough not to buy from her), I was only extending a helping hand. Some people really have no class. :rolleyes:
 
There was seriously no need to be snippy and rude. I was simply offering you a suggestion to remove doubt. I was trying to help you. I do not appreciate your snide attitude. Since you are new here and obviously do not know Wendy's horrid rep (otherwise you would have been educated enough not to buy from her), I was only extending a helping hand. Some people really have no class. :rolleyes:

... gosh.


Back to the op - sorry you got the run-around. I hope paypal rules in your favor again! I've had some great transactions on fauna but it's worth checking the BOI before doing any business.

One question; I'm a little confused, has Wendy been banned on fauna? Or just this Jim Flaherty?
 
One question; I'm a little confused, has Wendy been banned on fauna? Or just this Jim Flaherty?

That's one big reason for the post to come from 'Jim'. Wendy could lose her privileges here by making threats, thereby losing free advertising to thousands. Really, nothing further can be done to Jim unless those threats are carried out under his name.

Noelle
 
Ed

Noelle is putting forth the hypothetical that the PM from Jim Flaherty, which did contain a threat, actually could have come from Wendy
 
Ed

Noelle is putting forth the hypothetical that the PM from Jim Flaherty, which did contain a threat, actually could have come from Wendy

Hmmm, Noelle's post lead me to think Wendy had made threats. I'm sure anyone else reading that post could have came to the same conclusion.

Jim did in fact make a threat if the proof posted came from him,as far as the hypotheticals go it may be better to go with the proof posted if it seems like believable proof.

Originally Posted by madchameleon
...and tells me she has a "record of kidnapping and assault "

There are things being said with no proof posted to support them so I think those statements should be taken with a grain of salt unless they are backed up with proof of some kind.
 
Hmmm, Noelle's post lead me to think Wendy had made threats. I'm sure anyone else reading that post could have came to the same conclusion.

Jim did in fact make a threat if the proof posted came from him,as far as the hypotheticals go it may be better to go with the proof posted if it seems like believable proof.
Okay, point taken, I'll rephrase. It seems to me, having read through this thread, that someone using Jim's signature has made a threat on Wendy's behalf, using spelling and grammar that Jim himself has never used in the past. I will concede that perhaps Jim could have wanted to sound less proficient with the English language. All this, as you said, is my opinion based upon the assumption that the OP has told the story truthfully. If he hasn't, this entire thread is a moot point.

You are correct, Ed, that proof should be provided if you're going to start something like this. Brandon??


Noelle
 
Ed

Noelle is putting forth the hypothetical that the PM from Jim Flaherty, which did contain a threat, actually could have come from Wendy

When if comes to Jim Flaherty and Wendy Childs, who knows? :shrug01: Possibly he allowed her to use his account on chameleonforums? He was certainly quite worked up here on this site back in 2008 while defending her -> http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122806

BTW, I find the pic on page three of that above thread to be quite cute, if not quite telling of Jim's attitude about this topic. :rofl:
 
I can not spend the time to read all the posts. Sorry. I will reply to Brandon....

I hope this makes more sense of who what when.

A decision to sell a large collection of my animals was made because no one has the time or experience to deal with them all.

Brandon replied to a ad that said the chameleons were for sale because of medical issues. Because I had have had about 20 Acute and sub Acute Stokes so far. This was stated in the ad.

I am on Lovanex Shots, Waferon, And Cumedon. I have to go to the Cumedan Clinic daily to poke my finger. In order to stay out of the hospital and stop Strokes. My blood has to be checked. I have to be between a 2 and 3. So far I have dipped to 1.4 and as high as a 4.4. All of very dangerous and these are serious medications keeping me alive. I have spent as much as 2 weeks in the hospital and back and forth a few times.

My fate in undecided. I am not fixed. The "thing" in my left neck artery has not been determined. No matter how MRI's , CT's, Ultrasounds, and Cerebral angiograpys. It can be a devision, plaque, or a blood clot. 5 Neurologists cant decide. I have weekly tests to further decide. Will it go away? Will i need a stint? Hell, will it kill me?

