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Bad Guy Rick Cremeans of Lancaster, OH-BAD, BAD, BAD!
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pitbulllady
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I don't think that YOU need to be the one worrying about looking like the bad guy, here. I don't know what to tell you, though, since he's gone silent on me, too, and I don't know what avenues to pursue to get my money back, either. It's becoming more and more obvious that this guy is a bona fide scammer, rather than just a n00bie who didn't have a clue how to ship an animal. If he'd ever had something shipped TO him, by a legitimate shipper, then that alone should have shown him how to go about packing a snake for shipping, but he wanted to take the easy way out. I wonder how many other people he's scammed, who aren't even on this board.
Sharon McKenzie
hemingway155
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Well, all my data went to the postal inspector just now, and I would encourage all other affected people to submit their complaints as well via the online form at:
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
It sounds like the more complaints are received, the better the chances are of serious investigation and real implications happening. Hopefully we can stop this guy from scamming and from killing any more innocent creatures.
Kris Stroup
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
It sounds like the more complaints are received, the better the chances are of serious investigation and real implications happening. Hopefully we can stop this guy from scamming and from killing any more innocent creatures.
Kris Stroup
spyder79
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also to the OP
FEDEX has very strict rules on shipping live animals especially reptiles. I know i had to go through a very strict trial to become a fedex live animal shipper. I would contact fedex about the situation as well.
FEDEX has very strict rules on shipping live animals especially reptiles. I know i had to go through a very strict trial to become a fedex live animal shipper. I would contact fedex about the situation as well.
sriann7734
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no wonder he doesn't take paypal. i can't believe someone would stuff a living animal into a box like that.
BryonsBoas
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As far as not taking or accepting Paypal making someone a bad guy or person to avoid is asinine. I don't accept paypal from folks I don't know and will likely stop that soon due to Paypal being a pain to deal with.
2 days on a truck in the summer is PLENTY hot enough to cause that level of decomp. Ohio to South Carolina is easily done by truck following trucking regulations in the 2 days paid for for delivery. If you have never been inside of a trailer during the summer, it can become an oven by noon.
Its a shame animal based hobbies attract complete .
2 days on a truck in the summer is PLENTY hot enough to cause that level of decomp. Ohio to South Carolina is easily done by truck following trucking regulations in the 2 days paid for for delivery. If you have never been inside of a trailer during the summer, it can become an oven by noon.
Its a shame animal based hobbies attract complete
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TrulyRare
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Wow, out of all the BOI threads I read, this has to be one of the worst. That's just crazy.
Heck if you have his address I know some ppl here prob would gladly go to his house and get your funds back for you, would you Ohio guys
I know I would, and if I go to Ohio, on this trip I'm taking I'd go in a heart beat!!
Wow, sorry for the trouble that guys put you threw and I can't even say my part on that poor snake. I don't know what kind of person unless they were totally 2 years old wouldn't know it gets hot in side a closed trailor. Heck I think a 2 year old is smarter.
I vote we go, and put him in a box and ship him 2 day express in this weather....
Heck if you have his address I know some ppl here prob would gladly go to his house and get your funds back for you, would you Ohio guys
I know I would, and if I go to Ohio, on this trip I'm taking I'd go in a heart beat!!
Wow, sorry for the trouble that guys put you threw and I can't even say my part on that poor snake. I don't know what kind of person unless they were totally 2 years old wouldn't know it gets hot in side a closed trailor. Heck I think a 2 year old is smarter.
I vote we go, and put him in a box and ship him 2 day express in this weather....
sriann7734
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i didn't say it made him or anyone else a bad guy, i'm just saying that anyone should be leery of one not willing to take paypal. at least paypal backs everyone involved up if something goes wrong.
bareptiles
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I don't reply to this stuff much, but this is not what we all need right now! Im sorry for this and hope you will get taken care of. There is no excuse for the way this animal was packaged or shipped. If anyone cant spend an extra 10 bucks to ship next day and ship in a proper box GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS BUSINESS AND HOBBY. This kind of thing really pisses me off.
I will be in Columbus for the show next weekend and will ask around about this guy.
My2cents
I will be in Columbus for the show next weekend and will ask around about this guy.
My2cents
hhmoore
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No, they don't.
hemingway155
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update
Just as an update to the situation, I just got a short email from Rick that said he had to go out of town for some reason but was back now and would ship the animals properly Monday. He knows he is being watched here, so I'm hoping that means he will do the right thing. I will keep the community posted, including with pictures of the animals and the packing materials.
