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Looking for feedback on http://www.socalreptile.com

Well, I am far from jealous. You should be jealous of how I treat my customers. I merely posted a detailed account of how my transaction went down. Someone inquired and I started seeing that others were treated in a very similar manner as I was. That would compel anyone to contribute something noteworthy and factual.

The only problems that are being aired below are due to people who have been burnt by other people and don't have the patience to let us get your animal to you.

I wouldn't categorize my problem like that. Believe me, I had plenty of patience. Unfortunately the boas you sent UPS Ground didn't have the patience to handle 14 days in transit.

If a problem occurs we will immediately solve it, hassel free. If we can not provide the item then we will issue a refund.

If you call 16 days of email and phone calls an immediate resolution to our problem, you must be confused. You did issue me a refund, however, I also generated a complaint with Visa so I am not sure which motivated you to refund my money. I would have received my money either way as they were prepared to charge back your account. The purpose of this board, as I see it, is a means by which buyers can give a factual account of their experiences with businesses both good and bad. That is exactly what I have done, with absolutely no slander as you accuse US of posting.

The potential customers that want to do business with us, feel free to do so. We promise it will be a great experience.

Definitely feel free to do so. Now that I have played a part in working the bugs out of your new business, I hope you can fulfill your promises to the rest.

Dan Mulleary
www.dmexotics.com
 
Jealous

I wish I had some negative thread started about my business. NOT well Joe I talked with you you garunteed me a wed.delivery then thurs. then monday I gave my account number and offered to schedule the pick up but you said you would take care of it. So your friend had a baby I understood and asked you when you could ship and every conversation that we had you garunteed me another day for shipping. When I got upset and posted this feedback for the people looking you decided to call me and tell me the corporate office had refunded the money. I don't understand why all the excuses maybe we don't hear from the satisfied customers because they still are waiting for their shipment. You had a week to get my overnight shipment out but it was excuse after excuse"our manager had a baby, our friend had a baby, then one of the partners girlfriends had a baby". My mother had a heat attack and all my shipments went out on time. If you have no customers you have no buisness. The animals I bought were listed on 3 different sites for sale even after I paid. They were for my wife who had been looking for the animals you had offered but they never came. Don't worry about me I am another satisfied customer, Igot my money back and never have to deal with you or SOCAL again. As far as slander, that would be posting untruths about someone or someone business but all I posted was word for word conversations with you I have every e-mail saved from SOCAL and anybody wanting to read them feel free to e-mail me for your copy.


Bayou Beasts
Tony Barbush
 
Jealous?

Jealous?
Of your non-existent "home-office" (unless you mean the animated one like your virtual store LOL)
Jealous?
Of the fact that your animals are drop shipped by other companies. Or that most animals you have listed on the site are "on order" whatever that means?
Jealous?
Of the 2 staff vets you previously listed on your site that were non existant.
Jealous?
Of all the drug references previously utilized to desribe animals

Yes lots to be jealous about!

Take a few pics of your "home office" and or your "facility" -You know the one in which you house all your stock. This should be interesting. While your at it include an address so someone can check it out in person. Im sure there is someone that lives near you that frequents this site.

The best you could come up with was jealousy as an excuse???
 
Joe, I would be happy to stop by and take some pictures of your setup to post here for folks to see. Drop me an email and let me know where you are. The 310 area code is right around the corner from mine and I'm out that way all the time.

Wes Pollock
 
Heck, I live in the 818 and can stop by the old North Hollywood addy TOMORROW just to take a look if anybody wants me to.

That is...as long as I can contain my jealousy. HaHa.

Did I REALLY read that? We're all just jealous?!

LMAO

TC
 
myself well

I am painfully jealous, of???????????????????? As no one knows your facility, or your mastery of herpetology, or of the outstanding and endless zoo you must have to have so many ads out. Yup its all about the envy, thats why we replied with our unruly and thoughtless "slander" uuummmm ok there. Good Grief thats a big shovel your wielding as the hole your digging is huge.
 
SOCALREPTILE- THE STAFF

TO EVERYBODY!

