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Just wanted to know if anyone has ever done business with them? I have seen some of their ads on another site and sometimes the representative pics they have posted look really skinny. Just curious n would like to know if I should call them or not next time I see something I like. Thank you guy much.
 
DTS as in Dan Scolaro? If so, RUN AWAY! A BOI search for Scolaro will yield some alarming information. Do yourself a favor...avoid at all costs.
 
He has a bad rep on here, but I have bought some snakes off of him recently and they were perfect. I was skeptical at first, but I contacted 35 people who he had on his site that had reviewed him and spoke to them. His animals are mostly all imports, so if you do get from him, make sure to flagyl and pancur your animals. I picked up a pair of barons and a pair of ornate flying snakes from him, they were great.
 
redhood23 said:
He has a bad rep on here,
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And very rightfully so. Hopefully, it extends far beyond here. I'd hope that he'd have a bad rep among any group of people who place even the slightest value on integrity. There are so many things that an informed buyer would have to look past to even consider dealing with the guy. Beyond the documented history of mites, IBD, a comically cutthroat business model, countless lies, evasions and blowups; one would still have to get past the fact that the guy's just a total piece o' :censored: in general. Such an enticing proposition. :ack2:
 
Brandon, I just want to confirm that you are speaking of Dan Scolaro, there is a different business that describes itself as a Herp Farm.
 
Just wanted to chime in here..
I've done countless transactions with Dan over the last 10 years, thousands of dollars at a time, and have never had any problems with any of them.
I have seen plenty of his bad guy threads over the years, but anyone who does hundreds of transactions a year faces the possibility of ending up with 1 or 2 bad ones.
 
kingpinreptiles said:
Just wanted to chime in here..
I've done countless transactions with Dan over the last 10 years, thousands of dollars at a time, and have never had any problems with any of them.
I have seen plenty of his bad guy threads over the years, but anyone who does hundreds of transactions a year faces the possibility of ending up with 1 or 2 bad ones.
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So you buy lots of animals from a person who has a proven history of sending out diseased and dying animals. That is bound to give kingpinreptiles a boost!
Anyone else want to help their business out this morning?
 
kingpinreptiles said:
I have seen plenty of his bad guy threads over the years, but anyone who does hundreds of transactions a year faces the possibility of ending up with 1 or 2 bad ones.
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Quite possibly. As is often said, it's how a person handles the bumps in the road that truly defines what kind of business they're running. With that in mind, DTS is still completely worthless. Had you actually read the BG threads that you've claimed to have seen, it'd be damn near impossible to argue that you can ever really count on Scolaro to do the right thing. As long as it's all happening to others, it's all good, right? :rolleyes:

This post sums it up much more succinctly than my own:
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So you have no qualms about dealing with and supporting a proven bad guy?
That is good to know.
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If you knowingly support a scumbag, what does that make you? We ALL have choices to make and if the all mighty dollar is more important than being able to look your fellow man in the eye, as it were, then go for it. I'll understand when you look away if you see those who refuse to support the bottom of the barrel just to make a few pennies more. I really like some of your snakes Mike, but I have to tell you, knowing you do business with this guy has really put me off getting anything from you.
 
Lucille said:
Brandon, I just want to confirm that you are speaking of Dan Scolaro, there is a different business that describes itself as a Herp Farm.
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Lucille I did mean Dan Scolaro thanks. So ya the reason I posted was I saw an ad for a king snake I was looking for so I started looking at other ads from them and there were some animals said to be about 2 yrs old cbb that were so tiny and skinny still only eating pinks. Looked like hatchlings far as size but skinny. Anyway I appreciate everyone's help and advice thank you all. I been breeding colubrids for several years now but I'm still kinda new to this whole internet thing and have been very fortunate to have talked to some great ppl. I just like to do as much research as I can when considering who to do business. Please forgive me if I ask a dumb question cuz like I said I'm pretty new to the internet world and I wanna thank EVERYONE for their input.
 
Brandonmarsh29 said:
I just like to do as much research as I can when considering who to do business. Please forgive me if I ask a dumb question cuz like I said I'm pretty new to the internet world and I wanna thank EVERYONE for their input.
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In a situation like this, the only 'dumb' question is the one you don't bother asking. Make friends with the search function in the BOI forum. Research everyone. You may just save yourself a whole lot of time and trouble.
 
Fangthane said:
In a situation like this, the only 'dumb' question is the one you don't bother asking. Make friends with the search function in the BOI forum. Research everyone. You may just save yourself a whole lot of time and trouble.
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Thank you very much... I just now found out how to search through this for specifics haha. So anyway after seeing the other ads when I was shopping around and hearing what ppl had to say I will just look elsewhere when looking around. I thank you all for your input you guys have been alot of help.
 
3 weeks ago, I was intrigued by his "golden 3 striped mud turtles" on kingsnake. As a newcomer to this hobby, I was not aware of the BOI and ability to research specific sellers. I contacted him and told him I was interested in seeing more photos. He responded with:

"I have a few so they go back in the same cage and it would be difficult to find one you select so that's why its important to pay for it first and then I will separate them out and you can choose from a few and no obligation if you pass but all look so similar and change to the same gold as adults so not much difference matters at this sub adult stage etc."

This was an immediate red flag and I questioned him for expecting me to pay without even seeing a picture first. He got upset and basically told me he wanted nothing to do with me. It was a frustrating exchange, but reading this now it sounds as if the outcome was the best case scenario for me!
 
turtledan77 said:
3 weeks ago, I was intrigued by his "golden 3 striped mud turtles" on kingsnake. As a newcomer to this hobby, I was not aware of the BOI and ability to research specific sellers. I contacted him and told him I was interested in seeing more photos. He responded with:

"I have a few so they go back in the same cage and it would be difficult to find one you select so that's why its important to pay for it first and then I will separate them out and you can choose from a few and no obligation if you pass but all look so similar and change to the same gold as adults so not much difference matters at this sub adult stage etc."

This was an immediate red flag and I questioned him for expecting me to pay without even seeing a picture first. He got upset and basically told me he wanted nothing to do with me. It was a frustrating exchange, but reading this now it sounds as if the outcome was the best case scenario for me!
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You were probably lucky!
 
Brandonmarsh29 said:
Lucille I did mean Dan Scolaro thanks.
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I have NOTHING good to say about Dan Scolaro. If you read some of his bad guy threads, he often tries to evade responsibility for his misdeeds by demeaning and insulting any who complain about him, and demeaning and insulting any who would support those hapless buyers.



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Dan is one of those guys who embodies all that is bad about the reptile industry and should be avoided like the plague.

I am surprised to see he has not gone out of business or been shut down yet.
Sure, he may have some good transactions but look what happens when things go wrong or when someone calls his BS; true colors begin to show...
 
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