Kris
Just as an update to the situation, I just got a short email from Rick that said he had to go out of town for some reason but was back now and would ship the animals properly Monday. He knows he is being watched here, so I'm hoping that means he will do the right thing. I will keep the community posted, including with pictures of the animals and the packing materials.
Kris
LauraB
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What?
Oldest excuse in the freakin' book ... I was out of town. Ok, even if he was, so what??
What does that have to do with his deplorable action? What does that have to do with the slow and agonizing death of a snake at his hands?
He's going to ship "properly"? LOL .. you sure about that? Didn't you think he actually might ship "properly" the first time around before he killed a snake?
You trust him enough to let him ship to you again?
Sorry, but I can't even believe you would even support him by accepting another shipment from him. THOSE are the kinds of people that do not need to be vending animals.
In fact, why come to the BOI with your "Bad Guy Rick Cremeans of Lancaster, OH-BAD, BAD, BAD!" post and those graphic and very sad photos, then just return to say .. "oh, well ... he'll ship better on Monday."
Go figure.
Good to know you will support a guy who will kill an animal through his own neglect, laziness and irresponsibility. I won't.
Oldest excuse in the freakin' book ... I was out of town. Ok, even if he was, so what??
What does that have to do with his deplorable action? What does that have to do with the slow and agonizing death of a snake at his hands?
He's going to ship "properly"? LOL .. you sure about that? Didn't you think he actually might ship "properly" the first time around before he killed a snake?
You trust him enough to let him ship to you again?
Sorry, but I can't even believe you would even support him by accepting another shipment from him. THOSE are the kinds of people that do not need to be vending animals.
In fact, why come to the BOI with your "Bad Guy Rick Cremeans of Lancaster, OH-BAD, BAD, BAD!" post and those graphic and very sad photos, then just return to say .. "oh, well ... he'll ship better on Monday."
Go figure.
Good to know you will support a guy who will kill an animal through his own neglect, laziness and irresponsibility. I won't.
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Oldest excuse in the freakin' book ... I was out of town. Ok, even if he was, so what??
What does that have to do with his deplorable action? What does that have to do with the slow and agonizing death of a snake at his hands?
He's going to ship "properly"? LOL .. you sure about that? Didn't you think he actually might ship "properly" the first time around before he killed a snake?
You trust him enough to let him ship to you again?
Sorry, but I can't even believe you would even support him by accepting another shipment from him. THOSE are the kinds of people that do not need to be vending animals.
In fact, why come to the BOI with your "Bad Guy Rick Cremeans of Lancaster, OH-BAD, BAD, BAD!" post and those graphic and very sad photos, then just return to say .. "oh, well ... he'll ship better on Monday."
Go figure.
Good to know you will support a guy who will kill an animal through his own neglect, laziness and irresponsibility. I won't.
Laura, I'M the one who started this thread, and posted those horrible pictures, NOT the person you just responded to, as it was MY snake that Cremeans killed by improperly and inhumanely packing and shipping it, and it was MY money he took, and MY money he STILL has not returned. I certainly do NOT trust him to be able to ship anything nor honor any promise or commitment, but I cannot make that decision for the person you are responding to, Hemingway 155, and that person is NOT me! Your post seems to indicate that you think that person you're actually responding to and the one who started this thread after receiving a rotting snake corpse from Rick Cremeans are one and the same. They aren't. Maybe "Hemingway 155", the person to whom you were responding, the person who has NOT yet received any animals, alive or dead, from Rick Cremeans will actually get his animals, alive, from this guy, though I for one would not hold my breath on it. BUT, if those snakes DO get delivered, properly packed and arrive still breathing, I have to ask of Mr. Cremeans, WHY "EXPERIMENT" WITH MY SNAKE ON HOW TO SHIP PROPERLY? Again, though, I can't make a decision for another person as to whether to actually trust this Cremeans guy or not. Based on MY experience with him, though, I won't trust him, period. In any case, it was NOT the user, Hemingway 155, the one you responded to, who "came on here with your Rick Cremeans of Lancaster, Ohio-BAD,BAD, BAD post and those graphic and very sad photos". That was ME.
