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MGREPTILES Trouble with shipment

The member of BP.net
We just do not get along. Allison, Jamie, V2R, you don’t like me and I do not like you it is real simple. I hate for it to be that way but when you are in every post of mine slamming me just because you order your supplies from someone else is just madness… Jamie Glass, we had several transactions that were all flawless. You got with a clique over at BP.net and because they did not like me you were not going to like me either. The reason your clique did not like me is because the “leader” of the forum tried to sell me a ball that the pic was doctored and I made them give me a refund, didn’t wrong you, sorry. Allison please post the full email that you quoted about Rich at reptile basics. V2R(Vaughn) your in the same boat as Jamie but for a little different reason, sorry man I just didn’t like those crested geckos and decided not to buy them and you also best buds with the guy in the ball transaction. I have had about 75 emails talking about the whole deal and how shameful we ALL were being.

BOI good guy: I removed the cert not because I was afraid of bad guy votes but because I had been watching the BOI and really wasn’t proud to display a soap opera cert on my website right beside my prayer. The ones that have voted me a bad guy, I hope you will leave them there until you see otherwise, I don’t want you to remove them based on something I have said(goes back to making judgment based on crapola) I ask you to wait and see what happens then make your own judgement.

Dennis Hultman: The reason we are having trouble is because you tried to harm my business as a favor to Dennis Thomas. You said you had lots of respect for me but when you were called upon by a mod you jumped right on the bandwagon, a respectable man would not have done that. Sorry if I have insulted you, please forgive and “try” and forget.

The whole jest of what I am trying to say is if you really don’t know who I am please don’t judge me by what someone else has told you or you have read. The fact of the matter is I want to have the best (not the biggest) supply site in the world and I know I can do that but I am also smart enough to know that there will be snags along the way that have to be fixed. Call or email me, I will be more than happy to blab away about anything on your mind. I am a good person; I am a good person because I have Christ in my life, end of story. I hope I have'nt made this post to hard to read and will entertain emails with questions and you are free to post the emails on here. God Bless you all!
 
Matt, if this is the way you feel and you want to right your wrongs, than I will say you are heading in the right direction. I have dealt with you Matt, I know you can be a great asset to our hobby.

I can only speak for myself, I commend you on your way back to doing the right thing. I will gladly pull my bad guy vote on your GGC if you continue on this path.

I think a great gesture would for you to pull your negative votes as well, you know they were not deserved Matt.

Also, you need to make it right on these threads started about respected members of our community.
 
MGReptiles said:
The reason for the madness is I wanted to show you what the BOI can do to a person when there is a mob of people “after” them. It really brings a person down and I was trying to prove a point by acting the part

What a load of crap. A load of ignorant crap. A load of ignorant crap that's been said by any number of con artists, scumbags and bad guys over the years.

"I wasn't really behaving like a stupid jackass, I was just performing a social experiment. Yeah, that's it. It's everyone else's fault that I have hurt my reputation through my behavior- not my fault."
 
Seamus Haley said:
What a load of crap. A load of ignorant crap. A load of ignorant crap that's been said by any number of con artists, scumbags and bad guys over the years.

"I wasn't really behaving like a stupid jackass, I was just performing a social experiment. Yeah, that's it. It's everyone else's fault that I have hurt my reputation through my behavior- not my fault."

Has Matt already given the other traditional bad guy lines?

Running his own blacklist based on people who disagreed with him? Might be able to argue that he has based on the contention that he's going to be ignoring people who disagreed with him...

And that his business has been better than ever? I seem to remember him claiming sales were up, or at least touting that he sold a quarter of a million dollars gross last year despite his problems, that can probably be viewed as meeting that point...

So it was all an experiment, he's blacklisting other people and his sales are up since he started behaving like an idiot... Ducking behind religion and claiming that he's reforming without actually changing his position that it wasn't his fault he stuck his foot in his mouth rounds out the standard behaviors. That hits every point on the typical bad guy claims when they've been outed checklist.
 
Seamus Haley said:
What a load of crap. A load of ignorant crap. A load of ignorant crap that's been said by any number of con artists, scumbags and bad guys over the years.

"I wasn't really behaving like a stupid jackass, I was just performing a social experiment. Yeah, that's it. It's everyone else's fault that I have hurt my reputation through my behavior- not my fault."


No Seamus is was indeed myfault.. Please reread where I said it was my fault.. Also read the first paragrapgh.. I will not block if you disagree, I will block if you put in things like you just did.. Things that serve no purpose..
 
Seamus Haley said:
What a load of crap. A load of ignorant crap. A load of ignorant crap that's been said by any number of con artists, scumbags and bad guys over the years.

