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Bad Guy Garret Smith ( Scammer )

Lol. Attack people with insults, call names, attack anyone who questions them. call them names. Then question who you are….Your questioning US? you must not be who you say you are….LMAO. When they get really desperate the start making fun of your grammar.
Garrett

You have just described yourself to the letter, you never seize to amaze me.

Now how about answering some of the questions if not all, at hand, or will you continue with the string of BS & excuses thus far, that seems to be your mode of operation.

When will you be paying Michael ?

How about showing any real documents?

Show Any real info, PERIOD...

By the way, if you think we don't know who Dan is, & what he does, you're sadly mistaken.:thumbsup:

Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles
 
one point sorry. Spamming is worth one point.

Garrett

Not the same as what you did, Garrett. Not yet, anyway. Mind your content, let your new best friends mind theirs, and hopefully something gentlemanly might result. I dare to dream. If something substantial comes up, then report it for assessment.
 
Completely done here. I tried to be civil. And this is what I get for it.

As I stated from the start, it is my opinion that Mr. Smith is scamming here. Nothing adds up and all the proof he has offered is clearly off. I thought we could do this with out the drama, clearly that will not happen.

If any one thinks I am a friend or had any commication with Mr. Smith. You are inventing your own narrative. Period.

I am done on this topic.
 
I haven't been actively on this BOI as i mentioned a few days ago i have health issues SLE ( lupus ) i have been been dealing with a flare up this past week have had slim to no energy to do anything or cause any additional stress to my health . ( Garret has been aware the entire time of my health issue ). I should of been admitted to the hospital days ago , but im currently under treatment at home until i start my infusions at the chemotherapy hoping with in this week or next . As far as garret has said he offered to give me a " better end " of the deal to cash out him and markus offered to give me four pairs of Pogona Barbata " eastern bearded dragons" to cash me my first thought was to wait for them to import them with all legal paperwork as i told him i wouldn't accept them with out it and wait for him to sell them off to cash me out , but my relationship with garret to this day is so bad i don't trust him one bit as all he has done has been nothing but disrespectful, rude , name calling , accusing me of doing drugs , saying im a horrible father who can't win custody of my daughter ( which i have 50% custody and is none of his business) I have always kept my cool with him calling me a drug addict but once he brought up my " parenting" for my daughter he crossed the line , i asked him weeks ago the status of the shipment from germany just to " check in " and was always answered rudely or upset by him i even had to email markus a few times who if he truly didn't want to be involved in this whole ordeal should of never offered to do so in the first place . Im at the point in life and health were i can't afford anymore stress garret has caused for me and my family i just want this to be all done and i move on from this nightmare if i would of known back in late December / early January that my money was gonna be gone for 6 -12 months plus i would of never done it.
I have asked garret to give me payment plans , different animals since he has had " the greatest sales ever" recently i would figure he would care more about his reputation and word in the community, but all he has shown is completely opposite and i believe just like many others you are as good as your word and if garret isn't a man of his Word guess im a year late to find out my mistake . Up until now garret has offered for me to have a sit down with his " Pakistani source" who could be anyone he could hire to act it out . Until i see some legal real CITES paperwork next to a Saara Hardwickii im not believing anything anymore that comes out of garret or markus because as far as im aware Markus and Garret are Partners and are equal in all there shipments with each other in profit and knowing the sources of each others, unlike me Garret has never wanted to tell me his Pakistan contact!
I just want to know when enough is enough and to give me my MONEY back the full $6500 he owes me or my 3.3 Saara Hardwickii he sold me or like i have mentioned to him i want something of equal value for my money nothing more nothing less.
 
I haven't been actively on this BOI as i mentioned a few days ago i have health issues SLE ( lupus ) i have been been dealing with a flare up this past week have had slim to no energy to do anything or cause any additional stress to my health . ( Garret has been aware the entire time of my health issue ). I should of been admitted to the hospital days ago , but im currently under treatment at home until i start my infusions at the chemotherapy hoping with in this week or next . As far as garret has said he offered to give me a " better end " of the deal to cash out him and markus offered to give me four pairs of Pogona Barbata " eastern bearded dragons" to cash me my first thought was to wait for them to import them with all legal paperwork as i told him i wouldn't accept them with out it and wait for him to sell them off to cash me out , but my relationship with garret to this day is so bad i don't trust him one bit as all he has done has been nothing but disrespectful, rude , name calling , accusing me of doing drugs , saying im a horrible father who can't win custody of my daughter ( which i have 50% custody and is none of his business) I have always kept my cool with him calling me a drug addict but once he brought up my " parenting" for my daughter he crossed the line , i asked him weeks ago the status of the shipment from germany just to " check in " and was always answered rudely or upset by him i even had to email markus a few times who if he truly didn't want to be involved in this whole ordeal should of never offered to do so in the first place . Im at the point in life and health were i can't afford anymore stress garret has caused for me and my family i just want this to be all done and i move on from this nightmare if i would of known back in late December / early January that my money was gonna be gone for 6 -12 months plus i would of never done it.
I have asked garret to give me payment plans , different animals since he has had " the greatest sales ever" recently i would figure he would care more about his reputation and word in the community, but all he has shown is completely opposite and i believe just like many others you are as good as your word and if garret isn't a man of his Word guess im a year late to find out my mistake . Up until now garret has offered for me to have a sit down with his " Pakistani source" who could be anyone he could hire to act it out . Until i see some legal real CITES paperwork next to a Saara Hardwickii im not believing anything anymore that comes out of garret or markus because as far as im aware Markus and Garret are Partners and are equal in all there shipments with each other in profit and knowing the sources of each others, unlike me Garret has never wanted to tell me his Pakistan contact!
I just want to know when enough is enough and to give me my MONEY back the full $6500 he owes me or my 3.3 Saara Hardwickii he sold me or like i have mentioned to him i want something of equal value for my money nothing more nothing less.

