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Bad Guy Jim Scharphorn - Bad Guy

jim scharphorn said:
I take care of my customers,But if anyone crosses the line and accuses me of something I did not do and I tell them I did not do it and they continually accuse me of it I will end communication with you and be done with you.
If that is not exceptable then Your more then welcome to buy from the other cage guys.
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Ummmm I did. I wasn't willing to take the risk. :thumbsup:
 
My wife and I have purchased in cash 1.75 stacks of cages from Jim SINCE THIS THREAD STARTED. I also just built his new website and was credited 2 divided 48" cages for that.

Seriously? My cage stacks have jaws dropping when people enter our living room. I was wrong about one thing. Jim does eventually offer a discount when a customer buys in stacks (I am surprised he didn't correct me earlier in the thread). He also offered me a small discount for sending a cashier's check instead of using paypal. I have spent, in total now since SEPT 2010, WELL OVER $3,000 in cash with Jim at this point and still only praise here. I also have had a chance over the last few weeks to communicate with him much more frequently... and not a problem at all. When we hit a kink, we worked past it. Never did we question each other's integrity of course so why should I expect any issues?

He accidently drilled a hole for a thermostat on both sides of one of my cages and he called me to ask if I minded because if I did he would make another rear panel. I didn't mind. When I later mentioned that I accidently ruined one of my perches from a cage I bought last SEPT, he said, "Why are you just mentioning this?" I said, "Well it was my fault for not reading the instructions." He said, "I will replace that perch when I ship out your next order." That's the type of experience I am used to when I "take a risk" with Jim S. The cages look great. My snakes are healthy and active. And my wait for cages with him is....oh....1 1/2 to 2 1/2 weeks for the cages instead of 8 weeks with someone else. I ordered some snake hides from one of Jim's competitors 3 weeks ago.......still waiting on them to arrive and the "lead time" will probably be 4-6 weeks before I get what I ordered. (I have proof of that purchase if anyone wants to see it but then I would be giving away the name of the other business and I would prefer to stay focused on PVC Cages right now. Plus who would doubt that lead time? It's pretty normal for other builders isn't it?)

My experiences with PVC Cages have been smooth. Even working with Jim on a small project: smooth. Also keep in mind that when you do business with Jim, you are also doing some business with Laura too. Not sure what else Laura does but I know for sure that she packages the cages and when you see the detail involved in that job you have to credit her for such detailed work that makes it feel like Christmas when the boxes are being opened.

So one more time. Is Jim a risk? Perhaps anyone can be. But when I do business I go off what my previous experiences have been, and what others say as well (I admit it). But Kevin, how many cages have you purchased from Jim and if you haven’t...why not stop with acting like you are some authority on something you shouldn't be trying to get the last word in on? I am sure you are a great guy Kevin. But there really is a time and place to put your two cents in. I CAN and I AM....and based on real experience. Laying my money down, opening boxes. Putting cages together. Looking at them every day. Cleaning them. Watching my snakes start to breed in them. This is what I know. I am happy. My snakes are healthy. My wallet is happy.

I have noticed that when people question the integrity of breeders on Fauna, they are not always very nice. Fine. But when I give those same breeders my money (and I have started to send money their way recently), somehow the snakes seem fine and no attitude from the sellers. Let's let the members of this community continue to decide about these breeders and cage builders for themselves. When a bad story comes up? Let's listen. If we have real experiences to refute or support a claim, let’s speak up. And when we don't...let's keep ourselves in check a little, step back, and let those with the experience and the spent cash talk a little more.

And yes, Josh and I are even starting to work together on projects and we almost daily touch base with updates, advice, or cheers. Why? We moved on. Now we get to enjoy the excitement of what happens IN the cages.

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cemerton said:
My wife and I have purchased in cash 1.75 stacks of cages from Jim SINCE THIS THREAD STARTED. I also just built his new website and was credited 2 divided 48" cages for that.
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I think you've shown enough of yourself in this thread for people to make an informed decision, there's no need to comment on that.

However, I think it is absolutely hilarious that you call slapping the same $40 Wordpress theme that you used (poorly) on your own site on Jim's domain in exchange for well over $500 worth of merchandise, "building a website". I hope Jim knows he got taken for a ride. Maybe he's feeling generous knowing the pages of good press you'll produce, who knows.
 
Tom. I think getting into the ins and outs of an e-commerce site is way outside the scope of the thread. What you said sounds soooo cool...lol. PM me with some other options and tell me the time you think might be involved. I would LOVE to see your work! You sound really smart. My wife is impressed that you know how to spellcheck your posts. Maybe you could send her a pic?
 
Tom,
Building that website and Clay getting my old website files cost me about $1475 and was worth every penny.
You probably do not know what is envolved in building a website, both Clay and I have many hours in that thing with him making it and me having to tell him what all the prices are and checking for errors.
 
If we are to discuss Tom's brilliant assertion it would take this thread away from it's purpose. Join me in Hell (fauna forum) to discuss Tom's points and anything else from this thread that is off topic. In Hell we can all talk without gloves on since there are no moderators. I'll start a thread.
 
No prob Jim. People can discuss you and PVC Cages here in the BOI. People can discuss me in a more appropriate place: Hell. I started a thread called, "How to Build a $40 E-commerce Website". :)
 
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