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Bad Guy Chad Johnson - Chadscresteds
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- crested geckos
Really? I guess I did not hear that...such a shame
SamanthaJane13
Demon Pazuzu/B!tchGoddess
Somebody mature and responsible in his life needs to sit him down for a little mentoring.
jerseygirl
Tara Leigh's Cresties
I'm sure he has more friends who's identities he could steal,lol. And if they let him use their computer, and he cahnges his paypal address and shady ways.....the world may never know.
pakinjak
lowly carpenter
I for one, would like to hear what issues the gecko is having, especially if it could be the seller's fault I think it would pertinent.
jerseygirl
Tara Leigh's Cresties
Oh my! I didn't see this one. (I hate using my phone to post stuff, I miss pages and click on things I don't want to
)Laura~ I wouldn't exactly call them "issues"? She had stuck shed all over when I first got her, but that's all better now
and there is a black speck on her neck that I was unsure whether it was a dalmation spot, scab or tick?? But I really think its a scab since its not getting any bigger? She was probably not housed alone...but I wouldn't really call them "issues" that sounds bad, like she's sick. But she's perfectly lively and seems healthy so far. Time will tell if its a scab, which I really think it is.lauraleellbp
New member
It's a matter of perspective, I suppose. Stuck shed, lost tails, and scabs are common issues for geckos that have been housed together, I guess.
Jaybee
New member
Sorry to bump the thread, just info: chadscresteds/Broderick was trying to sell animals again on Pangea last night under the name ceejay
The ads were removed there as chadscresteds is a banned user and we don't allow people to circumvent bans with secondary accounts, but I just want folks to use caution while shopping.
If you do happen across him and buy from him maybe you will be luckier than some of the folks in this thread and get things right away.
I can provide a screenshot of the deleted ad(s) from Pangea if necessary but one of the animals for sale is the last guy/attached image in this classifieds post. http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251563 - same picture was used in the Pangea ad.
The ads were removed there as chadscresteds is a banned user and we don't allow people to circumvent bans with secondary accounts, but I just want folks to use caution while shopping.
If you do happen across him and buy from him maybe you will be luckier than some of the folks in this thread and get things right away.
I can provide a screenshot of the deleted ad(s) from Pangea if necessary but one of the animals for sale is the last guy/attached image in this classifieds post. http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251563 - same picture was used in the Pangea ad.
SamanthaJane13
Demon Pazuzu/B!tchGoddess
Thanks for the head's up, Jaybee!!
Meg90
New member
Posting on fauna yet again---
It seems as if Chad Johnson/ Broderick Van Wyn is posting on Fauna yet again. With an all new alias.
This is the most recent ad (including a screen cap below in case said ad is deleted): http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287181
And these are photos used in the ad tagged with the same photobucket as other pictures in this thread "brodyVW" aka Broderick Van Wyn. This Susan Johnson I believe is just another way for Chad to get access on the fauna classifieds. I know for a fact that CHAD JOHNSON is the current owner of Maximus, the top pinner in the photo of the two geckos. "The Situation" who is for sale in the ad, is also present in the iHerp linked below
This is his iHerp showing his current collection (same Company name as the email given in the ad here)
http://iherp.com/Public/ShowUser.aspx?UserID=706754dc-fb60-4806-b3c3-36ad2dc16890
Andrew Schnell can verify that Chad Johnson indeed made a purchase from him that included Maximus and Six. If absolutely needed I should be able to get a screen cap from a PM wherein he says this, it was sent to a buddy of mine just today in fact.
Will this guy never quit?
It seems as if Chad Johnson/ Broderick Van Wyn is posting on Fauna yet again. With an all new alias.
This is the most recent ad (including a screen cap below in case said ad is deleted): http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287181
And these are photos used in the ad tagged with the same photobucket as other pictures in this thread "brodyVW" aka Broderick Van Wyn. This Susan Johnson I believe is just another way for Chad to get access on the fauna classifieds. I know for a fact that CHAD JOHNSON is the current owner of Maximus, the top pinner in the photo of the two geckos. "The Situation" who is for sale in the ad, is also present in the iHerp linked below
This is his iHerp showing his current collection (same Company name as the email given in the ad here)
http://iherp.com/Public/ShowUser.aspx?UserID=706754dc-fb60-4806-b3c3-36ad2dc16890
Andrew Schnell can verify that Chad Johnson indeed made a purchase from him that included Maximus and Six. If absolutely needed I should be able to get a screen cap from a PM wherein he says this, it was sent to a buddy of mine just today in fact.
Will this guy never quit?
