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I bet! He is great if you want to deal in illegal animals and get sold stuff that is wild caught. Even though he says it's captive born. There are a few that know what I am speaking of. Oh I almost forgot!! Also if you want to send money and then not get the animals you paid for. You might get them but it will be awhile according to previous deals.
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Gilbert
Elaborate and provide some details to your claims
you sound like one of those 'he said she said ' posts
Elaborate and provide some details to your claims
you sound like one of those 'he said she said ' posts
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I am refering to those legal allegations made in another thread. Also about him not sending a Mata Mata turtle that a guy had paid for and not contacting him.
It is all in other threads.
Thanks,
Gilbert Thomspon
It is all in other threads.
Thanks,
Gilbert Thomspon
Gilbert, don't throw stones!!!
I say that Justin M. is an excellent guy to deal with and while I'm here I'll say that Kevin Smith is also great, but Gilbert, you shouldn't be slamming anyone!
Have you forgotten about the hefty sum of money that you owe Don B. for those c.b. Yellow Tail Cribos that you haven't pay for yet?
I can back that statement up because I have acquired 3 of the 4 YT's that you traded off for hots before fully paying for the YT's.
I bought them from the people that you traded them to.
Why not pay the guy back or send him some animals to settle up with him?
Not cool at all.
Bobby
I say that Justin M. is an excellent guy to deal with and while I'm here I'll say that Kevin Smith is also great, but Gilbert, you shouldn't be slamming anyone!
Have you forgotten about the hefty sum of money that you owe Don B. for those c.b. Yellow Tail Cribos that you haven't pay for yet?
I can back that statement up because I have acquired 3 of the 4 YT's that you traded off for hots before fully paying for the YT's.
I bought them from the people that you traded them to.
Why not pay the guy back or send him some animals to settle up with him?
Not cool at all.
Bobby
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Bobby,
You clearly don't know what you are speaking about!!! The deal with me and Mr. Bordner was just that. Between us!!
The deal we made was I would pay him when some stuff dropped for me. He has no problem with this as we worked this deal out prior to me getting anything.
Maybe you should get him to post here and say how he feels about our deal. However, I don't think that will occur as he and myself are happy with our arrangement. After all why would he have done it if he wouldn't be satisfied with the arrangement that he made?
The best thing for you to do Bobby is get your facts straight first and then run your head. I will be awaiting Don's post as to how unhappy he is
I am glad that Justin is a great guy by your standards. It speaks well of you.
Gilbert Thompson
You clearly don't know what you are speaking about!!! The deal with me and Mr. Bordner was just that. Between us!!
The deal we made was I would pay him when some stuff dropped for me. He has no problem with this as we worked this deal out prior to me getting anything.
Maybe you should get him to post here and say how he feels about our deal. However, I don't think that will occur as he and myself are happy with our arrangement. After all why would he have done it if he wouldn't be satisfied with the arrangement that he made?
The best thing for you to do Bobby is get your facts straight first and then run your head. I will be awaiting Don's post as to how unhappy he is
I am glad that Justin is a great guy by your standards. It speaks well of you.
Gilbert Thompson
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Bobby I just emailed Don about this!
Well here you go Bobby! Don refuses to take part in this needless rambling. He did tell me I could post this particular email he just sent but no others. Maybe this will clear the air and you can see that your above allegations are not so.
from Don Bordner today,
Gilbert,
Found thread as you directed.
Bobby is a very good friend.
Again, let me repeat: I have never posted on BOI, nor will I. Neither have I ever asked anybody to post on my behalf.
I consider BOI an entertainment medium for the most part with a bit of good information mixed in. Not a place that will ultimately solve problems and misunderstandings, or cure character assassinations. Not a counseling center. Not a collection agency.
I have no desire to become part of what folks back home used to call "urinating into the wind."
I understand your request for me to address this posting is sincere.
I hope you can understand my reasons for not wishing to post on BOI are just as sincere.
Take care,
Don
(Gilbert you have my permission to post this above e-mail ONLY (no other communications) on BOI with no inserts, changes or deletions.)
Well I guess that's it.
Thanks,
Gilbert Thompson
Well here you go Bobby! Don refuses to take part in this needless rambling. He did tell me I could post this particular email he just sent but no others. Maybe this will clear the air and you can see that your above allegations are not so.
from Don Bordner today,
Gilbert,
Found thread as you directed.
