James Fanthorpe - furryfriends inc - BEWARE

[clarinet45]

After trying many a time to get James to make this right, I have finally decided to make a thread about this. Hopefully no one will have to go through the pain and hassle and loss I have.

I responded to his ad about rats. I was planning on starting some colonies to support my growing BP projects. Well, after a couple days of going back and forth and forth again, we decided on a fair trade and a ship day. I shipped Monday for Tuesday, via UPS, tracking number 1Z 184 X70 13 3900 035 3. I had to contact him to make sure everyone got there alright. He VERY happily received 3.0 High-end bearded dragon, 0.0.1 American gator and 0.1 albino gerbil.

In this email he admits the trade value of $710 of mine received, healthy and happy.

From james fanthorp Sun Aug 20 09:48:56 2006
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lets try to act like adults for one second, of mine you have:
0.1 adult bp
0.4 bps

and this is what died:
1.14 large rats = $15.00
0.3 adult africans = $70.00
0.0.10 af babies = $200.00
0.1 fancy prego mouse = $2.00
0.3? babies inside her = $3.00
0.2 adult mice prego = $2.00
0.0.20 babys inside both = $10.00
total $302.00

Of yours i have:
3.0 differnt babies @$ 200.00 a piece
aligator @ $100.00 a piece
albino gerbil @ $10.00
total = $710.00

in order for us both to be happy something has to be done, email me
back, please act like an adult

After dealing with him and his broken promises for a couple days, I gave him an ultimatium. Fly up today [Friday] or ship them for Saturday delivery. He shipped them, cause that's all he could pay for. He got into this trade with absolutely no money to back it up. He said for waiting so long, he would throw in 0.2 1000gram plus ball pythons, normals. In addition to the the 800 gram lemon-colored female and the 3 hatchlings of same color i was already supposed to recieve in trade. Also, the list of rodents in the above email.
All of the rodents died in transit. This guy needs to learn how to ship. The balls were in a bag, in a tupperware with no cushioning. no cool packs. very little newspaper. There are the tracking numbers i recieved:
1Z211X214439000124
^ the one i actually recieved
1Z211X210139001918
^ the one i did not because he didn't want to pay for saturday delivery. or didn't have the money to. It sat in NC all weekend and probably stank so bad they threw it out. He's under investigation by UPS by legally shipping rodents.

[emailed him and called him about the Dead, rotting rats and sent pics. Then emailed him about the hatchling that dropped dead later that day]