Michael,
sorry, but here you are wrong regarding me. And you know that!

The deal you have with Garrett has nothing to do with me! So don´t write stuff like that.

And you also know that I had a ouple of shipments in the last weeks to the US to different people. You also know that. (For people who are intersted in seeing what, check my rare-herps.de on facebook)

What I did is to contact you after I read in this boi that you and Garrett found a solution to cover his depts with you. I asked Garrett if this is correct and he reported you get Pogona barbata from him.
As the barbata are animals I ship to him on a deal him and me have, I asked him for more information. He told me its 4 pairs you get. And that he wants to buy them out of the deal him and me have. I agreed on that.

After checking this I wrote you an email telling you, that I like it you and him found a solution and I (even I am not involved in your Pakistan deal) like that you finally get something for the money you invested.
I also reported to you that I plan to ship in the second or third week of October to someone in the US. And that I will put the barbata in that shipment, as its not reasonable just to ship those animals with the high shipping costs.
I also provided you with the Cites documents of the Cites animals that will be in the shipment. So you know who will get the shipment and that there is a shipment.

I did this to make you feel more confortable in this messed up situation. So, there is nothing you can say negative about me. And especially I find it kind of unfair, that even I gave you all this information, you name me here!

For me, as I have absolutly nothing to do with your deal about the hardwicki, its the last time to post on this threat. I gave you information, told you that I understand your situation, told Garrett multiple times to find a solution with you. More I cannot do.

I am someone with whom you can easily come along, thats why different people in the world and also the US trade with me. And I always stood to my word.

But to mix me in a deal you have with Garrett, and especially you know its between you and him, is something I don´t accept.

As I wrote you in the emails and just now here, I will ship the barbata to Garrett. What you two do with them is no long of any interest for me.

You and Garrett are communicating behind the scene, and that is good. You and him already have a agreement since weeks and reported it here. So, why others don´t see that, I don´t understand.

Besides: Garrett wrote here, he also wants you to skype with the Pakistan seller. Funny, that so many people just don´t forget this important point. As the only thing of importance here is that you get your solution, and not them to get information. Because the only one needing information is you.

Regards, Markus
 
Perhaps you could clear up some of the confusion here by elaborating a bit more descriptively. I get that Pakistan hasn't been exporting for a decade. You've amplified that well enough. But what does that have to do with this deal? You said the document (which is now in question thanks to some awesome detective work by some members here) show that they agree those animals can leave the country. You said you know where there is a delay. Please share your knowledge.

Just to show 3 fantastic, very informational and really reasonable post you made yesterday your time, today my time:

10-28-2015, 03:51 AM Markus???
10-28-2015, 04:19 AM Dan???
10-28-2015, 04:46 AM Markus ???
Not to name all the post, where you just write "nicely put" here and in other threats.

This is a easy way to blow threats big and have highest value in clearing up this situation between Mike and Garrett.
Oh, wait. It actually just lets the number of your post grow.

I explained you very precisly, that you and me are in differnent timezones. So, how could I answer posts you make on 3:51 am my time or the same post you make at 4:46am my time?

I will give you my answer now:
My knowledge about a delay is something I have to discuss with my bussiness partners. That is one the one hand Garrett and on the other hand the Pakistan seller. Thats all people I have discussed and will discuss this topic with. Noone here would share bussiness information to the world. Noone. Not one of the people posting here.
And I will not share either (except with people who buy animals from me or are intersted in buying).
I gave Mike all information that I could do regardsing the barbata. For all other information, I cannot help, as I am not involved in his and Garretts deal. I think, everyone here understood that I don´t have a bussiness relationship with Mike.
 
