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Keith Northrop said:
You haven't persecuted me for being a Jew yet....Or is
that subject off limits
Keith,

Why would I "persecute" you for that? If you know so much about me, then why don't you know what synagogue I am a member of? My dues are charged monthly on a credit card. You should be able to find that info so easily.

My issues with you are related to the fact that you are a lunatic. Your own felonious past only came to light when you pointed out that someone here had once been charged with a felony, a charge which evidently was dropped. That, and the fact that you posted someone's personal information for all to see on the web, information which could have been used for identity theft, and continue to threaten people with just that. If you think that threatening in public that you have SS#'s makes you a man, have at it. I think it will land you back in prison should anything come of it. Given your criminal record I have no doubt they would "throw the book" at you.

If you really are a Jew you are an embarrassment to us all.
 
No more ---

This is taking far too much of my time and it is a waste. I think what it comes down to is a bunch of people that don't like that I hold the vaunted "BOI" in such little regard.

You act like a flock of vultures waiting for the weery straggler to finally fall down. Then you can pick his bones clean. LOL.

It is exactly because of people like you (slamming me and have nothing to with anything that went on) that I think the whole BOI is a joke. It is a joke. You are a joke. NO ONE takes you seriously.

My "karma" level is red next to my name yet no one here has ever complained about an animal they received from me. Actually the opposite is true. Anyone on here who has actually interacted with me is pretty happy. What a joke this is.

I have two apologies to make, and they are unsolicited -
1. Thomas Davis: we have our differences but my temper got the better of me. I am sorry for the things I wrote about you.
2. John Scmitt: I should not have called you a coward. I'm sorry.

To the rest of you --- I will be at Hamburg with a tan "East Coast Colubrids" hat on. I look forward to meeting some of you and chit-chatting about snakes, etc.

I won't be back for awhile. I suspect that my adsence from here will either make this thread drift away or you guys will keep it going for your own purposes. Either way I could care less.

Take it easy -

Peter Jolles
 
Wolfy-hound said:
I've gotten tons of rude emails, and I never came crying up here. I just moved on to another seller. Every person on here has gotten rude emails, and problay sent some, or POSTED some. None of them have come running to the BOI and posted a thread.
Look at the start of this thing, where people told the original thread starter that he should not have sent a low-ball offer, and he should just move on. How does that translate to bash someone for sending a rude email? I don't understand it at all.
People mystify me.
Wolfy
Wolfy,

I can't disagree with you, but it came here nevertheless. I might have simply fired off a response and blocked his email if I had been the OP.

If Peter would have ignored this thread (since he allegedly doesn't care), it would have gone away rather quickly. If he would have simply answered that it was a bad day and he regrets the harsh words but not their message, then it might have gone away. Instead, he came here and was arrogant and actually defended his words. The thread then took on a life of its own and spiraled out of control. That happens. Peter could easily have stopped it at any point by not responding any longer.
 
Jim O said:
Peter could easily have stopped it at any point by not responding any longer.
Unless, and I've heard there are guys like this, he just wanted to poke a stick in the anthill to see what would happen.

Personally, I think he cares and was stickless to boot and simply got caught up in what he claims to so despise.

It happens.

By the way Peter, I have some very fine Poking Sticks, always have an extra or two about, if you ever feel the need to just see what happens when you "stir the pot."
 
The fact is he was 'responding'. The more you guys egged him on, and baited him, threw insults and everything else, the more angry he got. You would have too. He honestly responded that he didn't care what the OP thought of his response since he didn't want him as a customer for low-balling an offer to him. That's his right. Everyone else here blew it up,a nd he continued to respond. What? Would you sit there and let people talk badly about YOU on a thread? Then there are the antagonizers on the thread who do nothing but float around the site trying to cause as much disruption and vulgarity as possible.
I came back to read the thread because I couldn't see how something so simple could have gone to 8 PAGES long. I honestly thought I'd find it had gone off-topic into jokes like some others have.
Its ridiculous, and I'll leave the thread to the whiney ones, and the people who can't resist throwing insults at people they've had no dealings with at all.
Theresa
 
Wolfy-hound said:
I'll leave the thread to the whiney ones, and the people who can't resist throwing insults at people they've had no dealings with at all.
Pot, kettle, black. Put them in a sentence please.
 