o0retic (8/20/2006 5:33:55 PM): did you email me a pick of a doa before 2 hours after recieveing?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:00 PM): and your just now saying this?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:08 PM): pic*
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:28 PM): im not responsible after 2 hours
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:34:32 PM): i didn't find it dead until later, but it was skinny as fuck when i got it and just gave up living
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:35 PM): and you didnt say nothing so your lieing
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:34:51 PM): i was lucky i could get the other 2 to eat
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:51 PM): yeah right most of them got a few rat pups before shipping
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:59 PM): i have rob as my witness
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:00 PM): you contradict yourself
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:08 PM): why did you feed them before shipping?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:17 PM): i fed like 2-3 of them, some were empty stomached
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:22 PM): but you didn't feed the '1000gram balls'
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:29 PM): because i couldnt decide which to send
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:30 PM): they are 500grams, no more
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:30 PM): yes i did
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:33 PM): and they were 100
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:36 PM): 1000
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:48 PM): i want them all back, and ill send the beardies and aligator back
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:49 PM): you didn't feed these snakes 500gram rtas
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:35:51 PM): k?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:59 PM): no, i already sold some at the show today
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:06 PM): ill pay shipping on my end, send back my snakes
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:10 PM): WHAT??
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:13 PM): they were mine
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:14 PM): WTF!
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:17 PM): you recieved my trade
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:21 PM): not when i wasnt happy
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:29 PM): what do you have left, and what did you sell them for
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:41 PM): did you email me within 2 hours of recieving my trade that you were unhappy?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:47 PM): last i heard, you were very happy
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:54 PM): thus my end was done
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:37:03 PM): now it's your turn to make this right
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:37:06 PM): i need those rodents
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:37:30 PM): fuck you do
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:37:35 PM): im calling someone
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:37:40 PM): 'someone?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:37:42 PM): i'm scared
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:37:48 PM): yeah im coming up
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:37:50 PM): for real
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:37:57 PM): im about to make 1000 and fly up
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:37:57 PM): ok, better have my beardies or my rodents
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:05 PM): beardies and gator and gerbil in hand
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:09 PM): and i want my shit back
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:15 PM): all of it and a check for my dead rats
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:38:24 PM): you shipped them, not me
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:26 PM): ill bring a cop with me
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:38:28 PM): your fault
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:33 PM): i swear to god i am not bluffing
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:38:37 PM): all the cops up here know me
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:39 PM): whatever sara
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:41 PM): good
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:38:48 PM): ill make you look so dumb
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:39:00 PM): you better try to make this right, you just dicked me so bad
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:39:02 PM): have my $310 cash or rodents or 2 beardies
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:39:11 PM): that's the fair way to end this
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:39:16 PM): I WILL BRING EVERYTHING YOU SENT ME
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:39:22 PM): AND I WANT ALL MY SHIT BACK
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:39:32 PM): haha, good luck tracking it down all over PA
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:39:35 PM): and OH
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:40:01 PM): i'll see ya when you come up
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:40:09 PM): cause you are making 100$ deals everyday
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:40:20 PM): that's why you never had the money to ship til the last minute
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:40:33 PM): and you done fucked up and now MY rodents are dead
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:40:47 PM): and i reported the DOA of them in 15 minutes
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:40:51 PM): so you OWE ME
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:41:24 PM): you don't seem to know how this works
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:41:42 PM): my trade value = $710
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:42:00 PM): yours = less than 400
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:42:05 PM): see how i'm not happy?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:43:22 PM): i swear your a fuckin ass
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:43:27 PM): you got me so furious
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:43:35 PM): see how you run your business
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:44:08 PM): when your not happy with how my shit came, i froze all your animals , i could have sold some yesterday and today, but i didnt cuz i figured you werent happy so i wasnt either
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:44:15 PM): did you sell the biggest ones?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:03 PM): if you dont have the big ones, im taking you to small claims
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:11 PM): final chance
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:45:21 PM): for what?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:25 PM): what do you have of mine left, and what did you sell and for how much
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:45:29 PM): animal cruelty charges i will file
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:34 PM): lol yeah righ
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:35 PM): t
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:45:36 PM): i don't have to tell you shit
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:40 PM): let them come check my place
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:45:42 PM): they are legally mine
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:43 PM): its spotless
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:45:50 PM): you have yet to fulfull your end
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:45:57 PM): fuzzy friends is spotless, with 1000,s of happy customers
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:46:03 PM): did you like kingsnake
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:46:08 PM): never saw it
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:46:11 PM): i saved it so i could flame you everywhere
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:46:11 PM): they deleted it
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:46:12 PM): haha
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:46:14 PM): later loser
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:46:23 PM): yea right
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:46:39 PM): i'm the one that got a pair of 100% albinos for that lemon females
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:46:40 PM): LOL
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:47:19 PM): since you killed my animals, i will require $310 postal money order or replacement rodents
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:47:42 PM): send my shit back, when i have a tracking number, ill put your shit in ups if i dont have one by 10 am tommorow, im hanging all your beardies, and sending you a pic. how do you like them apples?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:47:58 PM): since when do i ship first with YOU?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:48:05 PM): mister non-reliable
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:48:20 PM): they are yours, do what you want
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:48:27 PM): i told you bitch, before i shipped, that i didnt want to. i have emails and convos proving that. if you want to play like this , its on. thanks for being an asshole
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:48:29 PM): and i did what i wanted with MY balls
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:48:42 PM): if you didn't want to ship, why did you?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:48:50 PM): why didn't you fly or drive up here?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:49:05 PM): YEA THEM SHITTY LITTLE BALLS THAT YOU SOLD FOR CASH MONEY YOU FUCKIN LIEING HO
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:49:10 PM): oh yea, cause yOU"RE DIRT POOR
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:49:16 PM): YOUR SO FUCKING STUPID
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:49:17 PM): YEAH
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:49:44 PM): i sold 5 beardies and bought a pair of 100% het axanthics too
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:49:59 PM): i'm running circles around you in the ball world
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:50:05 PM): all you do is buy and resell
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:50:08 PM): i BREED
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:50:13 PM): THATS WHY YOU WILL KEEP MINE , BAD BUSINESS, IM SO POOR, LOL I MADE 800 DOLLARS TODAY
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:50:36 PM): I BREED LIKE YOUR MOM DID IN THE BACK OF A MUSTANG
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:50:43 PM): LMAO
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:08 PM): COME ON LIL GIRL QUIT CRYING
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:51:15 PM): send the beardies, $310 postal money order, or the rodents
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:51:18 PM): i can continue
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:22 PM): AWW, MOMMA , THE ANIMAL GOT OUTTA THE CAGE, TIE IT BACK UP
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:33 PM): LIEIN BITCH
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:36 PM): LIEIN BITCH
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:37 PM): LIEIN BITCH

