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Phantom Reptiles / Ray Strickland Bad deal gone worse

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I had never dealt with you.
And i got mad when you started out of the blue calling me a crook.
Sorry if i'm a little nontrusting,But i wanted to make sure they were what he said they were.In the end i sent back his snakes,Which made it back to him.I decided the deal was not worth the headache.And i dealt with bryon boas and not you,But i've talked to you more than i yalked to him.If i was such a bad guy i would of kept the snakes.I'm not a crook.I do not take any thing that is not mine.And i have never robbed anyone on a snake deal.
And about all the screen names,Some of them are people that work for me. I have went on them to reply to this or that.And i've had friends or partners sell stuff for me.But if you check their ip address and mine are different.Except the name my brother has on this computer.
I'm sorry this all turned out the way it has.
Some of the time my brother was answering or posting threads.Which doesnt make it right .
But i had to come back and pay the fines .And set some deals right.
So i can be a big man and say sorry for all the bad posts,and the misunderstandings.
I have been burned and i have sent money and got nothing in return before.So i made sure that never happened in my dealings.
I have stated i would stand good for any and all deals that went bad or any customers that were not satisfied with their deal.
I have had to many people doing shipping and aswering e-mail for to long,Now i will do all my own orders and all shipping.
On the fed coming to your house,lol. That was not my doing,nor was the e-mail from me,I have since fixed that problem to.That was stated by a dumb a#s,And he will no longer have access to my computer on answering e-mails.
So i have to say sorry for that.
And the real funny thing is that i called troy in the middle of the deal and he never called me back.What would you have thought.
 
phantomlordreptiles said:
To whom it may concern.I own the name [email protected]
I'm in no way connected to or affiliated with Ray Strickland. And i really dont appreciate who ever put my e-mail name in this forum.

To whom it may concern.
Next time could you please do your home work before you start talking bad about someone elses e-mail address.

I dont know you all,Nor do i know Ray Strickland,And thats the way i would like to keep it.

Thankyou and have a great day.

Remember the (phantomlord)Mettalica
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BAAA HA ha ha ha ha haaaaaa........What was THAT! all about Ray?
 
first off

First off if you went to school you would be able to understand it.Do not take my kindness for weakness its not.I'm just trying to straighten the page.
Why do you have something against someone trying to make something wrong? right.
If you go back and read ,I think my post spoke for its self.
Try and read it more slowly.
I can not control any one but me.And sometimes other people screw your stuff up.Sorry if i'm man enough to straighten out some wrongs into rights.
 
Ironic aint it? The great pretender questioning my name. What kindness are you refering to Ray? I have seen none exhibited by you. So your saying that the posts under "Phantomlordreptiles" with your brother- in-laws name listed for a name was not in fact you?
 
Ophis said:
Ironic aint it? The great pretender questioning my name. What kindness are you refering to Ray? I have seen none exhibited by you. So your saying that the posts under "Phantomlordreptiles" with your brother- in-laws name listed for a name was not in fact you?
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Allegedly posted from Winter Haven, but in reality from Ray's computer.
 
"Some of the time my brother was answering or posting threads.Which doesnt make it right ."
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Its funny, cause i thought you knew none of each other.....

"dont know you all,Nor do i know Ray Strickland,And thats the way i would like to keep it."

"Since i read this forum,I have contacted Ray through e-mail and listened to his side of all this.I stated what i thought on this forum,Whether it is heard or ignored that is for who ever to judge.I feel that some of these people are jumping to conclusion with out talking to both side of the problem.Saying someone ripped you off,But then saying he sent you what you wanted but it was a little under weight is not fraud in my book"

"First of all i talked to Ray Strickland and he has stated that he has sent numeous e-mails to fauna to find out how to pay his fines.But no one ever e-mails him back."
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Nevermind that Ray, his "cousin", his "brother", "customer", "the guy that didn't know him but is actually his brother-in-law", among others all posted from the same computer and all share the exact same grammatical errors.
 
Ray, you wonder why folks have a disdain for you and take anything you say with a grain of salt...

You're dishonest & lack any semblance of integrity.