We all deal with animals. There are things that happen. Things get twisted around in deals because some people are not very clear in either the information given or information asked for. My point is the BOI has a purpose and I believe that the purpose is being abused by many people here. To many people get their feelings hurt and begin to bash people and/or businesses within certain threads. We all need to understand mistakes will happen in this business and depeneding on how they are delt with will determine if the business and/or person is on the up an up
(good guy). or on the Down low(bad guy)
 
I just checked my email and there was no invitation from joe to see his facility. Tom, did you get one?

What's up joe? Here you have two local guys more than willing to be of assistance to you and you don't seem to be very enthusiastic about it.

If you're not on the "down low" then I would think a visit from either Tom or I would be welcome. We are both pretty well known here for being honest.

I'll be waiting for your invitation.

Wes Pollock
 
I can verify Bayou Beasts experience..

I contacted SoCal Reptiles to obtain 2 cornsnakes for him to give to his wife, after I made the phone call and emailed the adds that were posted AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE SNAKES, on Kingsnake, reptibid, their website, and a few other sites. I found out afterwards that she bought them already almost a week before, hmm my suprise. I checked the dates on the adds, all were posted after they were sold, and some for higher prices than they were originally sold for. They never contacted me yet they renewed the adds again since. They told BBeasts that their manager had a baby, then their friend had baby, then they were so busy that they couldnt ship it out, they told him one after another after another excuse everyday. I was their when he offered to arrange shipping for them, all they had to do was hand a box to the delivery service, they made excuses again, then they made more and more the following days, BBeasts wife took time off of work a few days and they still never shipped, this went on for about a week and a half. BBeasts then posted negative feedback here to get the call from them and he insisted to get the money back (I was there to witness this), he had to tell them how to use paypal, hmmm. They said the money was posted by paypal but it wasnt, they said it may take a few days to post, then it was insisted "no, I know how Paypal works and if you click send money it posts instantly" on another phone call, he then told them how to use paypal and they finally posted it back, but only after a complaint to recover funds to the bank, and paypal were made, and they were informed.
Crooks, theives, con men, BS artists, and then they expect you to pay the 3% extra that paypal collects from the sale after the amount is payed from the adds.
I wish the other sites would have left the posts I made up and hadf their own BOI for these kind of crap artists.
 
EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS!

If you actually do a little research here, you will see that it is only the bad guys, that complain in this fourm as ''SOME OF YOU ARE'' starting to do! and animals should not be in the hands of these people "And here at Socalreptile we prefer not to sell our animals
to other animals":kill:
 
joe, it sure seems to me that you are doing the most complaining here.

So, how about it, gonna invite Tom or myself over to see just what you have and how you take care of it or are you just going to whine and complain about how everyone has you wrong?

I've got all afternoon and evening tomorrow available. Tom, how about you, maybe we could meet there, two opinions would be worth at least twice as much as one, and then we could post our opinions here.

joe, it's up to you now. You've stated how we are wrong. Prove it.

Wes Pollock
 
From Socal Reptile




Who ever this "Wes" guy is We dont care who you are.
why would we want you to come to our facilty? who are you
and what is your meaning? at Socal we are a bunch of nice
people here... without your help!" PLUS COME TO SEE,LOOK
AT ALL THE WRONG THINGS YOU DO TO PEOPLE TO GAIN
YOUR IMAGE YOU HAVE A BAD REPOR! WE CAN DO WITH THAT
OKAY "BIG WES POLLOCK" WHEN YOU CAN COME DOWN ON EARTH WITH US. WHEN YOU CLEAN UP YOUR ACT I WILL THINK ABOUT INVITING YOU DOWN IN OUR PRESENCE ALRIGHT
STUD! but for anyelse who wants to visit, call us for info @
310 864 2185

Thank you
 
Hey Joe.....

Seven pages in this thread and not one person who has had a GOOD experience with you has posted here in your defense? And your explaination for that is that they are "too busy playing with their new animals"? Well, I was born at night, but it wasnt last night O.K. So when you say the BOI is being abused, I beg to differ with you. I dont see how anyone could have 7 pages without a positive remark. So, I propose a sollution. How about just addressing these allegations rather than spouting off childish remarks to everyone. Please, redeem yourself by telling us about people who did not get refunds for weeks because it had to come from "corporate headquarters"'. The ball is in your court Joe. Since nobody will post in your defense, we expect that you will defend yourself. Not attack those that have been wronged.

