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Luis Taracena (herphobbiest) bad deal

crotalusadamanteus said:
Well, maybe we are starting to come to some sort of a resolution to this deal. Yes, I will help out. BUT.........and here comes the good part.........If I am to play the mediator role, it will be played by MY rules.

1. If I am to take possession of the ball pythons in question, all corespondance involving the ball pythons will take place here at fauna, in the eyes of the public. No exceptions.

2. Me acquiring these ball pythons does not warrant an immediate shipment of said animals to Matt. I will wait for the necropsy report just as I stated. This also is non negotiable.

3. If the necropsy results do not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the snake had some long term ailment that may have caused it's premature death, than I ship them to Matt. I mean by long term ailment, some disease laying dormant, some possible abnormalities in the snakes internal workings from birth. (We all know this has been known to happen with albinos.) You get the picture.

4. If the necropsy does prove beyond a doubt that the snake had some other underlying long term problem, like mentioned above, I will ship back to Luis.

5. If the results cannot pinpoint the exact cause of death, than this is concidered a reasonable doubt, and Matt will receive his reptiles ASAP.


Now, both of you need to publicly agree to this, and by so doing, it is in My hands, and I do not want to hear from either of you how I done you wrong because the outcome did not go YOUR way.

Agreed?


Rick
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I AGREE 100%

I like the idea of having a professional Vet look at the Results of the Necropsy!!!

Luis Taracena
520 466 9836

PS: I have a shipping Box and my $50. bucks too!!!
 
I agree to everything. I always said I would stand behind the animal. The only reason I came here was because the snake was still in Luis' freezer and he cut off all communication with me.

Matt Crabe
 
And the CB2004 1.1 Normal Ball Pythons, 100% Het Albino are in Richard Carew possession.

Shipping is to be determinated after the Results of the Necropsy are posted here on this tread, and if need be, the results are re-viewed by a Professional Reptile Veterinarian.

Witness of this is Pinal County Sheriff - Dion L. Rushing #783 Deputy

PS: Richard We forgot the payment due on the CB2005 Salmon Hypo, 100% Het Sunglow, 05-30-SHHS-M01. Please deduct $50.00 for my part of the shipping expense as agreed.

Regards,
 
That's very good news.... It's just too bad it had to come down to include the Sheriff.... Had you done the right thing in the first place, this whole thread wouldn't be here and your reputation would still be intact.... So, Luis.... was it worth it??

By the way.... Did you INCLUDE the 100% Het Paperwork with the Balls??....

Neil
 
I will be glad when Rick gets back. From his voicemail, it sounded as if Luis did not want to relenquish the animals and it took the presence of the Sheriff to enforce it. I, for one, am real curious to hear more.

BTW, those are some fancy factory rims on your BMW. When did you buy them? Nice motorcycle too. What was the purchase date on it? From what I gather, instead of spending the money on those trivial items, you could have easily afforded the shipping on Matts snakes.

Griz
 
Griz said:
I will be glad when Rick gets back. From his voicemail, it sounded as if Luis did not want to relenquish the animals and it took the presence of the Sheriff to enforce it. I, for one, am real curious to hear more.

BTW, those are some fancy factory rims on your BMW. When did you buy them? Nice motorcycle too. What was the purchase date on it? From what I gather, instead of spending the money on those trivial items, you could have easily afforded the shipping on Matts snakes.

Griz
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Bob,

Enforcement? Not at all !!!

Richard Carew came to my door with a Sheriff Officer as a witness. No sheriff enforcement was necessary. The Ball Pythons were going and are with Richard as agreed!!!

Richard did forget payment for the Salmon Hypo, 100% Het Sunglow, 5-30-SHHS-M01 he bought from me sometime in November. $500. down and $100 a month. He was my male pick of the litter. look at him since birth he was amazing looking F1 Salmon Hypo, 100% Het Coral Sunglow...

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And, I do not have recent pictures But I am sure Richard has some in his Website along with many pictures of my other animals.

Those are the trivial items you were messaging me about? :) LOL

I thought you were under the impression that I bought me a new Chevy 2500 Turbo Diesel Truck or a New 20ft bass boat. Maybe some expensive 2 karat diamonds for my Girl. LOL

Those Factory BMW Wheels unfortunately are in Boxes since I bought them back in Sept of 2005. I can't afford the tires :ack2: I got them on E-Bay for $600.00. yeah $150.00 a piece!!!