You continue to conduct business illegally.

You shipped animals illegally and without regard for their health or lives.

Pretending to be a customer, you left positive feedback for yorself on reptiforum.com.

You've been caught red-handed posting under a handful of aliases on this site.

When warned about your disregard for the rules of this site, you became antagonistic and displayed the emotional maturity of a toddler. Guess what Ray? This site isn't your little playground to post from half a dozen different accounts on. When you're here, you will abide by the rules. If you don't like it, then don't post. It can't get any simpler than that. If you are still not willing to abide by the rules, you can be shown the door once again.
 
Weak dude , really weak.

I've met this personality of yours before. In all actuallity Ray Ray , you talked to me and delt with me more than Greg . I don't believe the LAME ASS excuse of " my employees this , my employees that " . Its wayyyyy over used by losers.

Now to explain the " Bashing " .
Try reading the e-mails you sent me , I caught you starting your scam after you got my animals. It went downhill from there . If you could read and comprehend simple english you would know that. As far as not hearing from bad deals , how could you when you blow people off when they try to call you and you won't return the call. How can they contact you since you changed your number. You sent my animals back because you couldn't sell them thanks to me posting on your ads. You also had an extra 1.3 poss hets in those ads as well . Where did they go? The normal bin?

Who in The hell taught you how to ship? What kind of retarded moron ships live animals UPS Ground , in the winter , in a thin walled cardboard box with no insulation. You have got to be a drooling idiot to think anyone is going to believe your trying to fix anything. You sent live snakes thru the Postal Service. Are you illiterate? Can you not understand that doing that is illegal? Its been pointed out on this forum numerous times in various threads. To put it simply , DUH DUH GRUNT.

You tried to sell my animals under the excuse of " I wanted to see what they were worth ". Why couldn't all the big time breeders and dealers you supposedly took them to tell what they were worth? You agreed to a deal , you tried to change it , you tried to sell my animals with some normals as a group of hets and you got busted. You've been getting busted everytime you open your piehole .Why? You lie , try to cheat your customers , misrepresent the animals you sell , etc. etc.

Don't want to get bashed then get out of the biz.People like you are the reason this BOI is here to begin with anyway. People like you are not needed nor wanted in this hobby. The people you deal with work hard for their cash and your sending them crap for it.

How were my animals not what you wanted? You asked for them specifically out of the list I sent you. I even offered to pay for the large female but you wanted the trade deal. No big but do it right. You got caught trying to get something for next to nothing. Were you going to send me a couple near dead , parasitized WC females for them? You almost killed my males shipping them back you waste of life.

Why should anyone want to deal with you RAY RAY? Why should anyone even believe anything that you say? As soon it no longer suits you you fly into fits , make false accusations , worthless threats and lie just a bit more.

Like I said , I've met this side of you . It'll last about 5 minutes then you'll be chewing on the couch cushions in a lunatic fit. Get meds , get therapy , get out of this hobby.And get better excuses man . What did you do to get those? Skim through the thrads to see what the other losers said? Feeble excuses from a feeble mind belonging to a feeble man.
 
Weak dude , really weak.

I've met this personality of yours before. In all actuallity Ray Ray , you talked to me and delt with me more than Greg . I don't believe the LAME ASS excuse of " my employees this , my employees that " . Its wayyyyy over used by losers.

Now to explain the " Bashing " .
Try reading the e-mails you sent me , I caught you starting your scam after you got my animals. It went downhill from there . If you could read and comprehend simple english you would know that. As far as not hearing from bad deals , how could you when you blow people off when they try to call you and you won't return the call. How can they contact you since you changed your number. You sent my animals back because you couldn't sell them thanks to me posting on your ads. You also had an extra 1.3 poss hets in those ads as well . Where did they go? The normal bin?

Who in The hell taught you how to ship? What kind of retarded moron ships live animals UPS Ground , in the winter , in a thin walled cardboard box with no insulation. You have got to be a drooling idiot to think anyone is going to believe your trying to fix anything. You sent live snakes thru the Postal Service. Are you illiterate? Can you not understand that doing that is illegal? Its been pointed out on this forum numerous times in various threads. To put it simply , DUH DUH GRUNT.