SirenSanJose
aka: dheideman
I certainly would love to hear this from Andrew, so we know that Chad actually *HAS* Maximum and isn't using stolen photos and claiming to own a famous gecko that he actually doesn't! I was under the impression that Maximum was going to be a keeper and not be re-sold, so yeah, it's worrying to see someone with a shady reputation claim to be in possession of that animal!
Ed Clark
New member
Thanks for posting this info Meg, I was hot on that pair of cresties but the fact it was a new user with 0 trader rating shut me down.
I saw the pins too, and did not even realize it was "chads" geckos. Thanks for the quick spot!!! 
Jaybee
New member
He's been trying to post the same stuff under the name GGWherps on Pangea as well and has had a couple of different accounts. (Didn't really want to post publicly how we knew it was him so we could continue to track him.)
lauraleellbp
New member
It is a CRYING SHAME that Max and Six are in that guy's "care."
I had no idea that's who Susan Johnson was.
Meg- how did you find out that Andrew sold them to Chad?
I had no idea that's who Susan Johnson was.
Meg- how did you find out that Andrew sold them to Chad?
lauraleellbp
New member
Oh NM, I just saw the last line on your post.
I'm going to go link this thread on "gwherp"'s iHerp profile so they've been "notified."
kkreptiles
Kitsu Kun
I was just talking to Andrew the other day. I can ask him about this... I didn't realize he didn't have Maximus...
CrestedNation
Nightfall Arboreals
I purchased him from a guy named broderick locally along withba couple other geckos from him. I bred him to a neon red female which produced me an insane red pinner which I just sexes as male hence why I am selling ace. He has probably the best structure I've seen on a crested and is an awesome gecko.
this is what S. Johnson emailed me back when i inquired on a crestie "Ace" that i know was/is Broderick's that i tried buying off of him but it didn't seem right when i tried at the time.
With Andrew's crestie in that guys care... man, what a shame. Max was going for 900 dollars too. can't chad just become invisible? he's never going to sell anything. he's got a trail 50 miles long already.
this is what S. Johnson emailed me back when i inquired on a crestie "Ace" that i know was/is Broderick's that i tried buying off of him but it didn't seem right when i tried at the time.
With Andrew's crestie in that guys care... man, what a shame. Max was going for 900 dollars too. can't chad just become invisible? he's never going to sell anything. he's got a trail 50 miles long already.
lauraleellbp
New member
I've posted 2x now on Ggwherp's iHerp profile asking to respond to this thread- the first post was deleted and I expect my second one will as well.
I've also messaged Aaron (iHerp owner) just to give him a head's up.
I've also messaged Aaron (iHerp owner) just to give him a head's up.
plankalkul
Moderately Amusing
Well, this has been an interesting read!
Laura, thanks for the heads up. Keep me posted on any shenanigans.
Laura, thanks for the heads up. Keep me posted on any shenanigans.
aschnell
New member
Hey guys - thought I'd hop on and make some clarifications.
Anyone who knows me or has done business with me before (which is at least a third of the contributors to this thread) knows that I deal with some really nice geckos (quality and not quantity) - and that I have a lot of connections with important gecko people worldwide. You'll also know that my customer service record is pretty darn good (if not close to perfect), and that I've been doing international gecko sales/trades for a while now - and was at the Hamm, Germany show this last June. And unless you have connections - you don't often get the opportunity to get pictures of yourself with a $6,000 USD Naultinus gemmeus neonate like the one shown here...
Geckos are my life (and carnivorous plants to an extent) - I work in a gecko adhesion research lab for THE guy who discovered how geckos stick to walls (Dr. Kellar Autumn) - and do a ton of academic stuff relating to geckos in addition to all of the herpetoculture/hobby related stuff I do. Heck - I even did my own Phylogenetic study of the three endemic New Caledonian gecko genera a few months back. I can email you the word doc if you're interested.
Basically, I just want to show everyone that I'm in for the long haul - and most people like me or at least are happy with the business they've done with me. There are people who don't like me - but in all honesty, if I don't get treated with respect by someone - I won't give it back. I almost always try my best to treat anyone I don't know with respect. I refuse to kiss up to people just because they think they're hot stuff. I will admit that a lot of my posts on any forum make me look like a bit of a jerk and a know it all - so therefore I feel like clarifying that my posts aren't ever intended to be taken personally in any way (even if they do sound "snooty" or "overly academic"). But at least I know how to admit I'm wrong about something - and that I definitely don't know all that there is to know about geckos! So as I result of all of this - I have great personal relationships with a lot of people in the community - and not so great relationships with some. Everyone who has met me in person usually likes me though (apparently I don't sound like such a stuck-up jerk in person lol).