"I wasn't really behaving like a stupid jackass, I was just performing a social experiment. Yeah, that's it. It's everyone else's fault that I have hurt my reputation through my behavior- not my fault."

Seamus, I understand what you are saying, but I think Matt should have the right to make good on his words/thoughts. We are all looking to see if he will make good on these promises. He is not getting off free here, he will be required to right his wrongs.
 
MGReptiles said:
The member of BP.net
We just do not get along. Allison, Jamie, V2R, you don’t like me and I do not like you it is real simple. I hate for it to be that way but when you are in every post of mine slamming me just because you order your supplies from someone else is just madness… Jamie Glass, we had several transactions that were all flawless. You got with a clique over at BP.net and because they did not like me you were not going to like me either. The reason your clique did not like me is because the “leader” of the forum tried to sell me a ball that the pic was doctored and I made them give me a refund, didn’t wrong you, sorry. Allison please post the full email that you quoted about Rich at reptile basics. V2R(Vaughn) your in the same boat as Jamie but for a little different reason, sorry man I just didn’t like those crested geckos and decided not to buy them and you also best buds with the guy in the ball transaction. I have had about 75 emails talking about the whole deal and how shameful we ALL were being.

BOI good guy: I removed the cert not because I was afraid of bad guy votes but because I had been watching the BOI and really wasn’t proud to display a soap opera cert on my website right beside my prayer. The ones that have voted me a bad guy, I hope you will leave them there until you see otherwise, I don’t want you to remove them based on something I have said(goes back to making judgment based on crapola) I ask you to wait and see what happens then make your own judgement.

Dennis Hultman: The reason we are having trouble is because you tried to harm my business as a favor to Dennis Thomas. You said you had lots of respect for me but when you were called upon by a mod you jumped right on the bandwagon, a respectable man would not have done that. Sorry if I have insulted you, please forgive and “try” and forget.

The whole jest of what I am trying to say is if you really don’t know who I am please don’t judge me by what someone else has told you or you have read. The fact of the matter is I want to have the best (not the biggest) supply site in the world and I know I can do that but I am also smart enough to know that there will be snags along the way that have to be fixed. Call or email me, I will be more than happy to blab away about anything on your mind. I am a good person; I am a good person because I have Christ in my life, end of story. I hope I have'nt made this post to hard to read and will entertain emails with questions and you are free to post the emails on here. God Bless you all!


Anyone get the feeling this sounds familiar? Hasn't this been said by Matt before just to see a bigger meltdown? Talk about running hot and cold , Dude , get therapy. Something just ain't right here . If you find yourself isolated by your own actions and constantly apologizing for it later then something is going on.
 
Matt, I hope you do dig out of your hole, but that whole explanation just doesn't pass the common sense litmus test.

You wrote paragraph after paragraph about this and that, but nowhere is there a believable explanation for why you went bananas like that.

That would have only taken a few sentences.
 
jsrocket said:
Matt, I hope you do dig out of your hole, but that whole explanation just doesn't pass the common sense litmus test.

You wrote paragraph after paragraph about this and that, but nowhere is there a believable explanation for why you went bananas like that.

That would have only taken a few sentences.

Email sent
 
MGReptiles said:
Allison please post the full email that you quoted about Rich at reptile basics.

Matt,
Please do let me know what you are talking about here. I just went back and looked at every email I've sent to and received from Rich from RB and I have nothing from him quoted or that I quoted him on. Sorry dude but you got me confused with someone else I believe... :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
Merry we meet Matt

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MGReptiles,

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hahahahahaha this is awsome.. Maybe if I told you to kiss my :censored: I can get another one???
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Matt, this p.m. was sent a bit before you're little experiment in human behavior that you claimed to try and test. What i see from this p.m. and the other thread is a total lack of respect for the moderation team, members, and lost business of this forum....

I do hope that you are sincere in your attempt to rectify all of you transgressions, personal and professional.
Blesses Be Matt....Blessed Be, until we merry meet again.
 
Laura Fopiano said:
Matt, this p.m. was sent a bit before you're little experiment in human behavior that you claimed to try and test. What i see from this p.m. and the other thread is a total lack of respect for the moderation team, members, and lost business of this forum....

I do hope that you are sincere in your attempt to rectify all of you transgressions, personal and professional.
Blesses Be Matt....Blessed Be, until we merry meet again.