o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:40 PM): LIEIN BITCH
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:41 PM): HAHAHAH
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:51:42 PM): TYPE HO
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:52:05 PM): LIL ASS WITCH BITCH I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR FAG BFS, NIPPLE RING
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:52:11 PM): i dare you to show up at my house
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:52:17 PM): you don't have the fucking money to get up here
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:52:18 PM): I WILL WILL POLIEMAN
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:52:24 PM): I DO ANY DAY OF THE WEEK HO
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:52:27 PM): YOU PETTY
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:52:38 PM): they why didn't you to deliver my rodents?
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:52:44 PM): since you obviously didn't want to ship
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:52:47 PM): PETTY SHIT, I WILL PAY SOMEONE TO BRING THE POLICE OVER WITH YOUR GAY STUFF IN HAND
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:52:58 PM): I DONT WANNA DEAL WITH YOU NO MORE, THATS WHY I WONT SHIP
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:53:15 PM): i'm keeping the balls either way, so it doesn't matter to me
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:53:44 PM): but you owe me $310, no matter how you get it to me
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:54:08 PM): AT THE BEGINING OF THE TRADE, I SAID I WOULD PAY FOR THE AFRICAN DOAS, AND THE PYTHON DOAS, I SAID I DONT WANNA SHIP THE RATS SO, I WASNT LIABLE, YOU SAID YOU DONT CARE YOUD FEED THE DEAD RATS
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:54:10 PM): BLOW ME
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:54:25 PM): GIVE ME MY STUFF OR ITS GONNA GET LEGAL ACTION
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:54:43 PM): they were dead before you shipped
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:54:47 PM): ILL PAY FOR THE DEAD AFRICANS OR SEND YOU REPLACEMENTS,
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:54:50 PM): you scamming bastard
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:54:55 PM): YEAH RIGHT I HAVE 5 WITNESSES
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:55:00 PM): YOU LIEING BITCH
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:55:05 PM): there was NO pee or shit in the box
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:55:08 PM): I BET BRAD DOESNT LIKE THE WAY YOU DO PEOPLE
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:55:12 PM): they smothered on saw dust in seconds
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:55:15 PM): with no air holes
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:55:20 PM): IT WASNT SAW DUST STUPID
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:55:25 PM): ITS PINE BEDDING FROM TSC
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:55:31 PM): TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:55:33 PM): learn to ship
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:55:41 PM): i will expect the rodents this week
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:55:42 PM): THERE WAS AIR HOLES ALL OVER THEM
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:55:46 PM): either ship or drive up here

