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Bad Guy Mark Dunner/ James Bland SCAMMER ALERT!!!

Craig Wyatt

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Well I figured if someone wanted to look up this guy there needed to be an individual thread for people to click on that specifically has his name in the title. This way to will know exactly what to click on. I know the mods don't like double post but I think it's nessicary. Because the title will be more obvious if you wanted to know about him. His fauna user name is Mark Dunner aka known as James Bland. The name he used with me is James Bland.
He successfully ripped me off for a beautiful healthy Panther Chameleon.

Click here for all the info you need.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558762
 
Some associations that interested parties might want to be aware of:
 

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Craig, this is why I said there was no need to give him ideas in the other thread. He went through a phone this time.
 
Sorry Nick. That was 100% my bad. I'm curious as to what your talking about though. Maybe you could send me a PM.
 
Water under the bridge. I just did not want to coach continued disruption. We are cool. I know this has been very trying for you and I appreciate the stress involved.

Had you behaved similarly to any decent customer, the story would have had a happier ending. This type of person, though, wants you to agonize.

My initial impression in the first few posts and with the one fake account supporting the other was that it was some sort of anticompetitive ploy to damage reputation by some rival, but after my searching, it seems more like straight scamming. He appears to have a history of running scams and needling those he has scammed (even years later). Not that it could not have been both, of course.

Keep your spirits up and please keep in mind that seller protection and buyer protection via a balanced set of practices do not have to be mutually exclusive. One does not negate the other. You can view it more like maintaining respect for the other while maintaining respect for self. I feel like this guy went right for your noble nerve because he knew what you value. However, I am saying you do not have to sacrifice that valued thing through blanket appeasement. You can still be decent to people while holding them to a set of standards so that the chance of you being taken advantage of is reduced.

:)
 
Thanks for that Nick.
You never know what a dog will do when he's cornered. It took several hours but eventually I had to show my teeth and get a few bites in.
In general this is not my character. I'm pretty laid back. I hate conflict. I normally will avoid it at any cost.
I'm 37 years old. My mom bought me my first baby boa when I was 12. The rest is history.
I do this for the love of reptiles. It's a shame when not just me but lots of people get taken advantage of. Every time I hear one of those threads it irks me to death.
 
Some other things to link up identities and to make him recognizable.

His one friend did Craig a favor.
 

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James Bland has changed his Facebook account back to reflect his true identity. For nearly a month he had replaced all his profile and public images with that of a black man, in addition to changing his name from James SoFlo to a different name that I honestly don't remember.

Here is his Facebook page, which should be a fixed link regardless of whatever alias he's currently using. Buyer beware. His Facebook ID is JamesisFriendly.

https://www.facebook.com/JamesisFriendly?fref=ufi
 
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