Reptster.com experience with show sponsorship not good

[Kingetula]

ROFLMFAO

It is what it is!

RIPster goes from great a few days ago to a pile of overnight!

 

[HappyHillbilly]

I have really been struggling about whether or not to post this. I’ve been following this thread since an hour or two after it began so I believe that shows some restraint/reluctance on my part.

I will be thorough so this may be a bit drawn out, but nothing will be left out. No missing e-mails, phone conversations, etc. I will leave out any of my personal views. Just the facts - You decide.


To begin with, I had someone buying a snake from me ask me to use Reptster’s shipping process even though I was already FedEx certified. I had registered at Reptster two weeks earlier (June 30, 2008) but had to wait for a forum admin to approve my registration, which never happened. On July 12, 2008, I went back to Reptster’s website and logged in to the main page but couldn’t post on the forums. I was able to upload some photos & info to my profile but still couldn’t post on the forums.

Within a few hours of updating my profile I get an e-mail from David Young inquiring about a snake I had placed in my profile photos.

Everything from this point forward is documented below. Messages are posted in chronological order, with first contact being at the top.


----- Original Message -----
From: David Young
To: Nature’s Signature
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:56 PM
Subject: Labys

Hello, my name is David Young, I own Reptster.com. I noticed you have laby burms. I have been looking for a female for 2 years now. Do you have any left?

Thanks,
David



----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sanders
To: David Young
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: Labys

Well,...... speak of the devil. Hahaha!!!

Yes, I've got one, maybe two, female labs available.But can I share a problem with you that I'm having with your website first?

I just e-mailed (so and so)[/i) about my account on Repster. He wants me to use your shipping process to ship his (snake) to him. He's the one that told me about your site, which I like, by the way.

I registered for the forums on June 30 under the username: HappyHillbilly and the e-mail address: (removed). I got an e-mail saying that my account would be activated by an admin (or something to that effect) but never heard anything else. (So & so) told me last night he wanted me to use your shipping process so I went to Repster and tried to login but kept getting "Invalid username". I clicked the "Join Now" link & filled out the form, got a confirmation e-mail, uploaded photos & a brief introduction. I still can't post in the forums, though. It keeps prompting me to sign in, even though I'm already signed in to where I can edit my profile, etc. Every time I try to sign in I get the "Invalid username" error.

If you could take care of this minor technical glitch I'd appreciate it. I might even sell you a beautiful female labyrinth. Hahaha!!!

I don't have any photos of the one or two females available but will get you some later on today or tonight. Here's a few photos of one female that's promised already, all but paid for. The buyer's waiting on me, waiting on the snake to eat it's 2nd meal.

I'm asking $430 plus shipping.

Yell if you've got any more questions.

You're more than welcome to try calling me but a word of warning - I can only get dial-up way out here in the boonies where I live & I keep my PC online nearly 24/7. If you call & I'm home, I'll call ya right back. Otherwise I'll call ya back just as soon as I get home (or finished with chores).

Take care!
Mike



----- Original Message -----
From: David Young
To: Michael Sanders
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: Labys

I just left yyou a voice message. Give me a call back and I will fix your issue on the site. I would also like to talk to you about the lab.

Thanks,
David



(Phone Conversation)
I called David shortly after he left me a message that Saturday, July 12, 2008. He told me that he wanted a female labyrinth Burmese python but he had a lot of money tied up in Reptster at the moment and was about to head out on a show circuit. He asked if I could hold it for him for a week. I told him I would.

I explained the problem I was having logging into Reptster’s forum and he said that a few others have had similar problems, for me to try entering the forum by going through the Classifieds webpage.

I told him that I would take some photos of the snakes I had available so he could choose which one he wanted.



----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sanders
To: David Young
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 3:37 PM
Subject: Female Labyrinth Photos - Finally

David,
Sorry it took me so long, I've got a new camera and still learning how to use it. Frustrating.

The photos are posted to my PhotoBucket account. Here are the links:

Female Labyrinth 01:
Link 1
Link 2

Female Labyrinth 02:
Link 1
Link 2

Photos are unaltered, colors are real close to actual colors. They both have a golden background, which I believe is a strong sign of being het for albino.

You said that you were about to head out on a show tour. If you're going to be in Atlanta (Repticon - Atlanta - Gwinnett County Fairgrounds) the 26th & 27th of this month I can just meet you there since I'm planning on going the 26th (Saturday). That'll save you shipping & give you a few weeks for financial wrangling.

Repster.com
I still can't post in the forums or classifieds, no matter what route I take. I tried logging in to the main site & then going to classifieds and then forums. No go. I've tried other avenues, as well. I've got a slightly older version the phpBB forum. I've got a little bit of experience with it, but not a whole lot. I may be wrong but I believe the problem with my account is that it never was activated by an admin when I first signed up on June 30 under the username: HappyHillbilly and the e-mail address of (removed to avoid spam).

