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Since she stopped working on her knees and back, she seems to be a lot more willing to lie and steal for cash. Chances are she just decided she wanted her money back and decided to pitch a fit to get it.

Heidi... stop selling animals as being something you can't prove they are. It's dishonest and it's theft.

Wendy... get a new hobby, you scum sucking criminal. The reptile doesn't need garbage like you stinking up the place.
I'm thinking that was pretty much over the top. We don't need posts like this here.
Heidi, send Wendy her refund and be done with it.
 
I'm thinking that was pretty much over the top. We don't need posts like this here.

And I am thinking that Wendy has a long and established history of lying, stealing, cheating and being a damn criminal. She's subhuman filth who isn't deserving of a single iota of respect.

We most certainly DO need posts like that here. I'm not going to sugar coat or tip-toe around being polite and tactful to a goddamn thief.
 
And I am thinking that Wendy has a long and established history of lying, stealing, cheating and being a damn criminal. She's subhuman filth who isn't deserving of a single iota of respect.

We most certainly DO need posts like that here. I'm not going to sugar coat or tip-toe around being polite and tactful to a goddamn thief.



What he said in spades!!!
 
And I am thinking that Wendy has a long and established history of lying, stealing, cheating and being a damn criminal. She's subhuman filth who isn't deserving of a single iota of respect.

We most certainly DO need posts like that here. I'm not going to sugar coat or tip-toe around being polite and tactful to a goddamn thief.

No, not precisely. My intention is to apply gradual pressure to try to make this forum a bit more on the professional level and ease up on the personally derogatory type statements that tend to just muddy the waters here. "Subhuman filth", is pretty much representative of what I am talking about. That sort of crap IS going to cease here.

This gradual pressure will be in the form of infraction points that will be cumulative until the persons engaging in such activity take the hint and reduce this sort of "trash talk", or get eased out the door.
 
No, not precisely. My intention is to apply gradual pressure to try to make this forum a bit more on the professional level and ease up on the personally derogatory type statements that tend to just muddy the waters here. "Subhuman filth", is pretty much representative of what I am talking about. That sort of crap IS going to cease here.

This gradual pressure will be in the form of infraction points that will be cumulative until the persons engaging in such activity take the hint and reduce this sort of "trash talk", or get eased out the door.

Your board, your rules- I respect you so I'll certainly make an effort to fall into line with the shifted policies.

I can't say I necessarily agree completely though, impartiality is something even the american justice system stops applying once proven guilty which Wendy most certainly has been. She and her mother ran a scam where they committed fraud, they've stolen animals and money from people. They have rubbed elbows with other thieves on a regular basis and they haven't stopped. Even if one wants to ignore all of the unsavory personal habits that are reprehensible (like the neo-nazi crap), she's a bad person. There's no doubt whatsoever that she's a terrible excuse for a human being.

I understand that you want to clean things up and make them more... professional. But a thief is a thief. A scumbag is a scumbag. Wendy might be a bipedal organism that walks upright and inhales oxygen, but there is no way in hell she's a member of the same species I am- or you are- or any other decent person is. She's something else entirely and something far far less.

I'd ask at what point the impartiality starts to actually hurt more than it helps. I'm not going to cry or whine about receiving a correction- again, your board your rules, I can follow them or leave... but with someone like Wendy, how many people are going to point out that she's a liar, a thief and a criminal and require similar... redirection? Is she worth the good people who will stand up and point their finger at her for the good of everyone who might not know any better and say "Terrible, absolutely horrible person. Wendy is garbage who nobody should associate with." At some point, the cost of protecting the feelings of something like Wendy is just too high. I'm urging you not to alienate members who are actually worth something over policy chances that force them to be polite to criminals, thieves and scumbags.
 
Your board, your rules- I respect you so I'll certainly make an effort to fall into line with the shifted policies.

