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Dave Powell of Coluboids: Bad Guy!

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On August 3rd, I sent an email to Dave Powell in response to his ad for 1.0 Het. Albino and 0.2 Albino African House Snakes. He promptly sent me pictures and we worked out that I would send him USPS Money Order. One half as a deposit would be sent Friday, August 4th and the rest would be sent on Monday, August 7th. There was a problem with the delivery of the first payment and it was returned to me on Monday, August 7th. I then sent the whole payment on Monday, August 7th and sent an email to Dave to notify him that I had a problem with the first payments delivery and that I had sent his Money Order via USPS Priority mail. I received a response from Dave asking why I had sent the payment priority rather than Express Mail. I replied that he had never specified what type of delivery he preferred and that I was sorry for the misunderstanding. On Wednesday, August 9th I received an email from Dave telling me that he “finally” got the Money Order, and that he would ship in the morning. The next day(Thursday, August 10th) Dave emailed me to notify me that he had shipped and the snakes would be here by 3 pm, but he did not give me a tracking number. I sent an email to say thank you and asked him if he had a tracking number. I never received a response. On August 11th the snakes arrived via USPS in an uninsulated box. I opened the box and one of the female Albino House Snakes was dead. I emailed Dave immediately to let him know that I was not happy that he had shipped my snakes illegally in an uninsulated box, and that one of the snakes was dead. I requested that he replace the dead female or refund the money for her. I sent another email on August 14th asking him to please get back to me so that we could settle the matter. I still haven't heard from him.
 
Never ceases to amaze me how scummy people are. Can you post all the emails btwn you? do you have pictures of the box and dead female? are the others doing OK? You should email him one last time to make him aware of this thread.
 
Here are the emails:

Me said:
I am very interested your Albino House Snakes. Could you send me some pics?
Thanks,
Trevor Yehle
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Dave said:
Trevor,a few of the juvi pics came out too dark,look more like the adults.Dave
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me said:
Dave,
Thanks for the pics. They look great. It's $250 shipped for the trio, right? Do you take Postal Money Orders. If so, would it be possible for me to send you half tomorrow, and the other half on Monday. If not, I understand, and I can check back with you on Monday to see if they are still available and send the whole payment then.

Thanks,
Trevor
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Dave said:
Trevor,1/2 tomorrow & 1/2 on monday is fine with me,postal money order please!send to David Powell (Address omitted)Thanks.Dave
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Dave said:
Trevor,did you send out the 125.00 postal money order deposit for the trio of albino/het housesnakes?Dave
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Me said:
Yes I did. And I'll be sending the other $125 on Monday. Sorry I didn't email you to let you know earlier.
Thanks,
Trevor
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Dave said:
good show!no problem bud!
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Me said:
Well, something weird happened. I got the payment I sent to you, returned to me today. I'm not sure why, and at the post office, they weren't sure either. Sorry about the delay. But not to worry. I sent all of it today. This time I sent it priority mail, so it should be there in 2-3 days.
If you get the payment before Thursday, would you be able to ship Thursday? Friday is my day off, so that would be perfect for me. If not, I can make arrangments for delivery any other day. (address and phone number ommitted)
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Dave said:
why did you send it out priority vs. express as we agreeed on express??I was counting on that money asap not a week later as agreed...
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Unfortunately, I did not save the email that I sent as a response. But in it I pointed out that it had never been stated how he wanted the payment, sorry for the misunderstanding, and that I hope that it gets there soon.
Me said:
Dave,
Did the Money Order get there today?

-Trevor
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Dave said:
Trevor,finally got it,will ship out in am,keep ya posted.Dave
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Me said:
Dave,
Thanks for getting back to me. Again, sorry about the confusion and I hope it didn't cause too much trouble for you.

-Trevor
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Dave said:
email me when you get them.cheers.Dave[due by 3pm tomorrow]
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That was the last email I received from Dave.
I also didn't save the email in which I said thanks for the update, and I asked him for a tracking number. After the snakes arrived, I sent him these emails.
Me said:
Dave,
The House Snakes arrived today and I must say that I am rather unhappy. First of all, you used the U.S. Postal Service to ship live animals, which is not only illegal, but unsafe for the animals as the Postal Service does not gauranty next day delivery (even on Express Mail.)
Second, one of the Albinos was DOA. I would like to either receive a replacement, or a refund for that snake. If you'd like, I can send the dead snake back to you as proof.

Please get back to me ASAP on this matter,
-Trevor Yehle
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Me said:
Dave,
I am still waiting to hear back from you regarding how you would like to settle the matter of the DOA Albino African House Snake.

-Trevor Yehle
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And I sent Dave this email about this thread.
Me said:
Dave,
I posted a thread about our transaction the FaunaClassifieds BOI. It is still not to late to make things right.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=420987#post420987

-Trevor Yehle
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And here are the pics of the box that the snakes were shipped in.
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And here is the DOA House Snake. I didn't get pics when it arrived, but I kept the snake frozen as evidence. I still have it.
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It's really amazing what losers we have here in this hobby. What in his right mind would suggest that you can just ship snakes in a box, with no insulation?