Just to show 3 fantastic, very informational and really reasonable post you made yesterday your time, today my time:

10-28-2015, 03:51 AM Markus???
10-28-2015, 04:19 AM Dan???
10-28-2015, 04:46 AM Markus ???
Not to name all the post, where you just write "nicely put" here and in other threats.

This is a easy way to blow threats big and have highest value in clearing up this situation between Mike and Garrett.
Oh, wait. It actually just lets the number of your post grow.

I explained you very precisly, that you and me are in differnent timezones. So, how could I answer posts you make on 3:51 am my time or the same post you make at 4:46am my time?

I will give you my answer now:
My knowledge about a delay is something I have to discuss with my bussiness partners. That is one the one hand Garrett and on the other hand the Pakistan seller. Thats all people I have discussed and will discuss this topic with. Noone here would share bussiness information to the world. Noone. Not one of the people posting here.
And I will not share either (except with people who buy animals from me or are intersted in buying).
I gave Mike all information that I could do regardsing the barbata. For all other information, I cannot help, as I am not involved in his and Garretts deal. I think, everyone here understood that I don´t have a bussiness relationship with Mike.

In other words, you don't have an honest answer to my question. Thanks for the response.
 
Sorry you felt like i was attacking you markus wasn't my intention , but more of a comparison to show how garret has been able to provide you all legal details and paperwork no problem but yet im left in the dark if i was his"business partner" for Pakistan why is it taking almost a year now to see any paperwork or get in contact im not sure only Garrett knows, yea im aware you did email me pictures of what seems like CITES paperwork and of the animals but does that necessarily mean im getting them? Do i trust garret to do it no last i spoke to him he threatened me with some "attorney written bogus waiver so i wouldn't sue him " but yet he has no money to refund me , i appreciate your effor in trying to resolve this but seems to me that even after you send him the shipment of animals Garrett is gonna drag this along to refund me in any sort of way let's be honest
 
My best advise markus is to cut ties with Garrett after your current ongoing transactions cause if your a honest person that is connected in anyway to Garrett you know it isn't gonna help you in any sort of way I'm sorry you had to get dragged along by him
 
Sorry you felt like i was attacking you markus wasn't my intention , but more of a comparison to show how garret has been able to provide you all legal details and paperwork no problem but yet im left in the dark if i was his"business partner" for Pakistan why is it taking almost a year now to see any paperwork or get in contact im not sure only Garrett knows, yea im aware you did email me pictures of what seems like CITES paperwork and of the animals but does that necessarily mean im getting them? Do i trust garret to do it no last i spoke to him he threatened me with some "attorney written bogus waiver so i wouldn't sue him " but yet he has no money to refund me , i appreciate your effor in trying to resolve this but seems to me that even after you send him the shipment of animals Garrett is gonna drag this along to refund me in any sort of way let's be honest

Thanks a lot for clearing that up. Maybe I misunderstood it :) Thank you.
I promise you I make sure you get the barbata as you and Garrett agreed on. I think I already send you pics of those. I love them :)
And I will make sure you get them! :thumbsup:

And please, besides that, take the chance to speak to the Pakistan seller as Garrett suggested. I know it took long for you to get this information, but it will give you a lot information and a lot of understanding for the situation.

Maybe you have whatsapp. Then please hit me there so I can provide you with more information about the upcoming shipment in which your animals will be. Maybe we can also make a chat group with Garrett and you and me. Seems like Garrett and me communicate very nicly and so do you and me. Maybe it helps a bit, if I am there for both of you as kind of a mediator.

But as it is bussiness information we are sharing, and its not small money we are talking about, its better private and not discussed world wide seen :)
My cellphone number you find here: http://www.rare-herps.de/about/

Thank you :)
 
, Garrett has been nothing but disrespectful, rude , name calling , accusing me of doing drugs , saying im a horrible father who can't win custody of my daughter ( which i have 50% custody and is none of his business) I have always kept my cool with him calling me a drug addict but once he brought up my " parenting" for my daughter he crossed the line ,e nothing less.


I would like to address this:

Mike. Almost every time that we spoke on the phone you told me about your battles with trying to get custody of your daughter, and we spoke a lot. You also told me that you just got "baked" as you called it or were about to. You complained about your daughters custody, got stoned all the time, didn't have a job and lived with your mother.

Now my thoughts were, but never said anything, Get off your lazy butt and get a job, stop smoking pot all day and change your life. Stop bitching and do something about it.

I didn't bring up these issues on this site, you did when you posted parts of our conversation.

You have used your illness and your daughter to lie. In my opinion, that is despicable. I have caught you twice on this. One you admitted to on our IM conversation and then posted it on this Fauana. The second one, you said that you and your daughter were very sick and that you were going to the hospital, then posted pictures of you at Disneyland on the same day that you were "Hospital Bound". A week later when I asked you about Disneyland you said you had a great time….but must of forgot about telling me that you and your daughter we soooooo sick that you need to go to the hospital. You Mike are know as a lier to even your "friends" that I have sold animals to.