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As far as the Motorcycle... That is a Suzuki SV650. Suzuki's best bang for the buck! the 2006 Model is only $5,949.00.

Look at the MSRP

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Mine is a 2005 and I got it back in Nov 08 of 2005 for only $5,000.00 Financed of course. But at $150.00 a month is is a good deal for having reliable transportation.

This was obviously a cheaper alternative to buying the $1,800.00 each Catalytic converter on my BMW. It takes 2 of them. Right now It runs like a crap and gives me like 12 miles to the gallon.

The Bike gives me 55 miles to the gallon!!!

Thank you for clarifying those trivial items,

Regards,
 
Dennis Hultman said:
There needs to be something about a reasonable timeframe added here.
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7-10 days from March 30th.

Unless further test are requided for which I will get everything in paper and post it here. I doubt that would be the case.

Regards,
 
Let's wait until Rick gets home to post. Needless to say, and as is par for Luis course, we don't have the full story of what took place.

Griz
 
Yes, I have Aurora, and I have two ball pythons. They dont appear to be in too bad of shape.

Luis, I did not FORGET the payment. I did not intend to pay you today. It will be in the mail on Monday, and on time just like all the rest. BTW it will clear like all the rest also.

Now, WHY IS AURORA WHEEZING? :hot: :hot:

I am way too steamed right now to post, I have already had to correct myself 4 times, and not to mention tired after driving for 13 hours. I will post after I rest a little.

Sorry to keep everyone waiting.


Riclk
 
crotalusadamanteus said:
Now, WHY IS AURORA WHEEZING? :hot: :hot:

Riclk
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Sorry to hear this also Rick I hope it isn't too serious and I can see your steamed and tired, You even spelled your name wrong :rofl: But seriously I hope all will be well
 
Luis, when you asked for all of the experts advice regarding moving a gravid boa did you mention the female may have a RI and you were not planning to seek treatment for it? That's most likely what the wheezing sound is. Sounds like Rick did the right thing getting Aurora back. Hopefully she'll be okay.
 
HerpHobbiest said:
I will take that back. Only 3 out of 5 pictures in Richards Web Page are of my animals.

My bad.
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Luis, Certainly someone who is as astute as you, (that means smart BTW) could reach a little farther and come up with something even more petty than that. :raspberry
Click My link, and hover your mouse over the pictures. The TWO pics of your snakes that I TOOK, (my property) and used, will give you full credit as the owner.

Just keep reaching Luis. Keep trying to be a petty individual, and I am sure everyone here will start to see you in a better light. :D

As I said, when I gather My thoughts, (rest seems out of the question for now) I will play your little game. I have played hard ball My whole life. I am used to it. You got nothing that hasn't been tried on Me by at least one other person in My life. The difference is that I will offer the truth, and that is all I will need. Batter up!!

BTW, I would just suggest that you give up on your Herper/Vet friend and make friends with an attorney, so that way when you start mentioning law suits, you know what you are talking about. And I would not count on the Sherriff doing you much good as a witness. You see, He also heard you tell Me "You cannot take your girl. You will have to sue Me for her." :slamit: :slamit:

BTW, DO NOT TRY TO CALL ME. ANY CONVERSATION YOU HAVE WITH ME WILL BE IN BLACK AND WHITE. Here, email, IM, or PM, but it will be in writing cuz I wont answer your phone call. GOT IT?

Rick


I'll fill in later, still a bit hyped up.
 
The surprises just keep coming out don't they. Well Rick, at least we know that Aurora is in a better home now, along with the ball pythons.
 
Junkyard said:
The surprises just keep coming out don't they. Well Rick, at least we know that Aurora is in a better home now, along with the ball pythons.
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That was just the first inning. Play Ball!!

Rick
 
Gee, I NEVER would have guessed it would end like this??.... Yeah, right!....

Rick, now that you KNOW how this guy operates, you should just stick the balls in a box and ship them back to Matt.... THAT's the right thing to do....

As far as Luis is concerned.... as Judge Millian says, on "The People's Court".... "I wouldn't believe him if his tongue came notorized"!!....

Neil
 
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