Bobby is a very good friend.
Again, let me repeat: I have never posted on BOI, nor will I. Neither have I ever asked anybody to post on my behalf.
I consider BOI an entertainment medium for the most part with a bit of good information mixed in. Not a place that will ultimately solve problems and misunderstandings, or cure character assassinations. Not a counseling center. Not a collection agency.
I have no desire to become part of what folks back home used to call "urinating into the wind."
I understand your request for me to address this posting is sincere.
I hope you can understand my reasons for not wishing to post on BOI are just as sincere.
Take care,
Don
(Gilbert you have my permission to post this above e-mail ONLY (no other communications) on BOI with no inserts, changes or deletions.)
Well I guess that's it.
Thanks,
Gilbert Thompson
Gilbert, I do know the facts.....
Don fronted you 2.2 c.b. Yellow Tail Cribos produced by him out of the kindness of his heart, thinking he could trust you to make good on your end of the deal.
You paid him a fraction of what you owed and said you'd send him the rest as soon as you could.
You then traded 1.1 YT's to a gentleman for that Calico Monocle Cobra that you are so proud of. Then you traded 1.0 YT to another gentleman for $600 worth of hots, and you told Don the remaining female YT died.
Don had NO idea that you traded his YT's away without paying him for them until I mentioned it to him in conversation.
I answered a post for 1.1 YT Cribos on Kingsnake and was told all about the Cobra trade by the guy selling the YT's!!! Those were Dons snakes.
I then answered another ad and bought 1.0 YT and found out that it was also one of the unpaid for YT's.
I contacted Don and he was very upset that you took advantage of his trust.
You know as well as I that he hasn't posted anything here because he just wants the deal resolved and to be compensated by you, but everytime I speak with him and your name comes up he is anything but satisfied with your handling of this situation!
You offer to give him herps to make up for his losses, yet never deliver the herps. This has been going on for several months now. You were just fortunate that Don didn't post anything to expose you for the crook that you are.
If everything is so good with you and Don why did you take and then trade off his snakes when you knew you couldn't pay for them in the first place??? Why didn't you just say " I can't pay for them so I'll send them back"? Why, because you NEVER had any intention of paying him for them. You took the snakes, traded them for hots and never thought that those guys would sell them to someone that would know Don and give him a heads up.
Man are you lucky that Don doesn't post here and that he still has faith that you'll do the right thing.
You got caught and you know it and here you are trying to save face by saying that you and Don have an agreement? What, you agree to not pay him ever???
He's a good guy! Just do the right hing and settle up with the man.
Bobby
Don fronted you 2.2 c.b. Yellow Tail Cribos produced by him out of the kindness of his heart, thinking he could trust you to make good on your end of the deal.
You paid him a fraction of what you owed and said you'd send him the rest as soon as you could.
You then traded 1.1 YT's to a gentleman for that Calico Monocle Cobra that you are so proud of. Then you traded 1.0 YT to another gentleman for $600 worth of hots, and you told Don the remaining female YT died.
Don had NO idea that you traded his YT's away without paying him for them until I mentioned it to him in conversation.
I answered a post for 1.1 YT Cribos on Kingsnake and was told all about the Cobra trade by the guy selling the YT's!!! Those were Dons snakes.
I then answered another ad and bought 1.0 YT and found out that it was also one of the unpaid for YT's.
I contacted Don and he was very upset that you took advantage of his trust.
You know as well as I that he hasn't posted anything here because he just wants the deal resolved and to be compensated by you, but everytime I speak with him and your name comes up he is anything but satisfied with your handling of this situation!
You offer to give him herps to make up for his losses, yet never deliver the herps. This has been going on for several months now. You were just fortunate that Don didn't post anything to expose you for the crook that you are.
If everything is so good with you and Don why did you take and then trade off his snakes when you knew you couldn't pay for them in the first place??? Why didn't you just say " I can't pay for them so I'll send them back"? Why, because you NEVER had any intention of paying him for them. You took the snakes, traded them for hots and never thought that those guys would sell them to someone that would know Don and give him a heads up.
Man are you lucky that Don doesn't post here and that he still has faith that you'll do the right thing.
You got caught and you know it and here you are trying to save face by saying that you and Don have an agreement? What, you agree to not pay him ever???
He's a good guy! Just do the right hing and settle up with the man.
