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Bad Guy Ricky Pellechia AKA Rick's Reps

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i purchased this dragon as a RED trans leather from Ricky i asked him via email if the dragon was that red all the time and if the dragon had solid black eyes in which he told me yes. i went ahead and purchased this dragon for $340 shipped and when i got him today he was nothing like the pics the dragon is a dull brown/tan and brick red color with one normal eye and one partial trans eye.. i contacted the seller and told him i did not purchase the dragon i received i purchased a red trans leather with solid black eyes.. he is now saying he did nothing wrong and that the pics i sent him show that hes a red trans leather with solid black eyes... as you can see clearly that is not the case please spread the word of this horrible seller.

here is the email where I ask if the dragon had solid black eyes and he said yes and sent me this pic

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the first two pics are from the for sale add

the next two pics are of the dragons real colors as you can see the dragon does not have solid black eyes either
 

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Just because a guy like this posts about something unfair doesn't mean he is right, You have to hear both sides. Here is mine. I have sent many pictures back in forth with the guy and i will show you the email. The reason in his pictures why he isn't bright red is because they guy just received him and instantly was unsatisfied. With any dragon you have to warm them up for their colors to show. This guy clearly just doesn't like the dragon and is trying to make me look bad and refund him when that has nothing to do with me because i described it clearly. This guy is definitely misinformed and i have plenty of satisfied customers which im sure will respond to this topic.
 
the dragon clearly doesn't have solid black eyes.. I asked you if he did you said yes and sent me a pic that appeared to show black eyes upon receiving the dragon I looked him over and seen clearly the dragon does not have solid black eyes he has one partial black eye which is the pic you sent me and one regular eye. I posted a screenshot where you ansert my question saying yes he is a transulcent.. I am not misinformed whatsoever you then told me via email since I posted this you will not refund my money I will take a screen shot and post it shortly.. all im looking for is a refund for the dragon you did not represent correctly and ill be more then happy to ship him back to you..
 
the dragon coloration is still not close to the coloration shown in the for sale add warmed up as well.. will post pics shortly
 
Color aside (though very misleading in original pictures);
This dragon should have been labeled as a partial trans in the original for sale ad. A lot of breeders will only breed a high quality trans. While this guy is very handsome, if someone was expecting (and paid for it) a full trans but received a low quality/partial trans (that usually sell for less) I believe a return and refund is absolutely necessary.
Rick stated buyer was misinformed, meaning the seller misinformed the buyer, correct?
 
the dragon is definitely not warmed up every knowledgeable person on bearded dragons knows that they get duller colors when they are cold. its my guess that he took this picture right out of the shipping box.

you can see in my youtube video about 5:00 into it, that under a light he is that color and he is a trans and you can't edit videos making it a trans therfore stating that i believe he edited his photos in some way

Youtube Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz5qKaVY0rs
 
here is the screenshot of where he says since I posted this publicly he will not refund me
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here is the pic I just took no flash so you can see the true color of the dragon "WARMED UP" color is a bit better but still not even close to that of the for sale add
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i never said that i wouldn't refund you because you posted it publicly, it doesnt even say that in the email screenshot you have. This is what you said before than, that was just my response
 

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how can i even trust you have him under heat, you could just be leaving him cold to get your point across, because their is visual proof on my videos that he is that bright color i had posted
 
In these two following videos you can see that i have shipped successfully to satisfied customers who received their dragon as described i would not lie about a dragon

1--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScBQNYZhNZQ

2--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcjgqoQUAEg (near the end of this video this guy says how im a great breeder)
 
The dragon in the video is not as nice in the pictures up on the ad and if you full screen the video you can see what looks to be colored eyes (not full black) but i have a 32 inch lcd for my computer screen so that might help me see the eyes better, however i dont see how he edited the pics to appear to have brown eyes? you told him he had solid black eyes color aside if someone ask's about black eyes and you say yes the dragon needs to have black eyes, he asked this for a reason he wanted a high quality trans with black eyes, maybe it was an oversight but the color in the pics is not as nice as the new pics or as the dragon in the video maybe its a bunch of things such as the sand that you where useing and the stress and being cold but theres a big difference in color, if your so sure that he is the nice color the best thing would be to walk the BUYER through making the dragon happy so he will show his true color if then the dragon still looks to be more brown and less red then he was sold as then you should consider working with the buyer either by a partial refund to make up for the color and eye's or by just a refund and the buyer sending him back, i have sold many animals to andrew and have seen him buy many animals with very little to no issues i dont see him editing the pics so he can return the dragon this dragon is full brother to a dragon i had named kathcup and have seens pictures of him for awhile now and how he looks with andrew is kinda of upsetting to me even as i almost purchased him because i new what the genetics can do.
 
as you can see in my pics the dragon is not full trans as stated even by another person. We can go back and forth on the color in which he is not the color you portrayed in the pics but that as it seems is irrelevant to you but the concrete proof is the dragons eyes which are not solid black.. all im asking for is a refund as he is not what you told me he was and I will ship the dragon back to you.. its that simple and can be solved quickly
 
Here is my opinion, I watched the video and have seen all the pictures and that dragon doesn't look trans in any of it. Even if labeled a partial trans I think it would be unfair. The only thing that even looks partial is the half black eye. So I would mark it myself as a hypo het trans. In the video the dragon looks yellow/orange which is not the red of the for sale photos.

I think the buyer deserves a refund and to be able to ship back the dragon that was clearly misrepresented.
 
Ive never had a transaction with Andrew personally but do know him from a few local groups,and he lives about 15 minutes away.
we have talked a few times about Dragons,and some random stuff hes always been very nice to me.
now with the color issue aside cause yes alot of factors play into how bright they will be Ect. Why was this dragon sold with full black eyes.Andrew did ask that question specifically and in all the pictures Posted only show the one black eye or in the bath to far away to really tell the other eye isnt black.
That in my opinion is misrepresenting the animal. my suggestion would be to refund him ASAP and have him ship the dragon back tomorrow.I think you should be responsible for the shipping back because the dragon was misrepresented.
 
This is a clear case of misrepresentation of a dragon. The color and the eyes.... both of them. It looks to me like someone found the saturation button on their photo editing program and overdid it a little.
 
Rick's Reps said:
In these two following videos you can see that i have shipped successfully to satisfied customers who received their dragon as described i would not lie about a dragon
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Well, I guess that says it all. It's not like we've ever seen a precedent for a seller doing right by past customers, only to drop the ball with a new one. Nope. Never happens. :rolleyes:

Now, back to reality. Your buyer asked, "Also does he have solid black eyeS?" To which you replied, "Yes, he is translucent..." As the animal clearly only has one black eye, you lied when you said, "Yes". Simple as that. You misrepresented the animal. I doubt that it's just a random coincidence that you happened to only supply close-up pics of the eye that happens to be black.
 
I don't believe this I purchased a orange tiger leatherback for. Rick and he described the dragon perfectly and everybody I ask say he's a awesome seller so come on stop shit talking and stop hating the dragon I purchased he describe perfectly when the dragon heated up it look better then the pics he shown me
 
im glad you had a good transaction with Rick.. but i did not as i stated and as the pics show he is in the wrong and is not doing anything to fix the problem.. nobody is "hating" on him i just want a refund as this dragon clearly was mi-represented
 
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