Sorry about the long rant - but this thread took me three hours to read - and I feel like I have some important stuff to say - so establishing my credibility was necessary.
Mmmk. Chad doesn't own Max or Six - and I don't appreciate people assuming that he does. I sent him Max for a breeding loan a couple months back - and he's back in my possession now and doing just dandy. I've also sold him a lot of nice geckos that weren't at all cheap (which do include a lot of Max x Six offspring). And just like everyone else I've ever sold high end stuff to - he held up his end of the bargain well and responded in a timely manner, etc. He's bought more than $3,000 worth of geckos from me - and I got all of the money just fine. Just so everyone knows - the only reason Ryan even sold Max to me in the first place was because I'd been by far his best customer over the last few years - and spent over $10,000 with him during that time.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I didn't know who he was before I did business with him - but everything ended up going just fine for me. I didn't look him up before selling to him because (as Alinda put it)...
Anyway - I'm not saying that any of the stuff he pulled on a lot of my friends was in any way ok - because frankly I don't think it was - I'm only saying that my interactions with Chad have all been smooth ones so far. Also I'd like to add that this is probably the longest BOI thread I've ever read or seen - pretty impressive!
Now on to one part of the thread I just couldn't help but commenting on... (sorry Chad )
As someone who speaks pretty darn good Spanish and German - who has Dutch friends both in Holland and the US - and who has been to the Netherlands personally - the whole "Dutch name being too hard to pronounce" thing really cracks me up
Anyone who knows me or has done business with me before (which is at least a third of the contributors to this thread) knows that I deal with some really nice geckos (quality and not quantity) - and that I have a lot of connections with important gecko people worldwide. You'll also know that my customer service record is pretty darn good (if not close to perfect), and that I've been doing international gecko sales/trades for a while now - and was at the Hamm, Germany show this last June. And unless you have connections - you don't often get the opportunity to get pictures of yourself with a $6,000 USD Naultinus gemmeus neonate like the one shown here...
Geckos are my life (and carnivorous plants to an extent) - I work in a gecko adhesion research lab for THE guy who discovered how geckos stick to walls (Dr. Kellar Autumn) - and do a ton of academic stuff relating to geckos in addition to all of the herpetoculture/hobby related stuff I do. Heck - I even did my own Phylogenetic study of the three endemic New Caledonian gecko genera a few months back. I can email you the word doc if you're interested.
Basically, I just want to show everyone that I'm in for the long haul - and most people like me or at least are happy with the business they've done with me. There are people who don't like me - but in all honesty, if I don't get treated with respect by someone - I won't give it back. I almost always try my best to treat anyone I don't know with respect. I refuse to kiss up to people just because they think they're hot stuff. I will admit that a lot of my posts on any forum make me look like a bit of a jerk and a know it all - so therefore I feel like clarifying that my posts aren't ever intended to be taken personally in any way (even if they do sound "snooty" or "overly academic"). But at least I know how to admit I'm wrong about something - and that I definitely don't know all that there is to know about geckos! So as I result of all of this - I have great personal relationships with a lot of people in the community - and not so great relationships with some. Everyone who has met me in person usually likes me though (apparently I don't sound like such a stuck-up jerk in person lol).
Sorry about the long rant - but this thread took me three hours to read - and I feel like I have some important stuff to say - so establishing my credibility was necessary.
Mmmk. Chad doesn't own Max or Six - and I don't appreciate people assuming that he does. I sent him Max for a breeding loan a couple months back - and he's back in my possession now and doing just dandy. I've also sold him a lot of nice geckos that weren't at all cheap (which do include a lot of Max x Six offspring). And just like everyone else I've ever sold high end stuff to - he held up his end of the bargain well and responded in a timely manner, etc. He's bought more than $3,000 worth of geckos from me - and I got all of the money just fine. Just so everyone knows - the only reason Ryan even sold Max to me in the first place was because I'd been by far his best customer over the last few years - and spent over $10,000 with him during that time.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I didn't know who he was before I did business with him - but everything ended up going just fine for me. I didn't look him up before selling to him because (as Alinda put it)...
Anyway - I'm not saying that any of the stuff he pulled on a lot of my friends was in any way ok - because frankly I don't think it was - I'm only saying that my interactions with Chad have all been smooth ones so far. Also I'd like to add that this is probably the longest BOI thread I've ever read or seen - pretty impressive!
Now on to one part of the thread I just couldn't help but commenting on... (sorry Chad
)As someone who speaks pretty darn good Spanish and German - who has Dutch friends both in Holland and the US - and who has been to the Netherlands personally - the whole "Dutch name being too hard to pronounce" thing really cracks me up