I can't say I necessarily agree completely though, impartiality is something even the american justice system stops applying once proven guilty which Wendy most certainly has been. She and her mother ran a scam where they committed fraud, they've stolen animals and money from people. They have rubbed elbows with other thieves on a regular basis and they haven't stopped. Even if one wants to ignore all of the unsavory personal habits that are reprehensible (like the neo-nazi crap), she's a bad person. There's no doubt whatsoever that she's a terrible excuse for a human being.

I understand that you want to clean things up and make them more... professional. But a thief is a thief. A scumbag is a scumbag. Wendy might be a bipedal organism that walks upright and inhales oxygen, but there is no way in hell she's a member of the same species I am- or you are- or any other decent person is. She's something else entirely and something far far less.

I'd ask at what point the impartiality starts to actually hurt more than it helps. I'm not going to cry or whine about receiving a correction- again, your board your rules, I can follow them or leave... but with someone like Wendy, how many people are going to point out that she's a liar, a thief and a criminal and require similar... redirection? Is she worth the good people who will stand up and point their finger at her for the good of everyone who might not know any better and say "Terrible, absolutely horrible person. Wendy is garbage who nobody should associate with." At some point, the cost of protecting the feelings of something like Wendy is just too high. I'm urging you not to alienate members who are actually worth something over policy chances that force them to be polite to criminals, thieves and scumbags.

I am not interested in protecting anyone's feelings here. Matter fact, I can't think of a single person I would have any incentive to do that for.

What I want is a BOI and site in general that I can be proud of having my name on the door of. I believe that most people's negative impressions of this forum stem from the appearance of uncontrolled mud slinging and outright personal attacks from people who have no DIRECT involvement with the issues at hand. I cannot disagree with this. It does get FAR out of hand rather often.

Although I do not intend to stand in the way of non involved members of this site posting their own personal opinions, even though not directly involved, it is my suggestion that EVERYONE will be better served if the overall quality of such posts increase substantially, and the credibility of the attempted overall goal of the BOI, in general, move into a more professional and fact oriented level.

I am asking for everyone's help in this regard. You can start HERE and now, please.
 
Further...

Call me crazy, but does wendy not have (at least) two personas on the BOI? Looking at those viewing the thread right now, I see both a 'wendy childs' and a 'reptiles addiction'. Both trace back to her.
 
Call me crazy, but does wendy not have (at least) two personas on the BOI? Looking at those viewing the thread right now, I see both a 'wendy childs' and a 'reptiles addiction'. Both trace back to her.

were you looking at tags or viewers?
 
is it really necessary to take this from a post trying to protect a good seller from wendy into a lets see how bad we can make wendy look thread. come on people lets be better thasn the OP. we dont need to drag her name through the mudd as it seems she does a fairly good job of that herself. really try and be better than that
 
Refunds & Mail Order

ANYTHING shipped by a Seller to a Buyer by mail may be returned by a Buyer to a Seller for ANY reason for a refund. It does not matter what is posted on a website, brochure, catalogue, etc. This has always been the general rule in regard to shipped products.
 
ANYTHING shipped by a Seller to a Buyer by mail may be returned by a Buyer to a Seller for ANY reason for a refund. It does not matter what is posted on a website, brochure, catalogue, etc. This has always been the general rule in regard to shipped products.

This is of course not the rule for live critters, where returns are more complex. You cannot simply return a critter because you changed your mind, for one thing, it is hard on the critter, for another thing, unless there is a defect or some other kind of glitch the sale is completed by delivery.
 
I don't know either of these people, but I have to agree with Laura and Seamus in the sense that both of these women are in error. Wendy, if you knew that pure Rankins are extremely rare in the US, then you should have checked into this sale further. To buy these dragons, then cry fowl seems suspect unless you thought you were getting pure rankins for an incredible price. Heidi, if you are going to be selling a particular type of animal, then you really should be absolutely sure before you make claims about its lineage. You should refund her the cost of the dragons, and sell them as rankins with an unknown bloodline. That way both of you get something back, but both of you also pay for your mistakes.