Wolfy, are you now his spokesperson?

There is ALWAYS a choice.

He, peter, chose to stay.

Others chose to play.

Find fault where you may, but blame not others for having it their way.

People seem to forget all the darn time that you can simply choose not to reply.

How about that? Why don't you give peter a load for NOT choosing to NOT reply?

If someone, especially here, is going to be saying, "thank you sir, may I have another," you can be damn sure someone, especially here, will serve it up.

There is no fault there, it's just the way it is and IS completely up to the person who is asking when it will stop. Or, for that matter, if it will stop.

I understand what you're saying but I think you're wrong.

peter could have stopped it anytime, as far as his participation, anytime. Without him playing, this thread would have died out right quick-like.

Can't blame piranhas for eating meat.

Well, you can, but truly, how foolish is that?
 
Chameleon Company said:
Me Thinks, and just speaking as "Me Thinks" ...... too much time on one's hands. Now, if all animals bought from Pete came with an attitude such that every time you looked at one, it looked back and said "What the frick are you looking at ? " ... we'd have something ...... rude talking reptiles :D
:iagree: :iagree: :iagree:
 
wow

apology accepeted peter :IThankYou
,yes we do have our differances but that should not effect how we do business or treat fellow herpers/people. its my opinion the guy who started this thread deserves an apology but then thats your business/reputation decision to make not mine :shrug01: ... you might also mention in your ads that "ankle biters" will be blackballed from ecc or maybe simple terms like "prices firm""no haggling" would work i dunno,,,,,,,,,thomas davis
 
East_Coast said:
John Scmidt - you call me arrogant? How about you? At first you almost defended me in here and then when the winds shifted - so did you. You coward.

Let's discuss our deal Mr. Schmidt for everyone to see how I treat people in the hobby, which I think is exceptionally fair - I bought 1.1 Northern Pine Snakes from you last Summer. You sent me 2.0. You would not agree that you sent me 2.0 until I proved it to you. Stop me if I am wrong. Once I proved it to you - then you agreed to send me a replacement female at your expense - but only after you tracked down where the extra female went. That took about a week. We talked about the replacement and I asked you what to do with the extra male. You told me to keep it. I asked you if you were going to be in Daytona - snd you were - so I told you to save the shipping money and bring the female to Daytona. I also offered (and delivered) the extra male back to you. That's how I operate - No B.S. You were very quick to make the deal better and I was very quick to give you a break.
PETER JOLLES

Peter

First off, the intentional misspelling of my last name is kind of childish

Your first statement is correct to a point. I did "almost" try to defend you. You missed on the reason though. It was based on our previous interaction and an attempt to give you the benefit of the doubt that you might have been having a particularly bad day. Upon some additional thought, I realized the level of disrespect you showed in that email could not and should not be so easily excused no matter what my personal opinion (it was very good by the way) was of you. If you choose to label that cowardice, I find it puzzling but feel free. I would label it honesty.

As to our deal,I have maintained in every post that it was handled perfectly. Your recounting is more or less accurate. However, you have made it sound like I was reluctant to replace the female. You failed to mention a phone conversation we had the day they arrived in which I stated that she would be sent to you regardless of whether I could track down the female. You stated that I attempted to locate the female for a week. It was actually four days. The reason for attempting that was to correct both your order and the other gentlemans at my expense. You failed to state that the "proof" that I supposedly required was your stating to me that both animals shipping containers were marked with a blue dot. You decided to send pics of the containers but I never requested it. Your word was good enough for me. You have also made it sound like like I was angling to get the male back. I actually insisted you keep it as compensation for the mix up and you refused.

As I said, you handled our deal well. I have never done anything but defend your honesty. This thread is not about that. In all honesty, if you had simply stated your position as you did in your first post and then actually acted like you did not care about the opinions of your peers, as you maintained, and refrained from responding to each and every additional post this thread would have died by the third page. The problem is, you do care. You would not have put in the time you did on this thread if you did not.

You seem determined to make this issue personal Peter. It's a shame that you do not realize it isn't personal. At least it's not on my part. I am simply saddened to see someone who I considered an asset to this industry drop go to such lengths to not only demonstrate that he is an arrogant condescending and rude jackass, but to actually revel and brag about it.

