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Bad Guy Brian Johnson from BNB Exotics

Thank you to the admins for stepping in!

Well, the good I will take away from this thread is that I learned something new about a Sasobek project that I didn't know before. I forgot Eric had that montanus project going. I had no idea Matt incorporated it into tangelos. Interesting.

Learn something new, every day. Check!
:IThankYou
 
Pt 1 - 27% of LadiKing Reptiles is relative to Brian with BNB Exotic

NO ONE WOULD DARE TRY TO DO ANY THING TOO ME ....DOUBLE DARE .......YALL AINT THAT CRAZY .....IM HAVING FUN ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK ...I SAID 90 % OF HER ANIMALS COME FROM ME ASK HER ....GECKOS OF COARSE ...BYE YALL .....BORING
Pt 1 - 27% of our colony comes from Brian with BNB Exotics. Please note the photos titled Thatekis, which is the wrong male I received & Sunglow X (in the deli cups are photos taken when the shipment from Brian arrived).

There was one shipment before that the Sunglow x should've originally been shipped with, but he forgot to send her. Shipment two is when I received the wrong male and the Sunglow x that should've arrived earlier. You can see the packaging for yourself, something I haven't spoken on.

90% of my colony definitely isn't from Brian/BNB Exotics. I've uploaded photos of all the animals I have from Brian. There isn't an update of the Sunglow x this is why I am uploading the original shipping photos for both Thatekis & Sunglow x in the deli container they came shipped in.
 

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Thank you to the admins for stepping in!

Well, the good I will take away from this thread is that I learned something new about a Sasobek project that I didn't know before. I forgot Eric had that montanus project going. I had no idea Matt incorporated it into tangelos. Interesting.

Learn something new, every day. Check!
:IThankYou
Seriously! Learn something new every day is an understatement.

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Pt 2 - 27% of LadiKing Reptiles is relative to Brian with BNB Exotic

Pt 2 - 27% of our colony comes from Brian with BNB Exotics. Please note the photos titled Thatekis, which is the wrong male I received & Sunglow X (in the deli cups are photos taken when the shipment from Brian arrived). In Pt 1 title "Pt 1 27% of LadiKing Reptiles is relative to Brian with BNB Exotic"

90% of my colony definitely isn't from Brian/BNB Exotics. I've uploaded photos of all the animals I have from Brian. There isn't an update of the Sunglow x this is why I am uploading the original shipping photos for both Thatekis & Sunglow x in the deli container they came shipped in the post "Pt 1 - 27% of LadiKing Reptiles is relative to Brian with BNB Exotic"

Pt 2, here, includes photos of animals I received with shipment one.
 

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I am so sorry so many people are experiencing the true Brian Johnson. My story goes back a few years when he purchased a large order, and the transaction went very well. He was extremely polite and interactive. He ordered a second large order, and as I was packing the box he called and told me he changed his mind and wanted to go ahead and purchase the nicest male Sunglow I had available and add it to the box. He promised he would call me in a few hours with the same credit card he had used before (I don't keep records of credit/debit card numbers).

He didn't call, and didn't answer my calls or messages. He DID post a YouTube video of the unboxing and was quick to show off the Sunglow male. He pulled out the invoice briefly and caught it on video. There was a big, red "Balance Due" on the bill, which he quickly dismissed. Numerous calls, emails, and messages were left asking for the payment with lies and promises... "The check was mailed", "Bindi didn't send the check yet", "If I have to beg borrow or steal, you will get your money". This went on for weeks.

I finally confronted him, and made no bones about it that he had 48 hours to send the payment with a Bank Check via Overnight Express. I came home to smoke coming out of my message box in a satanic voice that he would destroy me and my business. He told me I wouldn't be able to ever speak his name again from all the blood in my mouth after he got through with me.

Then, he promptly went on a full-blown campaign all over the internet and YouTube about how I sent him a gecko he didn't even want and was demanding payment for it! Mind you, he was also posting photos of the amazing male Sunglow he got from Golden Gate Geckos, all the females he bred her to, and all the stellar offspring he produced. He also

So, I wrote it off for me being stupid and trusting him. I'll never know why he didn't simply return the gecko he "didn't want" for a refund. I wish I still had all the correspondence between us, but shortly after my last rally to set the record straight, my email and website got hacked, with my website pointed to a very graphic porn site.

I suppose I should have posted about this here on the BOI back then, but I was not in good personal favor with the website owner here. Maybe it could have saved others from having to go through this living hell of BnB Exotics.
 