PM Sent
 
lillyorchid said:
Matt,
Please do let me know what you are talking about here. I just went back and looked at every email I've sent to and received from Rich from RB and I have nothing from him quoted or that I quoted him on. Sorry dude but you got me confused with someone else I believe... :confused: :confused: :confused:

PM sent
 
Laura Fopiano said:
Matt, this p.m. was sent a bit before you're little experiment in human behavior that you claimed to try and test. What i see from this p.m. and the other thread is a total lack of respect for the moderation team, members, and lost business of this forum....

I do hope that you are sincere in your attempt to rectify all of you transgressions, personal and professional.
Blesses Be Matt....Blessed Be, until we merry meet again.

Laura

If you can see any merit or silver lining in that cloud of BS Matt just spewed, you are a far more trusting person than I.
 
Oh!!! I see your were just proving a point, or conducting an experiment ,or demonstrating how stressfull being called out on bad business practices can be. Oh OK. That makes a bunch of sense. Then I think everyone here owes you an apology. Yeah right!

I still wish I could retract my Positive Trader Rating.
I agree your apologies to be too little too late and frankly I don't believe a word of it. Matt, Your actions and words here have been deplorable at best, especially of late. Your explanations of sorts, holds no weight as far as I'm concerned. :shootfoot
 
DThomas said:
Quoting [email protected]:

> Hey Dennis,
> Hope this email is finding you well! I hope you dont find this email
> in poor taste but I wanted to ask you a question. I remember when I
> started selling themrostats both of us were selling them for 85
> shipped for a wired unit. Now that reptile basics came on the seen I
> have lowered my pricing.. If your selling units at this price then I
> would be more than happy to raise my prices back to where they SHOULD
> be.. I dont like to undercut anyone is the reason I am asking and
> honstly I cant stand the dude from Reptile basics..lol..Let me know
> and talk to ya soon,
> -Matt
>
>
>
> Thank you for considering MG Reptiles for your reptile needs. Your
> business is truly appricated! Please feel free to call Matt @
> 304-836-5147. Thank you and God Bless,
> -MG

Hey Matt,

I have purchased about 10 Helix DBS-1000 Thermostats from Reptile Basics. Rich there is a great guy! I hope that pisses you off. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
 
brucestephenson said:
Hey Matt,

I have purchased about 10 Helix DBS-1000 Thermostats from Reptile Basics. Rich there is a great guy! I hope that pisses you off. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha


Awsome! I hope you enjoy them.. Dosent make me mad at all.. I wouldent recommend Helix to anyone but I hope your happy with them and they protect your animals and home!
 
floridaboy85 said:
Oh!!! I see your were just proving a point, or conducting an experiment ,or demonstrating how stressfull being called out on bad business practices can be. Oh OK. That makes a bunch of sense. Then I think everyone here owes you an apology. Yeah right!

I still wish I could retract my Positive Trader Rating.
I agree your apologies to be too little too late and frankly I don't believe a word of it. Matt, Your actions and words here have been deplorable at best, especially of late. Your explanations of sorts, holds no weight as far as I'm concerned. :shootfoot


Was our tranaction a bad one? Why would you want to lie and put you had a bad experience when you had a good one?
 
Naturally, everyone is skeptical of this revelation. Rightly so, I might add. People who respected you so much come and find this man, so abnormally different from the man they knew, but they ignore it. They try to avoid it as much as they can until they realise you have changed for the worse. Finally, they drop your reputation and call you out. You will have to EARN their respect back, Matt. You're at ground zero, build up. I hope you are truly sorry. I don't know you very well. I only know the second, nasty Matt, and I never met the nicer version. Myself, well, I can't help but think this is damage control, and merely cutting the cord before it gets any longer. If so, it won't work, and people will see right through it. Prove me wrong, Matt.

I really hope you can.
 
CurtisF said:
Naturally, everyone is skeptical of this revelation. Rightly so, I might add. People who respected you so much come and find this man, so abnormally different from the man they knew, but they ignore it. They try to avoid it as much as they can until they realise you have changed for the worse. Finally, they drop your reputation and call you out. You will have to EARN their respect back, Matt. You're at ground zero, build up. I hope you are truly sorry. I don't know you very well. I only know the second, nasty Matt, and I never met the nicer version. Myself, well, I can't help but think this is damage control, and merely cutting the cord before it gets any longer. If so, it won't work, and people will see right through it. Prove me wrong, Matt.

I really hope you can.


I agree!! I didnt expect anyone to say hey its ok.. This just dosent happen excet in the movies and with small town police..lol I know what I have to do but as you can see from the people above even if I do just that and prove It was just what I said, a game, it will not be accepted.. I hope I myself am wrong.. Day one at ground zero, looking forward to day to as only good can come..
 
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