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Bad Guy jsoldier1(Joseph jenkins) NEW Thread

Also, I offered not to make the bad guy thread if he took care of this. If he doesn't pay today it will be the THIRD time he said he would have the money. I told him I would send him a shipping label and we could just end this.
 
Tim I like you you are a good Dude! But when it comes to customer service the old Phrase
"The Customer is always Right" comes to mind because lets face it I highly dought that you are a million air or own a McDonalds so you have to rely on small old fashion bend over backwards for the Customer because Unfortunely if you dont Someone else will!
Well so just bite it drop it be a Bigger man and squash this in a Private message Brother!
 
I wasn't aware there was one for me. He wont respond to me I guess because he doesn't have the money. I really tried to avoid this I really did. I knew that it would some how make me look bad.The fact is I knew I would never get paid if I didn't do this. I told him at the beginning that If he just stayed in contact it wouldn't be that big of a deal. When someone doesn't respond to multiple messages when they owe someone money is a big red flag.
 
I do and did admit to being hasty when I mentioned boi and the cops. I was just mad and when we talked I calmed down. Until I realized he wasn't going to pay. I just have seen this too many times. I don't know why I even shipped them in the first place. I could have had a replacement and shipped and this would have never happened. He didn't want to wait for a replacement and I can't blame him that's why I made him a few different offers. Not to mention you all know if he makes this right, in the future people will see this as a learning experience for the two of us. That will only happen when he makes this right on his end. I have never seen One bad guy thread kill someone reputation forever if they make things right. All it takes is for the good to out weigh the bad. Things happen and people make mistakes. Come on he hasn't even sent me an email to let me know what's going on.
 
I agree Shawn.

Yes I read over the messages!

Also if you look he has NOT been online today he's probably still at work, he don't get on alot. He has told me a few times that he works long hours 6-7 days a week. I even have to be patient with him. He couldn't ship last week because he couldn't get out of work during the day to get to the UPS office.

I don't know, but it might help if you'd be a little more patient and give him time to get the money, as I said it was supposed to be a trade and I'm sure he didn't have an extra $75 put aside, not his fault you lost a tegu.

Also you say you could get twice that amount for the tegu, how much were you selling them for?


Amanda
 
I also ment to say that when his bad guy thread comes up your name will always be right there next to it its here forever and the quiker it drops to the bottom the better you will truly feel Bra! Just tryin to help please dont take offense Tim
 
"The fact is I knew I would never get paid if I didn't do this."

You think bringing it here will "force" him for send you money? He may honestly NOT have it right now.

Some people don't sit on the PC 24/7 he really does work and it says he has not been on today at all.
 
This was my first online tegu sell. Here in town and at a show I get anywhere from $150 to $200 depending on how much time has been spent taming them and getting them to eat something other than meat. I understand that he may be working. He just started mentioning the long hours at the end. In the beginning he responded often in email. I have at least 30 other email exchanges. Like when he just wanted to trade for a red because I couldn't guarantee sex. Then wanted both, and then went back to the pair. Which is fine but it proves that he thought his snakes were worth just the red tegu. Which I usually sell for between $250 and $350 depending on color and the other things associated with other Tegus. As most people know Prices on large lizards varies a lot depending on tameness alone.
 
Like I said before If I get paid today like HE SAID HE WOULD today everything will be fine. Your still not looking at the fact that HE AGREED to pay me the $75 it was his choice. He could have been back to square one with his snakes and his money. Today is the third day he said he would have it.
 
Ok well everyone is different and it's YOUR tegus and your sales.

But I got my tegus for $50 each, I've seen many for $75 and even on kingsnake.com they sell for $100 and alot for only $95.. But as I said everyone has their own prices I guess..

I've been breeding and selling for years, sometimes you just have to let it go. It's one way to get a good name.

Personally I would having given the guy more time, and been a little more patient with him before making 2 bad guy threads on him..

Amanda
 
zzilikebudzz said:
Like I said before If I get paid today like HE SAID HE WOULD today everything will be fine. Your still not looking at the fact that HE AGREED to pay me the $75 it was his choice. He could have been back to square one with his snakes and his money. Today is the third day he said he would have it.
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Well he has not been online today, probably still at work..

I hope you get it worked out and end up with what you want.

Let us know, if he pays..

As for the cops, no. It would have to go to court and would take forever & alot of money. You have to print out and use all emails as proof, is that really worth $75?

Good luck!

Amanda
 
You know what screw it you guys are right. It's too late to use the money for what it was intended for so. If he doesn't have it today and he at least contacts me. I will give him until Friday. I think if he can't work it out in a week he should work out trading back or sending back the other one to me. That seems the least he can do.
 
joseydiann said:
Well he has not been online today, probably still at work..

I hope you get it worked out and end up with what you want.

Let us know, if he pays..

As for the cops, no. It would have to go to court and would take forever & alot of money. You have to print out and use all emails as proof, is that really worth $75?

Good luck!

Amanda
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That's what I was saying. I was just upset when I said that. I am a really easy going and trusting guy. I just bothered me to get burned. I always try to go out of my way to make things right in a bad situation.
 
Frankly the seller has offered various ways to resolve the situation and the BUYER decided that sending the extra $75 was what HE wanted to do.

Since the buyer agreed to pay the extra $75 and take the red tegu and the B&W tegu, then he should live up to it. He said he would send the money on friday. Whether he works, or he doesn't have the money is irrelevant. He said "This is the deal I want" and he should have to live up to it.

"The customer is always right" is a good way to just throw away your product AND your money. GOod customer service is wonderful, but getting screwed out of what the BUYER decided to pay is NOT showing good customer service, it's getting screwed out of your money.

If this was a simpler deal and the seller had shipped JUST the tegu out for $75, with the buyer supposed to send the $75 on friday, would you STILL say "Oh you should just eat the $75, the customer is always right" and say that because the buyer doesn't have the promised payment that he should have however long to pay it, or even not have to pay it at all?

The original deal fell through when one B&W tegu was lost, the seller offered SEVERAL alternative deals, INCLUDING negating the entire deal and shipping the snakes back. The buyer decided on one of the new deals, and promised payment on a specific day, and then never sent the money. The seller is due that money.

Any way you cut it, the buyer owed $75 on friday and has not paid, and has instead decided to say "I'll pay you when I get the money" even though several OTHER options have been offered up, including negating the entire deal and having his snakes returned.

Personally, I think the seller has been more than fair, although it's only been a few days, how long do you go past the "due by" date before it's okay to not have your money? My electric company doesn't let me have electric if I don't pay, why should the seller have to sit and wait for his money until the buyer feels like paying him?
 
Uhhh. Well you really didn't offer me my snakes back in the first place. You lost my end of the bargin seems like as soon as you got yours then stated tht you was going to send me a red and ill have to pay you 75 dollars. You tell me you don't want the money because its too late now and to ship you your red because you supposedly can sell it. I sent you a 1.2 trio of diamond coastal iranjaya carpet pythons. You tried to rip me from the start sending me 2 tegus worth 150 a peice. I didn't complain about that now you complain that I owe you 75 dollars I don't have the money right now I promise you that. I won't have it until Friday I meen give me that much. I love what you gave me you insured me great tegus and I got great tegus I love them but for you to do this to me. My carpets was worth 375 I bought the price down because I needed them gone and you complain to me about 75 dollars.
 
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