Did you report him to USPS yet, Trevor?
 
I Second the Bad Guy Assertion

Here's a direct excerpt from a "Blacklisted Companies" article I'm writing for our website. This is Dave's Powell's tribute.

Company: ColuBoids
Contact Person: Dave Powell

Website: None

Contact Number: Unknown

Contact E-mail: [email protected]

Date of Transaction: Fall 2005

Nature of Transaction: Trade deal with Jungle Gems Exotics which consisted of our 1.0 Licorice Phase Juvenile E. obsoleta plus 450.00 cash for his 1.2 Juvenile E. t. ridleyi.

Offense: In a trade deal with Jungle Gems Exotics, Dave Powell ILLEGALLY shipped three juvenile E. t. ridleyi via USPS overnight in a small un-insulated box with no packing materials other than deli cups. When confronted on this issue, Dave completely excused his actions and then proceeded to express dissatisfaction with the juvenile E. obsoleta (which was shipped appropriately by Jungle Gems Exotics via FedEx Priority Overnight at double the price), stating that it was neither the size nor pattern he was expecting. This was in spite of his having received multiple clear photos of not only the animal itself but of it feeding on pinkie mice for size reference. Dave did not express any dissatisfaction with the E. obsoleta until after our questioning his shipping practices.



All correspondence between Dave Powell and Jungle Gems Exotics is on file for interested parties.
 
I'm thinking this guy and that lying little scumbag terry parks used to be partners or associates.

Bad bad bad.

He owes you a snake.

What is his current location?
 
I am really suprised that the USPS didnt ask what he was shipping that would warrant temps being between 70 and 80 degrees, as was stated in HUGE letters on the side of the box. Geez, I went down last month and shipped fake plants and temp and humidity gauges in one of my boxes which have "perishable-handle with care" preprinted on the box just because I didnt have another box handy and they made me open it to prove there was no animals,food,etc. in it that was illegal to ship.
 
I just completed a large transaction with Dave today. He sent me the animals, they arrived and were in perfect condition. I would definitely deal with him again and I'm very picky about who I deal with.

Mitch Behm
 
Behmfamily said:
I just completed a large transaction with Dave today. He sent me the animals, they arrived and were in perfect condition. I would definitely deal with him again and I'm very picky about who I deal with.

Mitch Behm
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Mitch:

What type of animals were they?
 
Behmfamily said:
I just completed a large transaction with Dave today. He sent me the animals, they arrived and were in perfect condition. I would definitely deal with him again and I'm very picky about who I deal with.

Mitch Behm
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I'm glad that the transaction went well for you.
Now that you are on good terms with him, could you email him and tell him that I'd still like my refund. I haven't heard a word from him since he sent me an email, without a tracking number, letting me know that my animals were on their way.

Oh, and a couple of updates... The other Albino House Snake that I got in our deal (the one that was alive) never ate. I "assist" fed her, but she didn't make it. I have my suspicions that she had never eaten before she got here either, but I can't prove that.

I found out that Dave had done a similar deal with someone local to me. USPS shipping and dead animals. That person got replacement animals that weren't what they wanted.

And Dave contacted my boss in an attempt to sell him some animals. My boss told him that he wouldn't buy anything from him unless he made good on our bad deal, and Dave denied ever doing business with me.

I have met a few people that had deals that went well with Dave, but I've talked to many more that have had bad experiences.
 
I just completed a large transaction with Dave today. He sent me the animals, they arrived and were in perfect condition. I would definitely deal with him again and I'm very picky about who I deal with.

Mitch Behm
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That's great but it is kind of like someone going to the Exotic Express thread of yours and posting- Hey to bad this guy Mitch is out of his money but I just got a killer deal from AJ. I would recommend him to anyone.

Kind of disheartening that people have put in effort for you on your thread and you treat someone else's plight with indifference.

Simply Amazed.....
 
Dennis Hultman said:

That's great but it is kind of like someone going to the Exotic Express thread of yours and posting- Hey to bad this guy Mitch is out of his money but I just got a killer deal from AJ. I would recommend him to anyone.

Kind of disheartening that people have put in effort for you on your thread and you treat someone else's plight with indifference.

Simply Amazed.....
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Dennis I wholeheartedly agree with you, we see this attitude all too often here.

Mitch maybe we should all run over and buy from AJ what the heck just because you had trouble with him maybe we'll have better luck !!!!Randy
 
lefty_mussolini said:
I'm glad that the transaction went well for you.
Now that you are on good terms with him, could you email him and tell him that I'd still like my refund. I haven't heard a word from him since he sent me an email, without a tracking number, letting me know that my animals were on their way.
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He found time to place an ad on Fauna today.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93929

Try sending him a private message.
 
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