He is under the impression that I owe him. Even though he is extremely happy with my animals, though i doubt they will live long on his dog food diet and no UVB. If they are not dead and frozen already.
What i actually received:
0.3 skinny, stuck shed, less than 200 gram, completely normal ball pythons. although i was told at the show that one has the markers for het pied. One died shortly after receiving her.
0.1 - slight-yellow, 547 gram [NOT 100gram] ball python
0.1 - 512 gram normal.
0.5, not 0.6 like promised and grossly misrepresented.

some pics. I regret that i do not have pictures of the box or dead rats, Brad had to throw them out immediately. I litterally THREW UP when i opened the box. The rats were packed so tightly and smothered in saw dust, they were dead seconds into shipping and rotting when i got them.
<a href="http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3228198"><img src="http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/8/23011582884.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge"></a>
Yes, i know how to use a scale
<a href="http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3228228"><img src="http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/8/23012030361.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge"></a>
the '1000' gram female
<a href="http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3228229"><img src="http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/8/23012031156.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge"></a>
the '800 gram' lemon-colored female
<a href="http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3228217"><img src="http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/8/23012011789.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge"></a>
15 dead rats, i tried to save them for feeding, but they stunk up the whole house.
<a href="http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3228208"><img src="http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/8/23011595665.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge"></a>
the skinny female that died

The rest of the pictures i took that day
http://putfile.com/myfiles?album=1458

I friend of mine is willing to go down there and pick up the remaining $300 plus that James owes me, but James has threatened to shoot any trespassers. He flat refuses to make this right anytime soon. He boasts 50k in animals, a new car, etc, etc, but doesn't have money to ship, replace DOA's or drive up here to deliver what's mine.
I don't have all the Yahoo IM convos, but he says he does and will post all of them. I'm hoping he will. I'm not partically proud of everything I've said to him, but oh well. That is what the BOI is here for, for everything to come to light.
I hope no one does any business with this scumbag. Especially if it's requires shipping, promises, trust or smarts. Cause he has none to give.

also, I find it very fishy that the day i get my package, a Good Guy Thread pops up about him. If I'm wrong, i apologize, but he tried to solicit a GG post out of me before our deal was even done. So i have no doubt that it's possible that's what the other one was.

Yes, Neil, you can tell me i was stupid. I was, I trusted someone. But he DID have references. Evidently he worked/works for Slither Inc and i talked to his boss in length.

Comment? Questions? any of the '1000s of happy customer's from James out there?

 

[clarinet45]

I have since cut all communication with James as he has deemed it 'harrassment'. So if someone will make him aware of this thread, this is his info:

James Fanthorp
1845 pine ridge trail
burlington NC 27217
1.336.227.4094

I don't know if that's his father's or mothers house. Evidently they live right across from each other.

references:
[email protected]
[email protected]

 

[Fangthane]

I'm glad you decided to post this Sara. This douche-bag seems like the poster boy for lame scammer stereotypes..legal action, online flaming, physical violence. Not to mention the imaginary witnesses and 1000s of happy customers.

"o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:28 PM): im not responsible after 2 hours"

2 hours doesn't seem like an unreasonable amount of time to evaluate newly received animals. Did he provide any TOS to you prior to the sale Sara?

"o0retic (8/20/2006 5:43:27 PM): you got me so furious
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:43:35 PM): see how you run your business"

Seems to me that she's running her business the right way..IE properly shipping healthy, honestly represented animals and following thru with her end of the deal. You might do well to "see" how she runs her business and try to emulate it, James.

"o0retic (8/20/2006 5:47:42 PM): send my shit back, when i have a tracking number, ill put your shit in ups if i dont have one by 10 am tommorow, im hanging all your beardies, and sending you a pic. how do you like them apples?"

Sounds like a prelude to some necro inter-species erotica. Unstable much, there, "Buffalo Bill". "It puts the lotion in the basket.."

I hope you get semblance of a fair resolution to all of this..but judging by the way he's chosen to respond thus far..I wouldn't count on it.

 

[clarinet45]

No, i didn't have a TOS for him. I offered a 30 day health guarentee with my animals, but he voided it when he fed my beardies dog food and didn't feed them while he was out of town. Unfortunately the one ball died after 2 hours> i don't even care anymore about that one that's worth $40 tops. I just want everyone to be aware of him.

