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Raphael Mendoza ( bad animal post )

RE: Comments about axolotl_jake

Hmmmmm. Funny how people have nothing better to do that talk crap, eh? I have made a few purchases from Jake and never had a single problem. In fact! He has been courtious and very helpful even after I recieved my shipments. All I ever hear from him and about him are good things which is why I bought from him in the first place. I recieved all of my shipments alive and well HEALTHY too! He even made sure they arrived safely and always answers any questions I have when I am worried. He's a great friggin' guy and a pleasure to do business with. KUDOS' Jakey :)
 
Did he bribe you into coming here? I mean, you just joined this site and this is your first post. One more question, are you Dawn Marie Luciano, from 221 Sprague St. Portsmouth RI?
 
Another one pops up,, Makes me wonder if only Idiots get what they order from this twit.. What is the deal here lately? been far to many like Dawn here posting all over the BOI...
Randy
 
Dawn, Jacob or whomever is signing,

You say people are in this for the money but what you fail to see is that this thread is precisely going on because Jacob chose to save some money but paying have price from animals from Rafael Mendoza. That's the bottom line. It is not about him being a "risk taker", is because he decided to go the cheap route and to support with his money a person that had wronged other fellow herpers.

If someone has read this thread they'll see that I took a risk buying from someone who has had a couple negative deals.
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This is not what people are trying to explain to you. What they have been trying to say is that you have chosen to support the business of someone that has wronged other people. It doesn't matter that you took a risk and didn't get burned. What matters is that your money will be used to maintain in business someone that will very likely wrong another person in the future. It is the risk you have taken that will allow the next person to be wronged. Once that happens you will probably understand what people here were trying to explain to you. But by then it will be too late as another person may be writing about his bad experience in this thread, and it was your money (as well as the others who think likewise) that allowed that to happen as it was used to sustain his activities.

All of you just think about the money, it isn't about the money, it's about the love of the hobby, which you've clearly lost to the wind a while ago.
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Absolutely! You nailed it. And it's because of the love of the hobby that we choose not to support people that are in it only for the money. In this case Rafael Mendoza sent a subpar animal to Bryon just to make some money out of an animal that was going to die in his care. You got a great deal from Rafael. You paid much less (half price if I remember correctly) for subpar animals (one had died before shipping) but in the end it didn't matter. Why? Because you got what you wanted half-priced animals. Now please do tell us again how this was not about the money you saved but for the love of the hobby. That statement of yours really moved us.
 
I agree Dan!!

Mr Mendoza, never even tried to make good on these two bad deals, it would be a different story if he did. But this is not the case, I am sorry, but this is not what is known as a good guy.

And his comments like:

Cool I appreciate that. Its actually 2 people that have a problem and a whole bunch of 2 cent givers. 1 has a valid reason the other could kiss my butt. lol I have more good than bad so I let people make their choices. My site also has a feedback section if you wouldn't mind.

Thanks,
Ralph
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Is this the words of a true good guy that wants to do the right thing?
 
axolotl_jake said:
All of you just think about the money, it isn't about the money, it's about the love of the hobby, which you've clearly lost to the wind a while ago.
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That has to be it , the money. Thats why I took the time off of work to take the sick boa I " misunderstood " to be healthy to the vet. It was so about the money the vet wrote off the boa but I put the money up for the treatment anyway. I had the choice of putting her down at the outset or try to save her. $35 for the heart stick vs over $100 and weeks of care.

Its not so much about the money as it is about the seller doing the right thing.

Any justifications you can come up with for him stealing from a customer? Ever wonder why he has never bothered to respond at all?
 
Idiots. Simply idiots.... Like i said NOTHING better to do but talk......
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Dawn,

Please notice you were treated with respect. Talking is the way normal human beings understand each other. Name calling is only used when you have nothing better to say.

Again and very slow...Jake probably sells top-notch salamanders, and his customer service is second to none, all fine up to there. But that has NOTHING to do with the fact that his "risk taking" approach (just trying to save money in a purchase and NOT for the love of the animals) sends financial aid to people that have wronged other people. Did you get the point now?
 
What do you think I'm stupid? I bet I am more educated than all of you crying little brats on here... NO! I am more educated//there's no question there.. You have no idea who I am so do not presume to know you know me. AND FYI That isn't my address whoever the little prick was that posted it. As far as whoever said it.... No Jake did not put me up to anything. FYI I have been reading all sots of things on this site for quite some time now. It is when I saw that someone was talking crap about someone very nice that I thought I should stick up for him. Because that is what people do for a good person which he is. So continue with your little boy forum... POOF little boys. And grow up for Gods' sake.
 