Pt 1 - 27% of our colony comes from Brian with BNB Exotics. Please note the photos titled Thatekis, which is the wrong male I received & Sunglow X (in the deli cups are photos taken when the shipment from Brian arrived).

There was one shipment before that the Sunglow x should've originally been shipped with, but he forgot to send her. Shipment two is when I received the wrong male and the Sunglow x that should've arrived earlier. You can see the packaging for yourself, something I haven't spoken on.

90% of my colony definitely isn't from Brian/BNB Exotics. I've uploaded photos of all the animals I have from Brian. There isn't an update of the Sunglow x this is why I am uploading the original shipping photos for both Thatekis & Sunglow x in the deli container they came shipped in.

Did those dirty food containers he used for shipping the geckos even have holes in them?
 
Container holes.

Did those dirty food containers he used for shipping the geckos even have holes in them?
Yes. 1 container did have an appropriate amount of holes. The other, not so much- the other, larger container had I believe, 2 pin holes, not easily visible found physically.

Angelique N. Coe
 
he just put this up.
Brian Johnson
3 hrs ·
PEOPLE SAY I PLAY THE RACE CARD..NOW LOOK AT THE HOBBY IM IN .LOOK AT THE PEOPLE IN IT ..NOW I STARTED THIS BACK IN 2009 AND GOT MY ANIMALS FROM RON TREMPER & JEFF JR @ JMG ..EVERY SO OFTEN I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A PERSON AND WHEN IT STARTS JUST LIKE THIS ONE IM IN WITH A PERSON FOR 1 year COMMENTED EVERYDAY ON MY PICS SAYING HOW NICE AND SWEET THEY LOOK ..IM TALKING EVERY PIC I POST ..FOR A WHOLE YEAR ..I FACE A MOB OF OTHER BREEDERS THAT JUST BROWN NOSE ,JOCK OR WHAT EVER YOU CALL IT ..SOME HAVE EVEN GOT ANIMALS OFF ME TO JUST SHIT ON ME ONCE THEY GET THEM..ITS ALWAYS THE LOW LEVEL BREEDERS THAT WORK WITH BASIC STUFF ..NOT ONCE HAVE ONE OF THE MAIN BREEDERS IN THE WORLD SAID ONE THING WRONG TOO ME ..FOR A PERSON TO MAKE ONE FALSE COMMENT ABOUT ME AND WITHIN 24 HOURS I GET 100+ NEGATIVE REVIEWS ..NOW LOOK AT THIS IM BLACK THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THE REVIEWS ARE NOT ON MY FRIENDS LIST AND MOST DONT EVEN BREED GECKOS ..GO LOOK AT THEIR FRIENDS LIST 99.9 % HAVE NOT ONE BLACK PERSON ON THEIR LIST OF FRIENDS ,NEVER HAD DEALINGS WITH ME ,DONT KNOW ME FROM A BAG OF COLE ..AND TOP THIS OFF ..A GUY THAT JUST SPENT $3500 WITH ME FROM OVER SEAS ..TELLS ME TO NOT TAG HIM IN POST ..WHY CAUSE HE DOESNT WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW HE GOT LEOS OFF ME ..NOW IS THAT CRAZY ..I WAS ON A RADIO SHOW LAST YEAR ..AND HAVE THE BEST RATING HANDS DOWN ..AND AFTER THE SHOW HIS STATION WAS CANCELED ..BOTTOM LINE IM STEREOTYPE THAT ALL BLACK MEN ARE LESS THAN HUMAN ,SO HOW DID THIS NIGER GET THOSE NICE ANIMALS ..WELL IM HERE TO TELL YOU BLACK ARE OF THE STRONGEST AMONG MEN % WISE ..FROM DAY ONE WE ARE PUT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK ..EITHER WE STEAL ,ROB OR KILL ,SELL CRACK AND DONT TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY AN KIDS ..IM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IS BULLSHIT ..ITS A GREAT % OF US THAT DO THE RIGHT THINGS IN LIFE ..AND UPHOLD THE HIGHEST RESPECT FOR THIS NATION ..BOTTOM LINE IS WE WERE BORN THE UNDERDOG ..AND HANDLE IT WELL ..MY ADVISE TO YOU THAT DONT KNOW ,STOP BEING SCARED OR NERVOUS ABOUT US ..WHEN EVER YOU GET A CHANCE TALK TO A BLACK MAN YOU MIGHT JUST ACCEPT THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A POSITIVE LIGHT ..try it before you pass away losing a chance to have a change of heart ..THANKS BRIAN @ BNB EXOTICS
 
he just put this up.
Bringing his explanations here at this time is helping him bypass his ban, IMHO.