You tried to sell my animals under the excuse of " I wanted to see what they were worth ". Why couldn't all the big time breeders and dealers you supposedly took them to tell what they were worth? You agreed to a deal , you tried to change it , you tried to sell my animals with some normals as a group of hets and you got busted. You've been getting busted everytime you open your piehole .Why? You lie , try to cheat your customers , misrepresent the animals you sell , etc. etc.

Don't want to get bashed then get out of the biz.People like you are the reason this BOI is here to begin with anyway. People like you are not needed nor wanted in this hobby. The people you deal with work hard for their cash and your sending them crap for it.

How were my animals not what you wanted? You asked for them specifically out of the list I sent you. I even offered to pay for the large female but you wanted the trade deal. No big but do it right. You got caught trying to get something for next to nothing. Were you going to send me a couple near dead , parasitized WC females for them? You almost killed my males shipping them back you waste of life.

Why should anyone want to deal with you RAY RAY? Why should anyone even believe anything that you say? As soon it no longer suits you you fly into fits , make false accusations , worthless threats and lie just a bit more.

Like I said , I've met this side of you . It'll last about 5 minutes then you'll be chewing on the couch cushions in a lunatic fit. Get meds , get therapy , get out of this hobby.And get better excuses man . What did you do to get those? Skim through the threads to see what the other losers said? Feeble excuses from a feeble mind belonging to a feeble man.
 
If I've said it once I've said it a million times, it is unbelievable how many of these types of people have "roomates, business partners, lovers, neighbors, friends, even strangers" using their computers.
Some seem to have so many people using their computer and passwords and sign on names that they must use a kinko's computer and give every customer free use of the FC, Reptibid, ebay, etc. accounts.

:rofl:
 
Listen

At least i give my real name.And thats just what i said.
All i have to say is this I'm so sick of hereing you and greg cry about nothing.I dont know you and you dont know me.
And bryon deal with me .LOL.I dont think ant one would want to deal with you .
You sent me normal snakes with other paper work.
I dont doubt that 66% hets were bought and sold.But these were not.They were very small for 2001you said then
then said 2002s.Any way they were very small.Sorry if i cant just take your word.I dont know you.
So just go back to burgerking .You got back your normals and your paperwork. Why are you still crying :nopity:
You can keep bashing me.I do not CARE..Theres one of you every minute in a day.Do you have any value meals.
Bye bye .joe black or gregg holland or bryon boas fake snake trader.
Cant wait to here your response.
 
Hey Ray!

Hey Ray, seems that you paid your fines off..

Why come back and keep replying to past garbage?
If you sent dude his snakes back let it go! If your trying to clear up your image! Why keep arguing with these dudes?

None of this is my problem, I just noticed the time, and neither dude was on line, thats when you showed up and started posting!

I personally would let this go dude! But, I would never be in your situation though!



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Bad Deals

I cannot believe this post has gone as far as it did. For this very reason I quit buying online. But holy cow this is a 16 page B**** fest. Ray honestly you tried selling me these snakes on Reptibid..almos t did it to cause i have been hard up for males...but by the stars and all holy I didnt. The pet trade really needs a policing and a firing squad for gay owners and business dealings such as this. :bolt01:
 
phantomreptiles said:
You can keep bashing me.I do not CARE..Theres one of you every minute in a day.Do you have any value meals.
Bye bye .joe black or gregg holland or bryon boas fake snake trader.
Cant wait to here your response.
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You are doing one hell of a job of cleaning up that image and getting us all to take you seriously Ray......Good work....Keep it up.
 
i just wish...

that some people on here would go back to school. I have never seen so many grammatical mistakes in my life...lol
Just one more thought, if you continually have problems with online purchases, why not just buy from local reptile breeders?
Greg :>off_to<:
 
Breeders

There are not alot of breeders here in Idaho. We have maybe 2 shows a year in our area. So it is kinda hard to get a trustworthy businesses that will ship to Idaho or even deal with us here. I need to join a herp society but I am still looking into it. Thanks :nopity:
 
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