 

[Pink Lady Exotics]

I did a BOI search on this guy a few days ago since I was interested in one of his ads...that "Good Guy" post you mentioned seems fishy to me. It was very short, didn't say much about the transaction, and was from a user that just registered a few days ago and has no other posts, ads, or feedback.

 

[Salton Sea]

0retic (8/20/2006 5:33:55 PM): did you email me a pick of a doa before 2 hours after recieveing?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:00 PM): and your just now saying this?
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:08 PM): pic*
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:34:28 PM): im not responsible after 2 hours

mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:35:59 PM): no, i already sold some at the show today
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:06 PM): ill pay shipping on my end, send back my snakes
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:10 PM): WHAT??
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:13 PM): they were mine
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:14 PM): WTF!
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:17 PM): you recieved my trade
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:21 PM): not when i wasnt happy
o0retic (8/20/2006 5:36:29 PM): what do you have left, and what did you sell them for
mezcladoreptilia (8/20/2006 5:36:41 PM): did you email me within 2 hours of recieving my trade that you were unhappy?




A lot of childish stuff but I found this part pretty entertaining. :laugh:

 

[clarinet45]

Like i said, I'm not proud of everything that i said to him. And i hope people realize i was under a lot of stress getting ready for a show that week.
Yea, I found that amusing too one second he's happy, then he's not because he knows he scammed me.

 

[dzoo]

So you shipped him a mammal (gerbil) via UPS and he shipped you back live large rats and other mammals UPS? In August, when temps were in high 80's low 90's? You should BOTH be investigated - it is illegal (as well as unethical and cruel) to ship live mammals via UPS or any other carrier except airlines. You obviously KNEW he was sending them UPS, and agreed to it, so you are just as guilty for the animals deaths and have no right to complain.

and this is what died:
1.14 large rats = $15.00
0.3 adult africans = $70.00
0.0.10 af babies = $200.00
0.1 fancy prego mouse = $2.00
0.3? babies inside her = $3.00
0.2 adult mice prego = $2.00
0.0.20 babys inside both = $10.00
total $302.00

Of yours i have:
3.0 differnt babies @$ 200.00 a piece
aligator @ $100.00 a piece
albino gerbil @ $10.00
total = $710.00

 

[clarinet45]

Yes, i shipped ONE gerbil in an insulated, cold-packed, air-holed box. The same as any of my animals. I have shipped geckos in mid-winter and been fine. And i specifically shipped on a date that it was raining and only 80* during the day, 70s at night.
He packed with no styro, no air holes, covered them with saw dust and packing tape and WAY over crowded them. Yes, it's illegal. But he was already giving me a hard time and i just wanted to get something out of this deal. He promised to come and hand-deliver them, so he didn't have to ship. but again, broken promises. his '1000 plus $$ deal fell through' so he could pay to ship any other way.

 

[clarinet45]

Also, I was supposed to get more like 5.60 regular rats, not 1.14.

 

[christopher66]

Hey Sara,
I had a feelling this might happen.
I don't know how to paste,but if you go to the members list and look up this fuzzy friend and his posts,you will see some banter between him and i.
I came to the conclusion very quickly this guy was a immature individual,that didn't seem to know how to speak to people intelligently.
I was not the only person to think this guy a loser and a scammer.
Take a look at the posts from when he was trying to trade his rats for anything he could get.
Sara I'm sorry you went through this kinda crap,but please pay attention to the little red flags that pop up in your mind about some one and what they are telling you.Your young and i think you learned a valuable lesson{unfortunate circumstances} about how there are some people out there that don't care if they hurt you or animals in obtaining something for themselves.By way of lying cheating and being deceitful.
Better luck next time,cheer up now you know what to look for.

PS don't give someone a good trader rating until the trade is made and done.

 

[clarinet45]

Thanks. I left him a negative trader rating. Although he did try to get me to leave a positive one. LOL.