Brian seems to be playing his black card for all it's worth, the problem is that in this situation, it isn't relevant. The OP has business complaints, she initiated this thread because she received an incorrect critter, and this seller was less than helpful in providing any kind of remedy.




Hi all,

I've purchased a few leopard geckos from Brian Johnson from BNB Exotics in OH. There were missed shipments and after forgetting to send a female in one shipment he also sent the wrong male. Things happen, I understand. What bothers me is the fact he not only threatens to destroy my credibility, he also makes an attempt too.

What the OP is doing is showing us what can happen if there are issues with a sale with this seller.
 
Mr Hickey (and anybody else),
Brian Johnson can post whatever he wants on other sites. At present, he is banned from participating on this site, so don't use your account to give him a presence here. His ban will expire soon enough, and he will be able to speak for himself...unless/until his antics earn him the boot, again.
 
he just put this up.
Brian Johnson
3 hrs ·
PEOPLE SAY I PLAY THE RACE CARD..BOTTOM LINE IM STEREOTYPE THAT ALL BLACK MEN ARE LESS THAN HUMAN ,SO HOW DID THIS **&*&*& GET THOSE NICE ANIMALS ..WELL IM HERE TO TELL YOU BLACK ARE OF THE STRONGEST AMONG MEN % WISE ..FROM DAY ONE WE ARE PUT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK ..EITHER WE STEAL ,ROB OR KILL ,SELL CRACK AND DONT TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY AN KIDS ..IM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IS BS ..ITS A GREAT % OF US THAT DO THE RIGHT THINGS IN LIFE ..AND UPHOLD THE HIGHEST RESPECT FOR THIS NATION ..BOTTOM LINE IS WE WERE BORN THE UNDERDOG ..AND HANDLE IT WELL ..MY ADVISE TO YOU THAT DONT KNOW ,STOP BEING SCARED OR NERVOUS ABOUT US ..WHEN EVER YOU GET A CHANCE TALK TO A BLACK MAN YOU MIGHT JUST ACCEPT THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A POSITIVE LIGHT ..try it before you pass away losing a chance to have a change of heart ..THANKS BRIAN @ BNB EXOTICS

Ok, so he says that people have "black men" in a bad light? No sir, we have HIM in a bad light and it has nothing to do with his race. When he treats everyone he talks to like dirt, thinks that he is God's gift to the gecko hobby, and everyone else is beneath him; that's what makes us think that he is doing the wrong thing.

No one is scared or nervous about him. We think that he's obviously got a chip on his shoulder because he has crappy business practices, and when he's called out on them he turns into a rude, derogatory person. Then turns it into a "race" issue.

Yes the "black man" has every right to be successful in a positive light (as does anyone of any race that's doing the right thing), but he sure isn't helping that with his attitude, and demeanor towards everyone he comes across. Why would anyone want to think of him as anything but a rude, condescending person when proof is in what HE writes?

No one has pulled the race card but HIM. No one has said anything about this being about race but HIM. No one said he's a bad business person because he's a different race. Everyone is agreement that he's a crappy business person because he's just a bad business person. It has nothing to do with his race and everything to do with his attitude.

So until he's mature enough to understand that no one is doing this TO him, and he has caused all of this HIMSELF; Then he will just keep blaming things that have nothing to do with the situation. And his little rant he posted that someone felt the need to come post here; which I quoted; just makes him look like he's even more delusional about his situation and how he got himself in it.
 
I dont even deal with geckos, im more of a beardy, cham, or snake dude and Im sorry for what everyone has had to go through.

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Mr Hickey (and anybody else),
Brian Johnson can post whatever he wants on other sites. At present, he is banned from participating on this site, so don't use your account to give him a presence here. His ban will expire soon enough, and he will be able to speak for himself...unless/until his antics earn him the boot, again.

Right on! Hopefully he will explain Oprah's wealth and the commander in chief's success. But more importantly, knowing how important proof is here, I'd like to see proof that there is such a thing as a bag of "cole".
 
"Whenever you get a chance to talk to a black man...", lmao. Are there aliens among us from planet Whitey who have never talked to a black guy? Anyone here from planet Whitey? Too funny.
 
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