It is when I saw that someone was talking crap about someone very nice that I thought I should stick up for him. Because that is what people do for a good person which he is.
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Well keep it up. You've certainly changed my mind. :rofl:
 
Ms. Luciano,
A summary of the facts are;
In regard to Mr. Adzic’s complaint (post #1);
1. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did in 2004 ship an animal during adverse weather in a container that was not properly lined to protect the animal from cold weather extremes.
2. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did in 2004 ship an animal during adverse weather without proper heat packs to insure the animal was kept warm during shipping.
3. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did in 2004 ship a sick animal infected with a protozoan infection.
4. MOST IMPORTANTLY Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) DID NOT respond to Mr. Adzic’s repeated attempts to contact him about the above problems.

In regard to Mr. Chapman’s complaint (post #5);
5. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did on or about December 3, 2005 receive payment for an Anery Possible Het Albino Colombian Boa.
6. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did on or about December 7, 2005 begin stalling with excuses for not sending the boa he had been paid for.
7. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did on or about April 11, 2006 turn hostile towards Mr. Chapman when Mr. Chapman finally asked for his money back and made an informal complaint to kingsnake.com about Mr. Mendoza’s shady business practices.
8. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) did on or about April 17, 2006 send one final stalling email before cutting contact with Mr. Chapman.
9. Mr. Raphael Mendoza (the defendant of this thread) never did send the snake or refund the money.

Neither of these cases has been resolved by Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza making him a Known Liar and Thief.

In regard to the board’s problem with Mr. Bidinger
1. Mr. Jacob Bidinger (post #20) did admit to supporting the Liar and Thief Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza with full knowledge of his criminal behavior.
2. Mr. Jacob Bidinger (post #20) did attempt to transfer the blame for Liar and Thief Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza’s bad behavior on those who he lied to and stole from.
3. Mr. Jacob Bidinger (post #20) did attempt to down play the criminal activities of Liar and Thief Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza by labeling them as “a few misunderstandings”.
4. Mr. Jacob Bidinger did repeatedly continue to attempt to justify supporting the known Liar and Thief Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza by placing the blame on the purchasers who had been the victims of Liar and Thief Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza.
5. Through his dismissal of the criminal activities of Liar and Thief Mr. Raphael (Ralph) Mendoza, Mr. Jacob Bidinger has demonstrated his a level of low ethical standards which honest people find abhorrent.
6. Mr. Jacob Bidinger, in only 8 posts, managed commit enough violations of this sites rules to earn 524 warning points, earn an extremely negative reputation and get himself Fined and Suspended from the site.


People who can lie to themselves to justify their actions can commit any crime known to man on any creature they come into contact with and justify it with a lie.
 
ltldawny30 said:
What do you think I'm stupid? I bet I am more educated than all of you crying little brats on here... NO! I am more educated//there's no question there.. You have no idea who I am so do not presume to know you know me. AND FYI That isn't my address whoever the little prick was that posted it. As far as whoever said it.... No Jake did not put me up to anything. FYI I have been reading all sots of things on this site for quite some time now. It is when I saw that someone was talking crap about someone very nice that I thought I should stick up for him. Because that is what people do for a good person which he is. So continue with your little boy forum... POOF little boys. And grow up for Gods' sake.
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No, you are not. But answer just one question did Jake say or not in this thread that he looked up at Raphael's reputation and in spite of that decided to conduct business because the animal's were half price? Now, is that about the money or for the love for the animals? He was told one of the animals died before shipping. Don't you think that it could have crossed anyone's mind that there might have been a problem with the animals and that's why there were being sold so cheap? In spite of all this he decides to support the business of a person with dubious reputation.

One can only wonder who's in his list for his next "risk taking" adventure. If he is in the look for some names we can easily help out here and provide him with one.

Best regards.
 
Well to answer your question Dawn IE""What do you think I'm stupid?"" The answer is yes your stupid, you come here to defend someone who admits they support a Low life scammer ! In case you don't get it that is a Stupid thing to do.. Point two, how many people who have to tout their Ed u ma fa cation are really very smart? If they were smart people would pick that up from what they say and do and there would be no need to tell them 'Hey I'm Smart', well you may be a smartass but your actions here have been anything but smart, I guess that never dawned on you. Oh by the way might want to look up 'Common Sense' you do not appear to have very much of it and well it is probably even more important than your education as education without common sense is really pretty useless. Randy
 
ltldawny30 said:
What do you think I'm stupid? I bet I am more educated than all of you crying little brats on here... NO! I am more educated//there's no question there.. You have no idea who I am so do not presume to know you know me. AND FYI That isn't my address whoever the little prick was that posted it. As far as whoever said it.... No Jake did not put me up to anything. FYI I have been reading all sots of things on this site for quite some time now. It is when I saw that someone was talking crap about someone very nice that I thought I should stick up for him. Because that is what people do for a good person which he is. So continue with your little boy forum... POOF little boys. And grow up for Gods' sake.
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So educated is name calling and temper tantrums? I think you missed the main class in life, or you might have fell off the good ship lollypop and hit you head, but regardless, you do not act like a person that is educated or full of class. As for growing up, you might need to take a peek-see in your own mirror. :rolleyes:

