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Chuck Tornetta from NJ - Classic bait and switch

chuck tornetta reptiles said:
Your snake will go out this coming up Monday for Tuesday arrival to you .NO GUARANTEE `S ! at all . ( I will give you a tracking number on Monday )

Does he get it in another filthy cricket box?

You're such a skell.
 
chuck tornetta reptiles said:
Your snake will go out this coming up Monday for Tuesday arrival to you .
This will End our business relationship , no ties at all.
NO GUARANTEE `S ! at all . ( I will give you a tracking number on Monday )
Is this snake even going to be alive when he recieves it? Is it even going to be a female?

You switched snakes on him and sent ones not even close to the size advertised.
You shipped in a filthy box.
Now you are saying there are no guarentees with this snake.

Amazing. :rolleyes:
 
chuck tornetta reptiles said:
Im doing a spell check. lol EVERYONES A CRIDICT ,LOL

No, I'm not a cridict (?) ;)
 
chuck tornetta reptiles said:
Hi
This will End our business relationship , no ties at all.

Unless you man up and send 2 snakes over 1,000 grams each like you should have in the first place, I bet this will end your business relationship with a whole lot of folks.
 
chuck tornetta reptilesI also am Intitled to my own opinion as you are , and I feel as though I deserve a public apology
LMAO ! the only way you would deserve an apology chuck from anyone here is if you sent out 2 females weighing 1000+ grams to this guy , then and only then would you be deserving of any kind of apology ....MAYBE!!!!..
He had every right to come here and post his situation ,that's what its for ..
Only person i seen here that has an apology coming is to the person you shafted in this deal ..
 
Am I insane or is Tornetta's request for an apology

the most ridiculous statement here ever?(Got to be top 10).

Being a frequent reader here, I never usually post because things have a way of working out before I can add any thing relevent.

But... this thread really gets my goat with Chuck asking for an apology from a customer that was 100% right about the situation. Chuck, you should have settled it and called it a day.

Now you have removed all doubt about dealing with you with your left field request for an apology. (If anyone was still considering a deal any way).

Unscrupulous people are always super pissed when someone is a little smarter than them and call 'em out. Ever notice that? Happens every time.

Chuck under estimated the buyer and never thought he would weigh the BPs.

Sorry, more of a rant than adding anything constructive. Good luck OP.
 
Chuck, if there was any doubt about you being less than stellar before, you have removed it with your rediculous posts on this thread. You sent him smaller snakes than he thought he was getting. It looks to everyone like you sent them, hoping to be able to sell the bigger ones for full price, and overcharging for these smaller snakes. You got caught. You remind me of Neil.

Dave
 
Hey gang---again---I appreciate the support.

I have been thinking and thinking about this...obviously. LOL.....I've been out of town for a few days and haven't had time to post thoroughly.

I don't want to make myself look bad by going back on my word of accepting another lesser female as Chuck's "gesture" to make good.

Online hobby reputations mean EVERYTHING to me. Without our good word and reputation we can't learn to trust each other. Many, many years ago--we were forced to only buy things from Local Pet Shops. With the progression of the internet--we've all been given much more freedom of choice to explore our hobbies. I take this stuff very seriously. I think I have left 2-3 negative feedbacks about hobbyists in 10 years. I would much rather just buy or trade and be happy----I don't need extra hassles in my life----especially about a hobby that I have a lot of passion for.

The fact is---there isn't any way to make good with a buyer who you've intentionally deceived.

I didn't start this thread to get money---and I don't need another gaunt female BP that will need to be fed for a year to be breedable---I wish I would have just received what I bought, (and was advertised in the first place).

So---what do you do when life hands you SCUM??? You make SCUMONADE!!!

Instead of Chuck Tornetta, one of the sleaziest dudes I have ever met in almost 10 years of online trading/selling/buying, sending me a replacement female---and spending $50 on Fedex shipping---

I would like Chuck Tornetta to donate that $50 to his choice of Childrens' Charities---and POST THE RECEIPT FOR THE TRANSACTION HERE AS PROOF OF DONATION.

If anyone sees how this donation can be faked or scammed by Chuck Tornetta---please bring it to my attention. I don't want him reversing a charge to a charity.

This scum was laughing on his last phone call to me "Mark, I have 300 animals---many of them are big dollar---hahaha---these normal BPs are nothing---its a lousy $300."

My response to him was "it wasn't that lousy since you needed it to pay bills and couldn't refund me."

Am I right? :rofl:
 
Paypal is preferred for payment, Chuck.

I'm not allowed to contact Chuck any more--he's notified me that he's forwarded all my emails to a NJ Detective. (I wonder if the Detective could put me in touch with the "Petty Crime" Division.)

I hope he sees this before sending me the 818g replacement female.
 
You already came to a satisfactory solution with Chuck. Why make this more complicated then it already is? Is it for the drama? Just get the free snake and sell the snake and donate what ever you want to charity. Just be done with this already.
 