Bobby
You are lucky!
Man are you lucky that Don is a nice guy.
Notice that he says he doesn't want to piss in the wind???
That's referring to you not paying him all these months now.
If you can't do the right thing, I'll give him a couple of my YT's so he can sell them and recoup some losses.
Man are you lucky that Don is a nice guy.
Notice that he says he doesn't want to piss in the wind???
That's referring to you not paying him all these months now.
If you can't do the right thing, I'll give him a couple of my YT's so he can sell them and recoup some losses.
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Bobby you are sooooo full of it on everything you are saying!! I won't get into details as it is none of your business!! I wish I could post all emails but I can't because I was asked not too, by Don. I will respect that and leave it at that! You are a wayyyyy out of line. However, I think the email that Don said I could post speaks for itself.
Bobby the next time you want to blast someone because your buddies are getting popped think of some better more realistic stuff.
I won't post again on this as Don and I have said what was needed. The whole world can see his email and my statements in early post.
Gilbert Thompson
Bobby the next time you want to blast someone because your buddies are getting popped think of some better more realistic stuff.
I won't post again on this as Don and I have said what was needed. The whole world can see his email and my statements in early post.
Gilbert Thompson
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GILBERT GILBERT GILBERT
you are known as the BIGGEST LOOSER in the industry and you have the B@lls to say something as rediculous as this, I HAVE never ripped anyone off and sell illeagal animals??? please back that up... PLEEEZE dude , you are such a joke... who did I ripp off..are you reffering to the post where a guy was mishandled ( our bad) but he was (read the post) paid back in full immediatly and was paid extra CASH for his troubles...now can you tell me how many crooks would of done that, thats all you can find on me dude to justify a post like this....????? you have to be the DUMMEST PERSON I HAVE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF corresponding with. Get a life and do us a big favor and GO AWAY.
Justin
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Have you even had one positive post EVER about you here???
you are known as the BIGGEST LOOSER in the industry and you have the B@lls to say something as rediculous as this, I HAVE never ripped anyone off and sell illeagal animals??? please back that up... PLEEEZE dude , you are such a joke... who did I ripp off..are you reffering to the post where a guy was mishandled ( our bad) but he was (read the post) paid back in full immediatly and was paid extra CASH for his troubles...now can you tell me how many crooks would of done that, thats all you can find on me dude to justify a post like this....????? you have to be the DUMMEST PERSON I HAVE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF corresponding with. Get a life and do us a big favor and GO AWAY.
Justin
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Have you even had one positive post EVER about you here???
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I wouldn't pay much heed to our dear Gilbert Justin. He has a special level of psychotic hatred for you since you were the one who originally introduced his unethical method of abusing sellers to the herp community at large. It wasn't until your original post that the multitude of us he has jerked around surfaced.
We all owe you a hearty thanks for exposing the weasel.
Oh, and Gilbert, I have read and re-read Don's Email. Your interesting interpretation that it "says it all" doesn't really hit the mark. In point of fact, it says virtually nothing except that the gentleman declines to post. Better try and dig up a friendly voice elsewhere Gilbert. Your cheering section on this site is pretty limited.
We all owe you a hearty thanks for exposing the weasel.
Oh, and Gilbert, I have read and re-read Don's Email. Your interesting interpretation that it "says it all" doesn't really hit the mark. In point of fact, it says virtually nothing except that the gentleman declines to post. Better try and dig up a friendly voice elsewhere Gilbert. Your cheering section on this site is pretty limited.
I'm not the only one who knows about you
Gilbert,
I'm not the only one that knows about your shady dealings and what buddies of mine are getting popped???
I don't personally know either of the guys that I bought the Yellow Tails, but since you've dealt with them trading hots for YT's I take it that you mean one or both of them???
I'm just thankful I never sent any money or herps to you.
Times are tough enough these days to get ripped off by someone like you!
People like you are a cancer in society. Write all you want, I'm done with you.
Bobby
Gilbert,
I'm not the only one that knows about your shady dealings and what buddies of mine are getting popped???
I don't personally know either of the guys that I bought the Yellow Tails, but since you've dealt with them trading hots for YT's I take it that you mean one or both of them???
I'm just thankful I never sent any money or herps to you.
Times are tough enough these days to get ripped off by someone like you!
People like you are a cancer in society. Write all you want, I'm done with you.
Bobby