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Ian at Select Reps... My BAD experience.

Great dealings with Ian Demello of Select Reps

Just wanted to add my two cents in- I purchased a Sunset boa from Ian- the snake was exactly as he described- she is beautiful, eats great and is tame. My dealing with him was exceptionally professional, quick, and honest. I would certainly buy from him again- I am sorry for the person who had a bad experience, but I know from purchasing most all my reptiles over the internet- that a phone call with a credit card always seems to make things go smoother. Just a suggestion for future purchases! Cynthia Peticolas-Stroud
 
I am sorry for the person who had a bad experience, but I know from purchasing most all my reptiles over the internet- that a phone call with a credit card always seems to make things go smoother. Just a suggestion for future purchases!
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I think that it is awesome that your deal went through without a hitch, and that you think highly of the cutomer service. I still think that Ian is a good guy, and probably always will. However , Joe had every right to post what he felt was a bad experience.
Although a credit card makes things go smoother, in this case, had he paid for the snake, he would have received a snake that he probably couldn't use anyway. Then he would be here posting that Ian is a bad guy, not that he had a bad experience with Ian.
I would still ove to hear Ian's side, and plan to give him the benefit of the doubt if he could just come here and explain his side.
 
One other thing:
How many "good experience" posts will it take to make this whole thing go back in time and work out right? What will it take to make that snake a viable breeder? What will it take to make her a virgin?What will it take to make it worth it for Joe to buy her if we go back in time? No "good guy" post is going to change this situation in any way. It was a bad experience. You can change people's minds about whether Ian is a good guy or bad, but I don't think anyone ever said he was a bad guy, just that this experience was bad. Without a post from Ian, we can only specualte as to his motives for what was done. That really has no bearing on what was done however. It was done, and that cannot be changed by any number of pats on the back. He can change the speculations that readers are forced to make without his side, but he can't change the facts that were presented.
 
Good guy in my book.

I have gotten a few very nice high end snakes from Ian in the past, all were exactly as desribed, packed great and all. And we are set to do another trade this monday. I would and will continue to do bussiness with him.

Thanks
Jon Dvoretz
 
:blush: Boy is my face red. I thought nothing could be said to change this isolated incident posted as an anouncement of a shady situation, but I was wrong. Thanks for making it all better.
 
Hey Davey,
I acually havent even read the whole thread, and i do not know anything (or pretend to know by commenting on it) about your transactions with Ian. Only you and Ian Really know what is really going on about your situation. I was only posting MY experience with Select Reps, nothing more nothing less. Not being rude just honest.
Hope this helps
Jon Dvoretz
 
Not reading the thread was a mistake, if you expect for your post to have any validity. Had you read it, you would know that the thread is about a deal between Joe Lydon and Ian. What did you think you were replying to? Did you think you would know whether your post had any bearing on anything without reading even the first post? I will come back to this thread later, but for now, I am going to find a thread about cheese and post my experiences with pickled herring.
I have said it to everyone posting good things..Its awesome your deal went well, and you think Ian is a good guy. He probably is a good guy with a misunderstanding her. He watched this thread all afternoon though, and never posted. All kinds of assumptions can be made from that. I assume he severely burned his hands picking up a deep fried turkey bare handed, and can't type til it heals..see what I mean?
 
Ya know what?? You people think I'm out to get Ian... Definitely not the case. In the begining of the deal, I was blown away by that salmon... You could not believe how much I wanted her when I first saw her.. I was seriously PROUD to say I was buying a snake from "Ian at Select Reps", I went around telling everyone how beautiful she was... I stressed to Ian in one of the first few emails, that I needed a female that WASN'T gravid... He told me the albino was only on her for a weekend, and assured me she was not only, not gravid, but no chance she was even retaining sperm... I had a litter this year from a salmontine X normal colombian, I sold the male after he was done.. Over a month went by and I knew she didn't take, I decided to back her up with a normal colombian male... A few months of waiting and a litter popped out.. 43 live babies and only 10 hypomelanistic offspring... Now, I know for sure that 2 Sires fathered the litter, but I still labeled them as argentine crosses... To get to my point, I bet my female didn't become gravid until I backed her up with the normal... Which is why I wanted to make sure Ian thought his salmon wasn't retaining albino sperm... He said that couldn't be the case.. I know I'm kind of rambling on, but I'm typing the thoughts as they come out... Ian told me a week later that she was probably gravid, I didn't even think twice that he basically misrepresented the animal.. Just a mistake, right??? Time went by, and I decided on not buying her.. I recieved an emal to the thread on RTB this morning... I felt scammed, even though I didn't purchase her, if a thread from a year ago could be found on that female losing her litter, how couldn't Ian, the person who had direct contact with the original owner, not know of her history, or not even check up on it?? I don't care how many good guy posts there are, the facts are the facts... It's always those neighbors who say "I've lived nextdoor to him for 20yrs, always a stand up person, I would never THINK he'd murder someone"... Again, I was proud to say I was buying an animal from Ian, but what he did was outright WRONG.. If he isn't at fault, he would have a great explanation by now, because he has been viewing this thread all day, along with friends of his... He is speechless..
 
DaveyFig said:
Right, your experience was good, so in your opinion , Ian is good.Yipee!
Did Ian go above and beyond the call of duty in your cases? What was so special about your experience that you feel the need to post it here?
Good packaging? Good communication? Good all around experience? Good animals that weren't properly represented? Well guess what...That doesn't really deserve a horn blowing celebration.
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Ian went above and beyond for me. Why? I'm a college with not much $$, so he dropped the price twice to get some GREAT animals in my hands.

Why do I feel I need to post here? Because it's the BOI and I'm merely posting my GOOD experiences within your thread.