I do have a question and maybe Char can answer this. How much do pure blood line Rankins go for? How much do potentially hybrid Rankins go for? Is $400 high for potentially hybridized Rankins?
 
ANYTHING shipped by a Seller to a Buyer by mail may be returned by a Buyer to a Seller for ANY reason for a refund. It does not matter what is posted on a website, brochure, catalogue, etc. This has always been the general rule in regard to shipped products.

Not true if there is a clear TOS policy in place. On what are you basing this claim? :shrug01:
 
Not true if there is a clear TOS policy in place. On what are you basing this claim? :shrug01:

Yeah, I don't think it is true either. Once both sides fulfill their contract to buy/sell and the item is delivered, unless there is a defect or unless there is an agreement about returns (like a TOS) you can't just send stuff back.
 
ANYTHING shipped by a Seller to a Buyer by mail may be returned by a Buyer to a Seller for ANY reason for a refund. It does not matter what is posted on a website, brochure, catalogue, etc. This has always been the general rule in regard to shipped products.


What city in FantasyLand do you live in?

TOS is the driver in any such situation. Even without a clear cut TOS, the complaint would have to be material, not "for any reason"
 
I think this is also true of sales involving merchandise. Retail sellers use TOS as well. Its called small print, right?
 
Reptile Addictions and Wendy Childs are all 1 user name. My personal name, and the name of more store. I do not have or use 2 names one here.

I would like to start by saying that I havent gotten personal or emotional on here. I havent been ilrational , rude, or disrespectful.This is business thats it. I even stated several times that I have no personal feelings against heidi.

Now that ya'll are busy slinging mud. I will repost what has ALREADY been posted here on fauna about MY PERSONAL LIFE. Completely unrelated to anything to do with animals.

"It appears that most of the content of discussion about me revolves around my personal and private life. I will address that first so maybe we can all get back to what this site was meant for. The discussion of things relevant to reptiles.

Yes I did do porn from 1990- 1998. Somewhere in the ballpark of 200 movies.

Yes I have been arrested multiple times. Imprisoned once for kidnapping, and assault. My record reflect those 2 felonies as well as 3 forgeries of my own personal checks.5 felonies total if we are keeping count. In Washington forgery is a charge far different from Identity theft. I have never been charged or convicted of such a crime.

Yes, I have been associated and linked to Aryan Nations. I dated someone who was a member of that organization and I have tattooed a number of National Socialist.

No, I am not a drug addict, and never have been.

No, I have not ever stolen any monies from a customer, never not refunded a customer if needed, nothing even remotely of the sort. I have an income. A decent one at that. I have no need to steal from anyone. You can say alot about me, but not that I am a thief.

The only thing I will add to my whirlwind of a social life is that I live with no regrets. Many mistakes, yes. Things I can never change. But no regrets. Everything I have experience in my life has made me into the woman I am today. I can live with that woman. I wake up every morning satisfied with who I have become.Weather or not you care for me as a woman personally really isn't all that important. Unless you have some far fetched dream of taking me home to mom, I don't see why it is important what I do in my bedroom.

On to the business at hand. I have had ONE bad thread here on fauna about a PURCHASE I made where I received dead animals on arrival. ONE. Never any issues with the geckos/animals I have produced or sold.The health, quality, and care I give to the geckos I raise is far better than the care I give myself. I would personally challenge anyone to say otherwise about any gecko I have produced, have, or have had.The 2 other threads where my name was brought up while discussing Jeane certainly dont count. I wasnt involved.

I have not ever personally owned, breed, or sold Dragons or Rankins . I have aquired one rankin and one drankin that I sold at the store. The rankin for $125, and the Drankin for $50.

Heidid agreed to a refund, I never refused that agreement, The animals were returned and a rufund is in order.
 
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