I think when I signed up yesterday I joined the Repster community but not forum community. The two may be connected to where the Repster community recognizes forum members but maybe not vice-versa. I don't know. I don't remember right off hand what folder member accounts that are waiting to be activated are stored. I know you can go into Admin Control Panel, look up users & delete them (their accounts and all). If you can't find where to activate my forum account just delete it & let me know once you do & I'll re-register. That might be the quickest, easiest, solution.

Catch ya later!
Mike



----- Original Message -----
From: David Young
To: Michael Sanders
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Female Labyrinth Photos - Finally

I will work on the site. #1 is gorgeous please hold on to her for me. I will not be in Atlanta, I was going to go but I dont think I can make it. I will get back to you on the site.

Thanks,
David




(Comment)
Three weeks go by without me hearing a word from David about the snake I was holding for him or my forum issues. I still couldn’t log onto the forum account. Granted, I did not try to contact David during this 3-week period. I figured he was busy, had a lot going on and there was no sense in me pestering him. I assumed he’d stick to his word and buy the snake as soon as he could.

After 3 weeks without any contact with David I sent him an e-mail.




----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sanders
To: David Young
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 11:44 PM
Subject: Labyrinth Burmese Python

Hi David!
I've been holding that female lab for you for 3 weeks now and I've been waiting to hear from you. It's ready to go. I wanted to give you the chance at it before I offer it to someone else. Unfortunately I can't afford to keep holding it, I need to move it this week. Please let me know if you still want it.

Thanks!
Mike




I have not tried to contact him again. And I will not.

I learned a very valuable lesson. I could have sold the snake I was holding for David Young two different times. I told two different prospective buyers that the only one I had available was on hold for someone. I still have the snake up for sale.

Those are the facts, all of the facts. Nothing missing, nothing added. No personal views – just the facts. You decide.

Have a great day!
Michael Sanders

 

[critical bill]

ROFLMFAO

It is what it is!

RIPster goes from great a few days ago to a pile of overnight!

Poof...just like that.

 

[kmurphy]

Kelly is a new promoter so please don’t bash her for this.

I don't know why but I just had to laugh when I read this. I think David's attempting to be a comedian.

Why do people have to make the BOI so tough on them? If he had just typed his side(without the fake emails) yesterday then he may have come out of this okay. It would have just been a he-said, she-said deal. Now he plays games and says the BOI sucks, lets this drag on longer than it should have and ends with an insulting post. Good work.

 

[Dennis Hultman]

But remember if it is here and it has the outlook tags then it must be true.

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Subject: Last contact attempt regarding Central PA Reptile Expo sponsorship

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----- Forwarded message from [email protected] -----
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:51:04 -0400
From: "Central PA Reptile Expo" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: "Central PA Reptile Expo" <[email protected]>
Subject: Last contact attempt regarding Central PA Reptile Expo sponsorship
To: "David Young" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Central PA Reptile Expo" <[email protected]>

David,

I have been trying to communicate with you now for several weeks about
the show sponsorship. You have not returned phone calls or emails, and
the last contact I had from you was on 9/3/08; it has now been 12 days
since your last response.

Here is a timeline summary for you, and I have attached a Word
document of all of our email exchanges over the months for you to
have. I do have all of the original emails as well, but thought one
document with all of the emails may be better to read. If you would
like copies of any of our emails, please feel free to ask and I will
send them. I do believe I have all of our correspondence, but if I am
missing any that you may have copies of, please send them to me.

You agreed via a phone conversation on July 2, 2008 to become a
sponsor of our show (The Central PA Reptile Expo), and agreed to a
payment of $750 as the sponsorship fee. We agreed that you would have
a table at the show, and although you were not able to attend, that
you would ship materials to us at an agreed time, we would set them up
and run your table for you. We also spoke about you sending me a logo
for the site for advertising purposes on my website for the show, and
all flyers that were to go out.

I spoke with you several times via phone for short periods of time,
always being told that you could not talk because of "FedEx accounting
nightmares" or family obligations, and I was told you would return my
call within hours. I never received return phone calls, and was
constantly leaving messages for you on both the public customer
service line, as well as your personal phone number you gave to me. I
also left many messages via email that were never responded to without
much prompting.

