I am kinda surprised no one has done anything. With all the big talkers.
A couple people have posted how there is always some kind of drama going on in this hobby/business... Is that true? If so, why do you all think that is? I'm very new to the whole reptile community and this latest B.S. here is very disheartening. I am not throwing my gauntlet down here with any one person or any "side", but I am definitely wondering at this point.
I have to say that I feel the same exact way. It makes you feel horrible to need "charity" and what Christina made me do was basically have to beg for it - that is what pisses me off the most. I have been on reading, but have not really posted because it makes me sick, honestly sick, to my stomach that all of you arguing when the only people who are wrong are Christina and Jeff, that is it - all the money was sent to them, no one else, and THEY spent it all, again, no one else..
Thank you to all of you for all of your help before and after this situation.
I shouldn't have to say this, but you ALL know how Charles was and what he believed in - if you really care about him, do what he would have wanted. Burn thoseto the ground and stop fighting with each other. Hasn't his memory and his beliefs that he fought so hard for been trampled on enough by THEM???? THEY scammed everyone here using my husband's name and mine and my children's pain and devastation.
I really feel bad that all of this is happening and I really wish I hadn't come on and posted anything about Charles now - I have watched your "family" get torn apart and I am truly sorry for that. I hope you all can get justice in this situation and get your money back or at least see them get locked up. There have been some posts about if people get their money back, they would send it to us. I personally, and I am not answering for Rick and Sandra, don't want the money. If any of you are able to get your money back from these losers, please keep it.
I hope you and your families are doing well. Take care.
Maggie
From here on out... Im just a lookie-loo at an accident scene and no longer a player. I hope the Wise's get everything they have coming to them and that Maggie and Rick gets what was intended for them.
Screw it, I have been busting my ass over this and over 2/3 of those involved couldn't even bother to file an IC3 complaint. Why the hell should I give a crap if these two pay if nobody else does?
Screw it, I have been busting my ass over this and over 2/3 of those involved couldn't even bother to file an IC3 complaint. Why the hell should I give a crap if these two pay if nobody else does?
I am kinda surprised no one has done anything. With all the big talkers.

Put that wavey hand right back in your pocket, jeez, we don't need any Texans going.

Just to clarify, the above statement does not mean I am stopping anything. Anybody who knows me (obviously this excluded Dustin) knows I am not one who quits or will let go of something like this. The above was frustration at the lack of continued support for Maggie and Rich by those who for whatever reason or excuse have not or will not file the IC3 complaint. I set off with the intention of doing this all on my own on road "A" and then I got the impression that I was going to have the support of those who participated in the auctions which started me down road "B" but it turns out only a third of the participants are actually willing to do something about it so now I have to find another route to get to my desired destination since I can no longer use the carpool lane. I feel as I was needlessly sidetracked and it is frustrating that I now have to backtrack.
What I cannot understand whatsoever is why everyone involved will not make an IC3 complaint. (To keep with the driving analogies) Then again it's like when there is an accident on the road, you'll have more people slowing down traffic only to satisfy their morbid curiosity as they rubberneck and gawk in hopes of seeing only God knows what instead of stopping to see if anyone needs help.
Unbelievable........... Heck, I have not seen the chat logs nor any excerpts from it, and I have absolutely NO interest in reading page after page of lies anyway. Who in their right mind really gives a rip about what that girl has to say now?
And people are getting UPSET over this? So what, some people think that THEIR name might have been mentioned and they want to have something else to get upset over? As for the claim that they would like to use if for a claim of libel, get real please. That was a PRIVATE conversation and libel only applies to PUBLIC release of damaging statements. You can't sue someone for libel in a private phone call, and you certainly can't do that for someone posting text in a private conversation via chat. All this is is just a blatant case of simple CURIOSITY about what Christina Wise said. And over that people want to terminate the efforts to prosecute the Wises and lock themselves away in their safe little cocoons at home because they cannot satisfy their curiosity. Well boo, frickin' hoo.... Yeah, let's all turn something that was making people proud to be part of this community into something else that will leave us all embarrassed and stupid looking about.
The Wises allowed us to beat ourselves. Yay team.....
It's no damned wonder this industry is in trouble. You can't get three people to agree to anything and most will get all butt hurt over the most insignificant of perceived slights and then take their ball and bat and go home.

Dave and Myself has a whole lotta time invested in this... and folks cant even take 20 mins to fill out an online report.
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You guys have invested a ton of time into this mess. For what it is worth I am very impressed with all of the effort you both have been putting in. I have read all 210 pages of the "Bad Guy" thread and my jaw was on the floor. You guys did an awesome job with compiling all of that information and for that I give you![]()
You guys really have done an awesome job! You guys really have done an awesome job!
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Kevin and Dave,the time and effort you have invested in this has been incredible, and most of us know it has taken a lot out of you guys, not only physically, but probably emotionally as well. Both of you have done just an incredible job with this, and all i can say is THANK YOU![]()
..Somtimes people dont read all the writing and could associate the name to someone who is bad,that could really be a good guy