Good packaging? Ian's packing I will say was definetly a pack job that I now mimic my own pack jobs on. EXCELLENT packing.

Good communication? Everyday until I received the package, after the package, and still a few emails here and there and its been almost 20 months since the sale.

Animal representation?
WOW!! I was truley shocked when I received my hypos, they were OUTSTANDING!!! Oh, and still are!

That doesn't deserve a horn blowing celebration? Maybe not in your eyes, but TOOT-TOOT!!! I'll buy from Ian Demello anyday of the week, PURELY because of my past experiences with the man.
 
Again I will say it is awesome that you had a good deling with Ian, but that doesn't mean you should come here and belittle this thread. Joe obviously felt the need to post, and did. Just as you posted your experience in the past.
Interesting that you didn't post very much in the good guy thread though.Notice Joe didn't go to a good guy thread and tell everyone that posted there that they were wrong, and that his experience should be the basis for judging, and that he just couldn'y believe that you guys were supporting him. So why attack someone for posting a negative experience?

Ian Demello, is a great guy! I'm not sure if he breeds his own animals, or if he brokers them. One thing is for sure; the animals regardless of their orgin are top notch! This hypo I bought from him over a year ago. He is now over 4ft long and breeding a big normal female!
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Having read the experience Joe had, and knowing the history of the female now, would you be willing to take a chance on that hypo female?
 
I didn't really pay attention to the Kingsnake ad until someone linked me to it again, so I was wondering what happened to the 7.5 foot, 25 lb boa that Ian emailed Joe about.
The ad says 7 ft, and 20lbs, and its the same snake. Curious.
 
Davey, I'm not attacking anyone. I'm merely posting here within the BOI as to my experiences with Ian rather than bringing up an old thread.


Let me break this down.
I authored 1 thread in regards to Ian being a good guy.
I have posted in numerous good guy threads about Ian.
I believe I have been a part of 4 threads in regards to Ian. None of which are bad in any way. So YES, I would buy that female and male hypo again.

Let me just say this: I'm very sorry for your deal going south with Ian. If I were you try again in the future with him. I'm sure once you get one of his animals in your hands you will not be disappointed. As far as me Ian really worked with me because he knew that I really wanted those 2 snakes. If you felt that he deserved a bad guy thread, fine, that's your choice, this is the BOI, and this is the proper place for that sort of complaint. If I buy more snakes in the future from Ian I will bring the thread back up that I already started.
I'm sorry my good experience is spoiling your bad guy thread.
 
gregh said:
So YES, I would buy that female and male hypo again.
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I believe the hypo Davey was pertaining to was the one in question, not the animals you already bought... He didn't ask if you we repurchase the ones you already have. After reading here, how the female in question has lost this past litter, a short time ago, would you take a chance and buy her now, after what is known??? This thread wasn't questioning the quality of the animals you bought, it's directed to a specific animal that is pointed out above, which is continiously misrepresented... Look at the pix on the RTB thread, see how big she was?? She was gravid months ago, in your opinion, is she really ready to breed right now?? Would you take a chance with 4k in hopes of breeding her??? Ian stands by his word that she will breed, but he's a good guy, so against your better judgement, you'll believe him, right?
 
Greg, I Also Have Had Good Dealings With Ian,

however, I think Ian should post some sort of comment or rebuttal here. He has been noticed reading this thread so I have to wonder why he has chosen to remain silent and not post his side of the story? I know if it were my name involved I would not choose to ignore it. I personally think it is in Ian's best interest to respond here but obviously that's his call.
 
Greg Riso said:
however, I think Ian should post some sort of comment or rebuttal here. He has been noticed reading this thread so I have to wonder why he has chosen to remain silent and not post his side of the story? I know if it were my name involved I would not choose to ignore it. I personally think it is in Ian's best interest to respond here but obviously that's his call.
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Ian, that's about half a dozen, at least, of us that have asked you to post your side.

Time to do so or start that downward reputation spiral.
 
I know if it were my name involved I would not choose to ignore it.
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Greg THAT is what makes you a good guy. You take the time to explain things that others may see as something negative. A recent pastel issue comes to mind. It took you very little time, and few words to explain a missunderstanding , because it was in your best interest to do so. I hold your name higher than many in this business, and with each post, I see you that much better.
All it takes is a few minutes of your time early on to resolve little things. Ian's biggest mistake here is letting the ball get rolling before making an apearance. It takes very little time to tell your side when what you are telling is truth. A believeable made up story may take in excess of 24 hours though.
 
DaveyFig said:
All it takes is a few minutes of your time early on to resolve little things. Ian's biggest mistake here is letting the ball get rolling before making an apearance. It takes very little time to tell your side when what you are telling is truth. A believeable made up story may take in excess of 24 hours though.
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Ian, come on here and post your side of the story.
 
wilomn said:
Ian, that's about half a dozen, at least, of us that have asked you to post your side.

Time to do so or start that downward reputation spiral.
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(static)...."hit by flak...can't seem to .....(static)...control is out of....(static)

In view of all of today's musical references: may I ? :

"welcome to a new kind of tension
all across the alien-nation
where everything isn't meant to be o.k.
television dreams of tomorrow
for that's enough to argue..."

:)
 
cthulhu77 said:
(static)...."hit by flak...can't seem to .....(static)...control is out of....(static)

In view of all of today's musical references: may I ? :

"welcome to a new kind of tension
all across the alien-nation
where everything isn't meant to be o.k.
television dreams of tomorrow
for that's enough to argue..."

:)
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Regardless of the status of your flying machine you are not absolved of responsibility for your actions prior your loss of stability.

Something went wrong. It would seem that Ian would be able to rectify the damage being done to his reputation pretty easily UNLESS the assertions are true.

Either way, he really should speak up.
 
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