Sometime between August 12 and August 22, we spoke on the phone (I am
sorry, I do not know the exact date), and you agreed that you would
send a payment of $200 each week until the payment was made in full.
You also mentioned that you would put up banner ads on the main page
of Reptster.com for the show once I sent them. I sent the banner ads
on 8/22/08, and, to my knowledge, none have been posted at this time.
A payment was also never received, and on 8/29/08 I sent an email
requesting you to contact me so we could get things straightened out.
I sent another email on 9/3/08, as I was not getting an answer from
you via email, and the phone numbers I had for you were both giving
messages that the voice mail was full and I could not leave a message
for you. Later that day, on 9/3/08, you emailed asking for my address
so you could send out a check. Since that time, I have left several
messages on both the public customer service number as well as your
personal number asking you to contact me, as I never received a
payment. My husband Matthew left a voice mail yesterday (Sunday,
9/14/08) on your personal number asking for you to contact us
immediately, and we have not received a return phone call.

David, this situation has gotten out of control at this time. I feel I
have followed the rules of our agreement and advertised your site in
many, many ways, and I know for a fact you have gained business from
my advertising, but yet you are not and have not held your end of the
bargain. The show is less than a month away, and I have to know what
is going on.

At this point, Matthew and I have decided to give you until the end of
business tomorrow, 9/16/08 at 5 p.m. EST, to contact us, or we will
have to pursue further action and contact an attorney. Also, if we
have not heard from you by this time, I feel my best recourse is to
post this information, including all emails, on the Fauna BOI, as I
believe that the reason for us cancelling your sponsorship needs to be
made public. If this needs to be done, I will send you a link to the
post so that you have the ability to respond publicly. I will also be
removing any advertisement that has been placed online stating you are
a sponsor of the show, although you will still receive the advertising
benefits from all of the flyers that have been handed out over the
past few months.

I have also left a message for you on your personal number before this
email was sent. When trying to contact you on the customer service
line, you answered, but apparently had phone issues, as you did not
answer my "hello" and I did hear you saying "this phone is so screwed
up" in the background. I attempted to call back but did not receive an
answer, nor did it go to voice mail.

Again, my phone number is 717-502-0506, and you have several of my
email addresses. Please contact me as soon as possible. Please know
that this is NOT the route I want to have to take with this, and hope
we can get this resolved quickly and to both our benefits. Thank you.

Kelly Kordek
Kordek's Kritters
Central PA Reptile Expo

----- End forwarded message -----
David,

I have been trying to communicate with you now for several weeks about the show sponsorship. You have not returned phone calls or emails, and the last contact I had from you was on 9/3/08; it has now been 12 days since your last response.

Here is a timeline summary for you, and I have attached a Word document of all of our email exchanges over the months for you to have. I do have all of the original emails as well, but thought one document with all of the emails may be better to read. If you would like copies of any of our emails, please feel free to ask and I will send them. I do believe I have all of our correspondence, but if I am missing any that you may have copies of, please send them to me.

You agreed via a phone conversation on July 2, 2008 to become a sponsor of our show (The Central PA Reptile Expo), and agreed to a payment of $750 as the sponsorship fee. We agreed that you would have a table at the show, and although you were not able to attend, that you would ship materials to us at an agreed time, we would set them up and run your table for you. We also spoke about you sending me a logo for the site for advertising purposes on my website for the show, and all flyers that were to go out.

I spoke with you several times via phone for short periods of time, always being told that you could not talk because of "FedEx accounting nightmares" or family obligations, and I was told you would return my call within hours. I never received return phone calls, and was constantly leaving messages for you on both the public customer service line, as well as your personal phone number you gave to me. I also left many messages via email that were never responded to without much prompting.

Sometime between August 12 and August 22, we spoke on the phone (I am sorry, I do not know the exact date), and you agreed that you would send a payment of $200 each week until the payment was made in full. You also mentioned that you would put up banner ads on the main page of Reptster.com for the show once I sent them. I sent the banner ads on 8/22/08, and, to my knowledge, none have been posted at this time. A payment was also never received, and on 8/29/08 I sent an email requesting you to contact me so we could get things straightened out. I sent another email on 9/3/08, as I was not getting an answer from you via email, and the phone numbers I had for you were both giving messages that the voice mail was full and I could not leave a message for you. Later that day, on 9/3/08, you emailed asking for my address so you could send out a check. Since that time, I have left several messages on both the public customer service number as well as your personal number asking you to contact me, as I never received a payment. My husband Matthew left a voice mail yesterday (Sunday, 9/14/08) on your personal number asking for you to contact us immediately, and we have not received a return phone call.

David, this situation has gotten out of control at this time. I feel I have followed the rules of our agreement and advertised your site in many, many ways, and I know for a fact you have gained business from my advertising, but yet you are not and have not held your end of the bargain. The show is less than a month away, and I have to know what is going on.