Sharon McKenzie, aka "pitbulllady"
LauraB
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Oh my gosh .... many many apologies, Sharon! I stand corrected and totally (justifiably) red-faced. I did mistake "hemingway155" for you ... I need to learn to read and comprehend better .. and even keep my mouth shut. And to "hemmingway155" ... I do hope you get the animals in perfect shape.
Respectfully,
Ima Dork
TrulyRare
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lol, we all do it every now and then Laura.
hemingway155
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Let me justify myself...
Yes, I am the one expecting a shipment from this guy next week. I purchased the animals before the original bad guy post was made, and I did check the BOI and would not have made the purchase if there had been a post up already.
I went through the Postal Inspector to file a complaint and was basically told that if he is now saying that he will ship what I sent him the MO for (in this case two snakes) then I don't have a lot of recourse. That means that my leverage to just get a refund is pretty much nil, and to be honest if he does ship properly, I really do need the snakes for a current project.
I completely agree that the actions that merited the opening of this thread were abhorrent. I can only hope that maybe Rick will take this new contact with me as a chance to begin to make amends, and told him as much in an email. This is also why I am keeping things totally transparent, which strikes me as the real value of the BOI. Despite the risk of being flamed personally, I chose to keep things in the daylight and will update the thread with pictures of the shipping materials and the animals. It is my hope that this transparency also provides an incentive for Rick to take proper care of these animals and this shipment.
Look, I am not the bad guy here and frankly I don't think I deserve to be called out. This is a terrible situation and I am taking the only option I have available to me right now and trying to do it in a way that maximizes the chances of a successful resolution and is fair to everybody.
Kris Stroup
Yes, I am the one expecting a shipment from this guy next week. I purchased the animals before the original bad guy post was made, and I did check the BOI and would not have made the purchase if there had been a post up already.
I went through the Postal Inspector to file a complaint and was basically told that if he is now saying that he will ship what I sent him the MO for (in this case two snakes) then I don't have a lot of recourse. That means that my leverage to just get a refund is pretty much nil, and to be honest if he does ship properly, I really do need the snakes for a current project.
I completely agree that the actions that merited the opening of this thread were abhorrent. I can only hope that maybe Rick will take this new contact with me as a chance to begin to make amends, and told him as much in an email. This is also why I am keeping things totally transparent, which strikes me as the real value of the BOI. Despite the risk of being flamed personally, I chose to keep things in the daylight and will update the thread with pictures of the shipping materials and the animals. It is my hope that this transparency also provides an incentive for Rick to take proper care of these animals and this shipment.
Look, I am not the bad guy here and frankly I don't think I deserve to be called out. This is a terrible situation and I am taking the only option I have available to me right now and trying to do it in a way that maximizes the chances of a successful resolution and is fair to everybody.
Kris Stroup
LauraB
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Yes, I know. I admitted I made the mistake in my post above. I apologized. It was my mistake in confusing you and Sharon, the OP. Again, I am sorry. Again, I sincerely hope you get your animals in perfect shape, Kris.
hemingway155
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Thanks, Laura. I don't have a problem with you at all, but I expected this kind of response and just thought I would try to pre-empt it before things went into the ditch. Hopefully with this much transparency, all will go well, he will learn from the prior experience and make things as right as possible, and we can all move on.
Kris Stroup
Kris Stroup
bobassetto
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dead
she died in the box....cooked slowly......this guy needs to make it right...
she died in the box....cooked slowly......this guy needs to make it right...
Ben Biscy
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just chiming in here....
2 days in the back of a truck in carolina weather during summer can most certainly cause that amount of decomposition. it's hard to even drive from sc to nc during the day with colubrids without ac or a cooler/cool packs during the 100+f days...
however, the fact that anyone would send a LIVE animal anything LESS than guaranteed next day delivery is disgusting. people like this make be ashamed to call myself a brother of humanity. i'm sad for you, OP, but my heart goes out to this animal, who suffered burning temperature tortue until death in a tight box smaller than one could consider a coffin....
that's all i can say without gaining an infraction.
2 days in the back of a truck in carolina weather during summer can most certainly cause that amount of decomposition. it's hard to even drive from sc to nc during the day with colubrids without ac or a cooler/cool packs during the 100+f days...
however, the fact that anyone would send a LIVE animal anything LESS than guaranteed next day delivery is disgusting. people like this make be ashamed to call myself a brother of humanity. i'm sad for you, OP, but my heart goes out to this animal, who suffered burning temperature tortue until death in a tight box smaller than one could consider a coffin....
that's all i can say without gaining an infraction.