I have nothing else to say on this thread
 
Thomas, I was thinking the very same thing IE put it in the add that the price is FIRM.. But then I thought about it and after seeing his responses here realised he got what he wanted.. A chance to insult and belittle someone and we know what they say about people who have to run others down to feel better about themselves..

I wonder how many who see this thread will respond to his adds with real lowball offers just to as Wes mentioned stir the pot....Randy
 
By the way Peter the Karma system it to let people show you how they feel about what you write here and you've seen by all that red what people think of you. Trader rating is for business deals... Randy
 
Wes Pollack, just because I chose to speak up and say something in defense of someone doesn't mean I'm his "spokeperson" and I have every right to post my opinion in this thread as YOU do, which you've seen fit to do.
If anyone thinks I'm wrong, that's fine with me, I never said anyone had to agree with me, and I won't ever think everyone had to agree with me.
Jim O, I neither came here to whine, nor threw insults at anyone. I gave my opinion on the thread in general. But since you asked so nicely....
"I like kettle corn right out of the pot, except when it's been burned black."
Anything to make ya happy.
Theresa
 
Wilomn said:
Wolfy, are you now his spokesperson?

There is ALWAYS a choice.

He, peter, chose to stay.

Others chose to play.

Find fault where you may, but blame not others for having it their way.

Fries well done,chocolate shake and a BOI burger to go please.Hold the pickles. :rofl:
 
Wolfy-hound said:
Wes Pollack, just because I chose to speak up and say something in defense of someone doesn't mean I'm his "spokeperson" and I have every right to post my opinion in this thread as YOU do, which you've seen fit to do.
If anyone thinks I'm wrong, that's fine with me, I never said anyone had to agree with me, and I won't ever think everyone had to agree with me.
Jim O, I neither came here to whine, nor threw insults at anyone. I gave my opinion on the thread in general. But since you asked so nicely....
"I like kettle corn right out of the pot, except when it's been burned black."
Anything to make ya happy.
Theresa
AHhhhhhhh, now I see.

YOUR need to defend him SUPERCEDED his need to be quiet and let it die.

Gotcha.

Just so we know who it's all about.

Just kidding there wolfy, mostly.
 
Wolfy-hound said:
Jim O, I neither came here to whine, nor threw insults at anyone. I gave my opinion on the thread in general.
So calling the posters in this thread "the whiney ones" was not insulting (I can get the quote again if you like)? I'll have to think on that. Oh, and you have become one of those posters on this thread who had no business dealings with any of principals. :rolleyes:
 
I guess "whiney ones" is more insulting than descriptive....
So I apoligize for calling everyone I referred to "whiney ones". I was actually meaning to say the people who came on here to whine that someone sent them a meany email.
And since HOW many other people with no business dealings came on her to bash, I guess I can come on to give my opinion too.
I got a red mark in my record for stating my own opinion, so I guess everyone who had no business dealings with either the OP or the defending guy ALL must have red marks in THIER record too now.
I do my best to "practice what I preach" but I'll also state an opinion when it seems overwhelming to one side, if I don't agree with it. If I see a fight on the street with ten guys kicking one guy, I'll go dive into that too. I'll probaly end up with a black eye myself(like this) but I won't regret not assisting someone that in my opinion didn't deserve the gang beating.
Shrug. That's who I am.
I try very hard to go over my posts before I post them, to be sure of what I'm saying, but sometimes I read them differently than others do.
AND I always try to apoligize when I find myself in the wrong. I try to be painfully honest with everyone else AND myself. And I try to not go with personal attacks, nor drag personal grievances into any dealings on the board too.
Anyone at any time is welcome to point out if I make a factual mistake. I read the entire thread before I post, but I can miss stuff just like everyone else.
Theresa
 
Theresa, the red mark is not a warning. Someone gave you bad karma for your post, however it was not me. Warnings are different, you have none at this time. Karma can be left by anyone. Warnings can only be given by moderators, super moderators or the admin.

So, the red mark you speak of is nothing more than someone not liking your opinion.
 
I knew that really I did... a bad karma point, not a warning, I forgot that there are "warning" points too now.
Thanks for pointing that out.
Theresa
 
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