Your awesome friend, that is such a good guy is supporting a bad guy. That is where the problem is, I do not know how to make it any easier for you to understand. Your educated mind seems to be unable to grasp it, but I will do my best to spell it out for you. You don't cast your pearls among the swine, then run in here and talk about the swine smelling good. Bottom line, and JMHO. ;)
 
ltldawny30 said:
What do you think I'm stupid? I bet I am more educated than all of you crying little brats on here... NO! I am more educated//there's no question there.. You have no idea who I am so do not presume to know you know me. AND FYI That isn't my address whoever the little prick was that posted it. As far as whoever said it.... No Jake did not put me up to anything. FYI I have been reading all sots of things on this site for quite some time now. It is when I saw that someone was talking crap about someone very nice that I thought I should stick up for him. Because that is what people do for a good person which he is. So continue with your little boy forum... POOF little boys. And grow up for Gods' sake.
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With the higher intelligence you claim to have , this is the best you could up with? Really? Seriously?

I don't think anyone here has belittled Jake's customer service nor his deal with you. We did however point out the questionable ethics of buying from a thief & liar by justifying it as two misunderstandings in a long line of supposed good deals. Considering the info given , we also question the animals he purchased. I know they can be delicate and die easily but for 1 to die before shipping and the rest to be half price raises red flags as well. If you don't see our point by now , its doubtful you ever will.

Even tho you have opted to show your ass and maturity level , if you ever have probs in the future , feel free to stop by and let us know. I'm sure the " boys and girls " would be able to help you as much as they have helped others in the past.
 
ltldawny30 said:
What do you think I'm stupid? I bet I am more educated than all of you crying little brats on here... NO! I am more educated//there's no question there.. You have no idea who I am so do not presume to know you know me. AND FYI That isn't my address whoever the little prick was that posted it. As far as whoever said it.... No Jake did not put me up to anything. FYI I have been reading all sots of things on this site for quite some time now. It is when I saw that someone was talking crap about someone very nice that I thought I should stick up for him. Because that is what people do for a good person which he is. So continue with your little boy forum... POOF little boys. And grow up for Gods' sake.
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I would also suggest that before your next tantrum you read the rules a bit better. We have a bit of leeway on the BOI but calling mods " pricks " won't be tolerated.
 
I'm not sure how this turned into a Jacob lynching. The fact is that Mr. Mendoza is indeed in the wrong, that is obvious. As far as Jacob taking a risk and supporting Mr. Mendoza's business... well I suppose that's his perogative. But I will say this for Jacob, his reputation for the newts, salamanders and everything else he sells cannot be questioned. He takes great care in seeing that his animals are healthy and well looked after and if for some reason you have a problem with something you've bought, he addresses it. Please don't confuse the fact that Jacob bought from Mr. Mendoza with the idea that he conducts his business in the same manner.
 
MrClownLoach said:
I'm not sure how this turned into a Jacob lynching. The fact is that Mr. Mendoza is indeed in the wrong, that is obvious. As far as Jacob taking a risk and supporting Mr. Mendoza's business... well I suppose that's his perogative. But I will say this for Jacob, his reputation for the newts, salamanders and everything else he sells cannot be questioned. He takes great care in seeing that his animals are healthy and well looked after and if for some reason you have a problem with something you've bought, he addresses it. Please don't confuse the fact that Jacob bought from Mr. Mendoza with the idea that he conducts his business in the same manner.
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I think you are missing the point. He associates with a known scam artist to save a few bucks. You ever heard that old adage "Birds of a feather..."?
 
norsmis said:
I think you are missing the point. He associates with a known scam artist to save a few bucks. You ever heard that old adage "Birds of a feather..."?
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From my understanding he bought from him one time and had a positive experience. One of the biggest determinants for me when I'm doing business is whether or not I am happy with my personal experience in regards to who I am dealing with. Jacob has a positive experience and stated that. Granted, he said some other things that may have been in poor taste, but to lump him in the "Birds of a feather" adage simply because he dealt with him and had a positive experience is wrong. You're simply implying because other people had negative experiences with Mr. Mendoza and his business and Jacob had a good experience with him and stated so, that Jacob conducts business like Mr. Mendoza. And that simply isn't true.
 
Michael,

Jacob has probably a pristine reputation, that's out of the question. And I'm in no way comparing him to Mendoza's actions. If we would have bought from Raphael unknowingly of his bad reputation that would be one thing. But he checked the BOI first, saw the problems that had transpired with Mendoza and in spite of all of that decided to purchase from him. Not only that, he was told that one of the animals had died before shiping and nevertheless he went ahead and sent the payment because they were extremely cheap. Maybe you choose to see him as the guy who "saved" those animals from a sure death ubder Mr. Mendoza's care. Some of us have chosen to see him as supporting a person that has been selling sick animals and even not delivering what he promised. This hobby cannot be improved if we choose to maintain those that wrong people or that do not care for the animals. Jacob appears to not be one of those and our point was precisely that, try to make him understand why supporting Mendoza was wrong. It was not about "risk taking" as he said, it was all about sending moneyto support the wrong individual, then even bragging about it.

Regards.
 
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