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MGREPTILES Trouble with shipment

Dennis Hultman said:
I don’t find it fantastic. I found it disappointing enough to post that I disagree with the act. That's my point of view and that is all.

And that was me agreeing with your point of view.
 
jglass38 said:
Dennis, that should go in its own thread so everyone can see what's going on. Fantastic!


Mr Glass, you do realize you are part of a lawsuit dont you or are you to stupid to understand what you have done? Don't worry though you are not alone, some of your dear friends from another forum will be there with you.

Dennis, I was tryig to be a friend to you, I had intended to actually raise my prices higher than yours..lol.. Idiot..
 
jglass38 said:
And that was me agreeing with your point of view.

No Jamie - that would be you gloating.

You have made your dislike for Matt crytsal clear on this and other forums.

At some point it became enough. Now its just petty.

Matt is tightening the noose around his neck just fine without the likes of you applauding as he cinches the knot.
 
MGReptiles said:
Mr Glass, you do realize you are part of a lawsuit dont you or are you to stupid to understand what you have done? Don't worry though you are not alone, some of your dear friends from another forum will be there with you.

Dennis, I was tryig to be a friend to you, I had intended to actually raise my prices higher than yours..lol.. Idiot..

I'll be waiting for the imaginary papers from the made up lawyer.
 
Scott Ashton said:
No Jamie - that would be you gloating.

You have made your dislike for Matt crytsal clear on this and other forums.

At some point it became enough. Now its just petty.

Matt is tightening the noose around his neck just fine without the likes of you applauding as he cinches the knot.

Point taken and noted.
 
Scott Ashton said:
No Jamie - that would be you gloating.

You have made your dislike for Matt crytsal clear on this and other forums.

At some point it became enough. Now its just petty.

Matt is tightening the noose around his neck just fine without the likes of you applauding as he cinches the knot.


Actually Scott sales are better now then they have ever been, not tootin my horn here, just stating the truth. Shipments ae going out nicley except for a troublesome ranco delay thats fixed now.. We are also about half and half between UPS and USPS, like I promised. I am also going to hire a dude to take pics when the process server comes to your door and serves you the papers.. I have taken a second mortgage to see this to the end!
 
MGReptiles said:
Actually Scott sales are better now then they have ever been, not tootin my horn here, just stating the truth. Shipments ae going out nicley except for a troublesome ranco delay thats fixed now.. We are also about half and half between UPS and USPS, like I promised. I am also going to hire a dude to take pics when the process server comes to your door and serves you the papers.. I have taken a second mortgage to see this to the end!

Matt,

If you really had an attorney, he would have told you to keep your mouth shut. Take care buddy!
 
Since it was volunteered here in the thread, might I ask what the civil complaint is ? I don't want to assume anything, but am also a natural skeptic when I see anyone start talking the "my attorney" stuff here. Thanks.
 
Chameleon Company said:
Since it was volunteered here in the thread, might I ask what the civil complaint is ? I don't want to assume anything, but am also a natural skeptic when I see anyone start talking the "my attorney" stuff here. Thanks.


Actually it has nothing to do with this forum and I cannot tell the "complaint". My laywer did indeed tell me to shut up and stay out of it, why do you think I havent defended myself on BP.net????? Sorry Jim and you know how I value your opinion so..lol
 
You Dennis, which I dont have any respect for any longer btw,

I’m very sorry to see that stated. I have taken a favorable stance on countless posts in your favor. I have never once called you a name or belittled you. I believed you were wronged in past threads and stated so.
This hasn’t been the case as of late, and this is the first time I have ever questioned your motives. You could have just answered. I have made one post wanting to know what’s up with this, and you lose all respect for me?

I have defended you in public and in private because I thought you were an upstanding person wronged on a couple of threads. And you don’t have any respect for me any longer? I don't believe I want that kind of respect. The kind that washes off so easily is meaningless.
 
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
This isn't remotely close to price fixing. You cannot price fix if someone else is selling at a lower price - plain and simple. Price fixing can only occur when all suppliers of a product set a price and there is no other competition. Just check out the oil cartel as an example. Time and time again they attempt to fix the price. Only to see it fall apart when one of them breaks ranks.
In any case this seemed to me to be correspondence between two competitors that should have been left as such.
 
Matt,
I have no idea what went on with BP.net, your involvement there, or lack of it. I do understand that real legal complaints are best not discussed here. My own legal experience tells me that 99% of what folks posture about here regarding legalities could never meet the true standard, even with some money. To take a second mortgage to finance a lawsuit would indicate not only that the grounds had serious merit, but also that there was blood to be had. Good luck either way, but my skepticism has not abated.
 
Kevin,
Not to get into the nitty gritty, but the cartel is not bound by our laws. If U.S. oil companies were to collude as the cartel does, it would present an enormous opportunity for prosecution here. While I do not think Matt need worry about prosectution from any quarter, I do think he created a public relations problem here, and might have best left it all with minimal comment.
 
MGReptiles said:
My laywer did indeed tell me to shut up and stay out of it, why do you think I havent defended myself on BP.net?????

You need to be able to defend yourself if someone posts about a bad experience. Not everyone automatically goes to the BOI.
 
Not to get into the nitty gritty, but the cartel is not bound by our laws. If U.S. oil companies were to collude as the cartel does, it would present an enormous opportunity for prosecution here. While I do not think Matt need worry about prosectution from any quarter, I do think he created a public relations problem here, and might have best left it all with minimal comment.

I wasn't speaking of the legal issues. I was talking about how it is impossible for two sellers of like products, out of hundreds, cannot collude to set the price of that product. If you don't think there are hundreds of sellers dealing in Johnson Controls just Google it.
The public relations problem was created by Dennis going public with an email that was sent in private. There is plenty of competition for any hard good sold on this, or any other, reptile site. If Dennis and Matt decided to raise the price someone else would immediately jump in and steal their business. So now we're dumping on a seller for attempting to sell at the highest price the market will bare. Hmmm - seems like capitolism to me.
You guys can play weekend lawyer all you want.
 
In no particular order Rich, this is a paste from what I wrote, which passed spell-check, but is not a word:
....... it would present an enormous opportunity for prosecution here. While I do not think Matt need worry about prosectution from any quarter ....

Kevin, I agree. I do not think that there is a legal danger here of price-fixing. I can't possibly envision this being taken up by anyone anywhere under any circumstances. If there were other issues simmering that made this a renewed BOI issue, somene got rubbed wrong, etc., that's for the particulars to bicker over. I was curious about the other threat of legal action which was tossed out there. Most of the time we here of "libel" issues regarding forums, etc., but that is just a hunch on my part. Could be other things of course. As an example of the way libel actually gets any real traction, even if a false accusation is made, is the need to show damages. Kind of "So someone said something false about you. OK, its false. Now, show me where you were damaged by it", which in most cases means monetarily damaged. Matt said business just keeps getting better ! Go figure.
 
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