I do love drama---especially when its warranted.

I have been thinking about it and I realize that I am only taking the normal female so that Chuck "pays" for something. So as long as I get him to pay for something (something more worthwhile as well) I thought I would put it out there.

I also thought that a "click" would be less hassle than finding a box, packing and shipping. But again--I just want Tornetta to realize what could happen the next time he decides to put something other than advertised into a box for a buyer.

I do love drama Chuck K---you do too---admit it.
 
wtf

critical bill said:
You already came to a satisfactory solution with Chuck. Why make this more complicated then it already is? Is it for the drama? Just get the free snake and sell the snake and donate what ever you want to charity. Just be done with this already.
.......................................................................................sounds like he wants a belly rub..stop crying like a little girl take what was offered and move on..geesh :rofl: :rofl:
 
mvite said:
I do love drama---especially when its warranted.

I have been thinking about it and I realize that I am only taking the normal female so that Chuck "pays" for something. So as long as I get him to pay for something (something more worthwhile as well) I thought I would put it out there.

I also thought that a "click" would be less hassle than finding a box, packing and shipping. But again--I just want Tornetta to realize what could happen the next time he decides to put something other than advertised into a box for a buyer.

I do love drama Chuck K---you do too---admit it.

No I don't like drama....its for girls. So I was wrong, you're not being dramatic, you're being an idiot.

Some people try real hard for a resolution here and it never comes about. You get one immediately and you want to play games with the guy?

Get your free snake and do what you want with it. If he changes his mind now, because you want to play stupid games with him, I don't think anyone is going to feel bad for you.
 
greatlakesreptiles said:
.......................................................................................sounds like he wants a belly rub..stop crying like a little girl take what was offered and move on..geesh :rofl: :rofl:

LOL! you've been waiting and waiting! :yesnod:
 
critical bill said:
No I don't like drama....its for girls. So I was wrong, you're not being dramatic, you're being an idiot.

Some people try real hard for a resolution here and it never comes about. You get one immediately and you want to play games with the guy?

Get your free snake and do what you want with it. If he changes his mind now, because you want to play stupid games with him, I don't think anyone is going to feel bad for you.

Chuck K.--

No offense to you or the BOI here.

The last I spoke with Tornetta--we said we would revisit this on Sunday when I came back from my business trip. In the interim, he posted here to say he'd be shipping on Monday and asked for my apology.

I realized by reading some posts that came afterwards----That I didn't start this thread for money for myself. I got taken advantage of---and I hold a grudge---I'm sorry if that offends you. I like that Tornetta's responses outline his typical Customer Service policies---I really wanted this documented--first and foremost.

If had I purchased lunchmeat and got 1/4 pound less x 2, then the appropriate weight of lunchmeat would have made up for it. But I didn't.

I don't think my offering Tornetta a chance to donate to charity (less work--less $$ value to him) should nullify the deal. I'm surprised at your suggestion of that Chuck K---from my lurking---you're not normally someone who would get involved in that way--IMO. You are stealing from starving children. :)
 
mvite said:
LOL! you've been waiting and waiting! :yesnod:

Dont get so easily offended. Neither he or I are the only ones that would tell you to simply quit while the going is good. And the going is good...so stop trying to improve upon it.
 
critical bill said:
Dont get so easily offended. Neither he or I are the only ones that would tell you to simply quit while the going is good. And the going is good...so stop trying to improve upon it.

I gotcha--and I appreciate it because I am kind of an a-hole sometimes---I'm just sayin---I flamed Dale a couple times in the past----I was an easy target!

No hard feelings with you guys at all. You gotta know I would have rathered to just received what I wanted. Another BP is another mouth to feed---and its just settling in. Search "mvite" on Google---you'll see---all I do is BUY, TRADE & SELL (mostly from my aquatic hobbies.)

I admit I can be obsessive with trying to make sure I make a point.

Sorry--and thanks.

Mark
 
mvite said:
I don't think my offering Tornetta a chance to donate to charity (less work--less $$ value to him) should nullify the deal. I'm surprised at your suggestion of that

You have the ability to sell the snake after you receive it and do what you want with the proceeds. Also with that you can be sure that the funds actually go to a charity without the help of anyone verifying if the charity is legitimate or not.

We all know you couldn't wait to get your first bad guy thread in here. Good for you, you did it, your cherry is busted, and you still got the box it came in. Its over, stop being such a girl.
 
critical bill said:
We all know you couldn't wait to get your first bad guy thread in here. Good for you, you did it, your cherry is busted, and you still got the box it came in.

I was scared to death of my first Bad Guy thread---are you kidding me? These things are like bullfights!! Ole! I thought I would get hammered.

I will stop now.

I will look for the BP on Tuesday so that we don't have to worry about hassles.
 
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