So lets hear it.
 
joe, I am unsure just what exactly you were trying to say in your last post.

Could you stop yelling and speak a little with a bit more clarity? Then perhaps I would have some clue just what you were trying to say in your last post.

Is there some reason that you would not want me to come by and see just how you run things and just what animals you have and how you keep them? Afterall, it was for your benefit that I made the offer as you are relatively unknown and so far have not had one person come on here and say one good thing about you. If you are indeed as good as you say I would think you would welcome an unbiased view of you and your facility to clear up your tarnished reputation.

Of course, if you have something to hide I would not want me coming by either.

Wes Pollock
 
Oh now Im a bad guy, first Im not in the business of selling anything..

Im in the business of dealing with criminals, reptiles are a hobby and Ive dealt with many reputable businesses and a few pieces of trash. Im not here to just point the finger and help a friend, Im here to state the truth and list actual experience. One excuse was that "SoCal reptiles is going to be at a big show this weekend, so its going to be hectic getting your money back Mr, Barbush", yes I was there for that one also
Ya know these guys are one of the types I deal with for a living. Im glad someone allows us to warn others about these con men. Oh yes before I forget, there are no "land line" phones involved in SoCal Reptiles, they only have cell phone numbers in their adds or on their site, so whats the number to that fancy store? Its not a store and its not a facility, its 2 guys who deal over their cell phones. Why is it that nobody has any feedback on reptibid on these guys, because they change account names enough to not have feedback, what name will it be next week?:firedevil :firedevil :firedevil :flamethr: :toiletcla
 
Heres the email I recieved a minute ago..

"The reason you deal with criminals is because you are one! Did'nt your mother
raise you better than this"

Thanks for the email Joe, yes I witnessed almost every bit of the situation with you and your partner dealing with BayouBeasts, you can claim your innocent all you want, but watch out for that lightning strike, the truth is for someone else to judge, not us.

I hear the words Fraud, theft by deception, theft by communication, and a few others to follow. One of these days someone will decide to go the route of the courts if you dont quit with your crooked dealings.:firedevil :dgrin:
 
This is a message from JOSEPHEDMONDS at FaunaClassifieds Forums (
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you need to lay off of us okay! Before you get youself in hot water if
you know what i mean.

joe, I am hardly a smart guy so I would REALLY appreciate it if you would clarify just what EXACTLY you do mean.

I could assume that you are threatening my via the internet but that would be illegal and we all know you would NEVER do that, don't we? And I really hate to assume anyway.

If you have anything other than an invitation to see your facility that you wish to communicate to me please do it here on the BOI, big guy.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAhhahahahahhahahahaaHAHAH

Wes Pollock
 
oh my god i cant believe i am reading this email

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Im tring to say this with respect! You need to watch what you say buddy.dont get your self into legal trouble."

have i said anything slanderous? have I said anything non fact based. have I once said any of your names, or the names of said parties? Would this even get into a courtroom? I put in my two cents, thats all, theres no a bit of liable in that is there? This is still a free country correct? Did everyone get one of these letters? Whatever, I dont care either way, do what ya got to do silly goose.
 
WHAT GIVES?!!!

Wheres my letter? Oh well. Hey Joe, you obviously have not been around this site much or you would know that the threat of legal action never works. In fact, legal action has never worked on this site AT ALL! And trust me, there have been many people who have tried it. Sorry. Hope that doesnt ruin your day.

But on a brighter note, what does work is acting like the responsible and concerned business owner you claim to be and defending yourself through factual statements.

So, once again. Lets hear your side of the story.
 
What I've found to be true over the years is the "bad guys" generally make no attempt to refute specific accusations with facts. Rather, their retorts are limited to weak ad hominem and hollow threats.

I'm still curious to see how receiving doa's that were the result of the seller's gross negligence in shipping and getting jerked around on a refund makes someone a "bad guy." Then again, I'm just silly that way, I guess.

and then they expect you to pay the 3% extra that paypal collects from the sale after the amount is payed from the adds.
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I'm unclear on what you're getting at here, since the reply that I quoted this from was rather disjointed. Are you saying that SoCal is charging a 3% surcharge on items that they are selling if payment is made by PayPal? If true, it is not only against their merchant agreement, it is in violation of CA law.
 
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