Rochelle is my best fiend here from out of town. She is my my Power of Attorney, and she is the beneficial of my will. No matter what happens to me, if I am unable, she makes all business decisions concerning me.

Brandon, I will make this really quick. Rochelle did the most of this, I retuned part way through and did the rest.

This whole transaction from finish to end was 9 DAYS - yes 9.

HIS temperatures would not allow shipping with a guarantee. HIS temps in Corona were over 100 degrees. He wanted Rochelle to ship anyways, use a cool pack, ship to the station, blah blah. But in the end he did NOT want them without a guarantee and she wouldnt ship at 100 plus.

Because of his 150 Plus messages he sent, she felt if she gave him a refund for the "delay" he would calm down . So, she sent him $100. Via usps money order and certified .

That didnt help. I am prevy from all the text, because it was done all on my phone. There is a daily text to him, she was keeping in contact with everything that was going on. Every day. He would text every 5 minutes and say if you dont call me in 5 minutes, if you dont do this right now, on and on and on. As if no one had anything else to do.

In his text he offered to give $300 as a non refund, then $143. (the less amount of paypal fees) as a non refund. In the end he said he was filing a dispute if they wernt shipped that day by 3:55. That was at 3:32.

Now- when I got to this ( I didnt know he had disputed already). I found out he has posted over 18 pages of MY photos of chameleons, breeders, breeding, babies on his website, and on sale website forums, AS FOR SALE! All done on the day he started the contact, even BEFORE he paid. At no time did he ask for permission to use the photos, or post ads.

I asked him while he did that. He told me he ....."I have none of your pictures posted on any website." and "I have none of your pictures posted on any forum."

I will send the exact email what my reply to it all after his email above.............

Brandon,
I have bent over backwards to accommodate you. You applied to an AD that clearly said the sale was due to a Stroke. That being said, you should have expected some issues. I even made that point on the phone once.
. I even have issues speaking as you can tell. There are days I am not allowed to drive or leave my bed. I am doing things differently from the normal. I have never had a pick up on premises. I have always used the airport. I have never had employees do shipments. They are getting a crash coarse on it.

You without my permission posted an ad of MY PICTURES stating that these babies you are buying from me will be sold in October. You have stated that they are for resale and not needed for now. How could you assume that all 15 would still be alive in october when they are now 4 weeks?

Then you make ridiculous demands to ship at 100 plus degrees repeatedly. Like I said. NO ONE - and not me will ship a guarantee in these temps. And without a guarantee most would not based on moral.

We tryed to appease the customer sent you $100 back due to my delay for medical reasons. After only 9 days. We have been in contact with you Daily. I even offered to make a daily video of the chameleons so you knew they were safe and being cared for.

You have disregarded the policies of my company. You agreed on receipt of invoice to no refund and no returns. You dont get to change your mind because of temps.

You have been rude to myself and my employees. You have stolen my copyright photos and offered animals for sale animals that you didn't even posses. Now, you steal from me by asking a refund dispute in paypal. You are not entitled to a full refund (like you said) and you are certainly not entitled to a extra $100 from me.

You cost time and patience by turning all other serious buyers down. hours spent finding particular photos for you that I didnt have to do. And responded to 123 text messages on my phone. All while working 9 hours a day at a retail store. Usually at a demand of immediate response- you threatened me with time lines within minutes over 16 times.. As if I have nothing else to do by beckon you.

Over all you are the type of customer that everyone in the business dreads to deal with. You are never happy no matter what I do. And, you are a thief.

I will give you 24 hours to return the $100 money from my paypal account, and remove MY PHOTOS from all forums and your website. Be sure that any buyers from you understand that the reason they are not getting their chameleon they bought from you is because I refused to ship the baby at 100 plus degrees.

Besides MY $100 , The rest of the $ I dont care. Its worth your full amount to get rid of you. I guess we have no other option to take this online........................
 
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