I said you were a bad parent, or what ever I said in our private conversation in the heat of the battle. For that.. I'm sorry. What you do in your personal life is your business, not mine.

You and I had an agreement and you know it. Your backing out and I have given you several options that I can afford at this time. How anyone thinks this is a Scam or that I'm a scammer is beyond me.

I have given you an option to speak to my contact face to face with out me and ask him any question that you want to see if I lied about one thing during this transaction. and you decline?

Garrett
 
I'd defiantly take the opportunity to talk with the Pakistan's. It can't hurt. And as Markus said might clear the air. And Garrett I can see how you got frustrated with the whole ordeal. Probably shouldn't have gone on so long but at least you guys are coming to some sort of agreement. I hope it works out good for both of you guys.

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I would like to address this:

Mike. Almost every time that we spoke on the phone you told me about your battles with trying to get custody of your daughter, and we spoke a lot. You also told me that you just got "baked" as you called it or were about to. You complained about your daughters custody, got stoned all the time, didn't have a job and lived with your mother.

Now my thoughts were, but never said anything, Get off your lazy butt and get a job, stop smoking pot all day and change your life. Stop bitching and do something about it.

I didn't bring up these issues on this site, you did when you posted parts of our conversation.

You have used your illness and your daughter to lie. In my opinion, that is despicable. I have caught you twice on this. One you admitted to on our IM conversation and then posted it on this Fauana. The second one, you said that you and your daughter were very sick and that you were going to the hospital, then posted pictures of you at Disneyland on the same day that you were "Hospital Bound". A week later when I asked you about Disneyland you said you had a great time….but must of forgot about telling me that you and your daughter we soooooo sick that you need to go to the hospital. You Mike are know as a lier to even your "friends" that I have sold animals to.

I said you were a bad parent, or what ever I said in our private conversation in the heat of the battle. For that.. I'm sorry. What you do in your personal life is your business, not mine.

You and I had an agreement and you know it. Your backing out and I have given you several options that I can afford at this time. How anyone thinks this is a Scam or that I'm a scammer is beyond me.

I have given you an option to speak to my contact face to face with out me and ask him any question that you want to see if I lied about one thing during this transaction. and you decline?

Garrett


Seems to me like the only here doing drugs here is you i have never in my life said to you in any form of way either phone conversation or any other communication that i was gonna get " baked" or take a "bong hit " you are seriously a true P.O.S for making lies about my personal life and to say im using my illness as a excuse? I have zero clue posting a drug test online your truly pathetic just finding any form of way to try degrade me to your level of scum like you , i will never respect you ever again as a human being just give me my MONEY or ANIMALS and be gone with your miserable life trying to scam others.

As far as me skyping your Pakistan contact i want him to show me all paper work and Hardwickii over pictures and videos that you claim he has .
 
I said you were a bad parent, or what ever I said in our private conversation in the heat of the battle. For that.. I'm sorry. What you do in your personal life is your business, not mine.

For what it's worth, I see this as a genuine apology and a step in the right direction. I'm still not convinced the Pakistan import paperwork is legitimate, but hopefully, now that Garrett has taken a positive step here, that we all can stop with personal attacks and actually work towards a meaningful resolution.
 
^^ defiantly agreed. Its only gonna drag on with all the name calling. Weather or not you smoke shouldn't be and issue. You should also Skype with the Pakistan's and figure out yourself any thing you want. He said ask them whatever. Also I wouldn't 100% believe what they say. Unless the papers they have are 100% legit. I would ask for copies and search them over.

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Mike, if you do end up talking to, or skyping with, the Pakistan contact, make sure you write down all questions, that you want/need to ask, etc., before you do.
That way you won't forget where, later, it may be too late to ask.

....
 
Mike, if you do end up talking to, or skyping with, the Pakistan contact, make sure you write down all questions, that you want/need to ask, etc., before you do.
That way you won't forget where, later, it may be too late to ask.

....

I'd suggest to also record the conversation using something like Evaer
 
I have a legitimate question. How much money did the Pakistani recieve? How much of that was from Mike, Markus, Garrett and who ever else might ne involved?
 
Hello.
I was asked by Garrett if I want to participate in an import from Pakistan. After speaking with the Pakistan provider of the animals I said yes. That's all I can say to that.
Garrett and Mike have a deal about those animals for the US market.
Therefor I am not involved in their deal. That's two different things.
But I know that Garrett and Mike are communicating about a solution, and from emails with Mike and WhatsApp with Garrett I know what they agreed on.
I believe that's why both of them stepped back from commenting everything here.
And as someone carefully reading this threat and also other threats in the boi, that's the best they can do....

Really? You have avoided being "involved " in their deal from the get go. Now you are suddenly orchestrating quite a nit of hands on damage control.
 
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