 

[christopher66]

By the way,
i dont think this kid has a gun nor knows how to use one.
If youd like my Dobermanns could always a little man work.

 

[christopher66]

By the way,
i dont think this kid has a gun nor knows how to use one.
If youd like my Dobermanns could always a little man work.

USE a little man work

 

[dzoo]

Yes, it's illegal. But he was already giving me a hard time and i just wanted to get something out of this deal.

That speaks volumes about your ethics , you knew it was illegal but went ahead with it anyways without regard to the animals welfare.Wow.

 

[clarinet45]

OK, but i am not responsible for his shipping abilities and i was. And rats are feeders, if they were shipped better and still died, but had cool packs i could have froze them and still used them. and he promised me perfect shipping. Honestly, i didn't know it was illegal until later, but i suspected it when the box came and it was completely unlabeled. When *I* called and scheduled the pickup, I told the UPS rep exactly what he and I were shipping and nothing was said. He even thought it was cute to misspell my name 'Ghetto'.

 

[clarinet45]

also, i was wrong in the title, his name on Fauna is 'fuzzyfriends'
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/member.php?u=32777

 

[fuzzyfriends]

Sara Gatto Is A Lieing Thief!!!

she changed all those convos. i kept up my part to the extent where i dont want to talk to her anymore. she said shes going to have bill from clearwater reptiles kill me for 300.00 she claims i owe her. if you guys want the real story read on. First off here was the trade...

From me JAMES FANTHORP FUZZY FRIENDS INC.
0.5 yellow colored regular ballpythons 300-700 grams a piece total value:$250
0.1 yellow colored regular adult ball python 1000 grams total value: $300.00
1.3 african soft furred rats total value: 100.00
one of those was prego with 10 babies total baby value $200.00
2.15 large rats total value $17.00
0.1 fancy prego mouse $2.00
0.2 prego mice $2.00
total my end value $871.00 (thats deal prices)

i told her that i didnt want to ship the regular rats for fear of them dieing and she said "i dont care i will feed any that die" after hearing that i felt it was ok to ship. I told her DOA's need to have an email with a pic of the animal within 2 hours. all i heard on doas was the rats died and the ball pythons were fine. a day and a half later i was told a bp died. never seen a pic. I told her before i shipped that i would replace any bps that were dead on arrival and any africans that were dead on arrival, none were, she didnt even get the package with the afs,fancy,or regular mice in it. so all she got from ups was the bps and the dead rats.

Trade on her side
0.1 albino gerbil $10.00
1.0 baby aligator $100.00
3.0 baby beardies $600.00
total $710.00

on her end, the gerbal was out when i opened the box and had almost chewed threw one of the beardies cups. No big deal, no harm done. When she shipped the aligator she told me it was legal here in n.c. ....boy was she wrong i could have gotten jail time on that. everything but the aligator i was happy about. this girl, not woman, has made numerous threats on my life, and i tried to work with her intill i couldnt stand it no more. when she made the first threat on my life i called 911, a policeman came over and read her yahoo instant message she was typeing to me. I tricked her into telling me the last name of bill from clearwater reptiles. (he was the one that was supposed to kill me) the cop immediately made me call her, and he talked to her for about 5 mins. he knew what she was going to say before he called her. i bet she didnt relise that he knew she was lieing. he told me i could get her arrested for her threating comments and demands. i make all of my customers 110% happy. ask any of my 200 refrences. i mean come on i work for slither inc!

this girl is nothing but a joke. but hey i dont have to tell you, who wants emails and yahoo conversations. lets get her off here before she screws anyone else, or kills someone. if i come up missing its because shes done come after me.
next post will be my refrences. then the next post will be her yahoo conversations. thanks and if anyone has anything that needs cleared up i will be happy to chat on the phone or email you thanks
James Fanthorp
Fuzzy Friends inc.

 

[fuzzyfriends]

refrences

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

ebay id: jfanthorp
emails:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

that should be good enough

 

[fuzzyfriends]

ebay is fuzzyfriends inc