At this point, Matthew and I have decided to give you until the end of business tomorrow, 9/16/08 at 5 p.m. EST, to contact us, or we will have to pursue further action and contact an attorney. Also, if we have not heard from you by this time, I feel my best recourse is to post this information, including all emails, on the Fauna BOI, as I believe that the reason for us cancelling your sponsorship needs to be made public. If this needs to be done, I will send you a link to the post so that you have the ability to respond publicly. I will also be removing any advertisement that has been placed online stating you are a sponsor of the show, although you will still receive the advertising benefits from all of the flyers that have been handed out over the past few months.

I have also left a message for you on your personal number before this email was sent. When trying to contact you on the customer service line, you answered, but apparently had phone issues, as you did not answer my "hello" and I did hear you saying "this phone is so screwed up" in the background. I attempted to call back but did not receive an answer, nor did it go to voice mail.

Again, my phone number is 717-502-0506, and you have several of my email addresses. Please contact me as soon as possible. Please know that this is NOT the route I want to have to take with this, and hope we can get this resolved quickly and to both our benefits. Thank you.

Kelly Kordek
Kordek's Kritters
Central PA Reptile Expo

 

[Dennis Hultman]

Originally Posted by DavidYoung View Post
But remember if it is here and it has the outlook tags then it must be true.

Yeah, I think it is a safe bet. I had her Forward the original emails. Then had to walk her through coping the original headers and sending them to me. She didn't know how. It pretty much happened in real time. No delay.

She sent the messages.

 

[BryonsBoas]

I have not read any of the last posts and I dont think I will waste my time. Here are some emails I have received in the past few days. Read them and then I will put in my .02 on Mrs Kordek. But remember if it is here and it has the outlook tags then it must be true.



----- Original Message -----
From: George Dubya Bush
To: David Young
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 1:17 PM
Subject: The Prez thinks Reptster.com is Great!

Mr. Young,

I just wanted to take the time and let you know that your site is great. The shipping service you have made available will surely help the economy by creating more sales of reptiles, an increased amount of shipping and more jobs at the carriers.

I am a reptile fan myself, I had a plan to replace all cats in the US with snakes but congress said no. Can you imagine that? Wouldn’t it be nice not to hear the meow mix commercials? That’s my thought on the subject anyway.

I heard that there was a Ball Python born with a big “W” on its back. If you find it can you let me know? I would like to try and reproduce it and call it the DUBYA ball.

Keep me posted on that.

Your buddy,
George Dubya Bush
Prezident of the US
[email protected]





----- Original Message -----
From: Barack Obama (BO)
To: David Young
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:34 PM
Subject: Reptster.com is Great for Change!

Mr. Young,

I have recently come across your website and I think your movement for change of the reptile community is great. Your advancements in the fields of reptile shipping are innovative, creative, and absolutely genius. I myself have an idea for change, and will put it into effect as soon as I take office. I will pass a bill where every American must get rid of their dogs and replace them with crocodile monitors. I believe this will help the economy tremendously by increasing the sale of frozen rodents.

The one issue I have not been able to resolve until now is the distribution of these lizards across the United States. I was thinking of creating the national croc monitor movement organization headed by Colin Powell. But he said “no.” I think FedEx and UPS will do just fine, as Reptster has been successful in shipping over 4,000 animals without incident.

I will keep you posted on the advancements of The National Croc Monitor Replacement Plan.


Sincerely,

Barack Obama
Potential Future President of the United States
[email protected]




----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Palin
To: David Young
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: Alaskan Snakes

Mr Young,

Is it too cold for snakes to thrive in Alaska?

Your Hockey Mom,
Sarah Palin
VP Candidate
[email protected]




----- Original Message -----
From: Brittney Spears
To: David Young
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: Snakes are cool!

Dave,

I just saw your site and I have to ask. Can you make a purse out of one of those Pied Ball Pythons? I think that would be awesome! How can I get one? How much will it cost?

I held a snake once for a concert, it was big and yellow. If you google my name and yellow snake dance you will see the pics, it was sooooooo hot.

Please call me when you find my purse.

Your Future Ex-Wife,

Brit
[email protected]

All of these emails are fake and for entertainment purposes only.


Kelly is a new promoter so please don’t bash her for this. Although some of what she is doing is dishonest.

When she first contacted me it was by phone and most of our dealings were by phone. I asked her the cost and she stated $250. She then sent me an email requesting 750. I called her back and explained that since she is a new show and especially on the same weekend as Chicago I would not pay that amount. I explained that we have done over 20 shows and 750 is crazy for this level. She then agreed to 250 again. But sent me an email at 750 AGAIN. I called her and had a long conversation explaining that I was not sure of her at all at this point due to her inability to stick to a price. She assured me that she would live up to the 250 and I said ok. I asked her to email me her address so I could send a check. I believe this was before Daytona but not really sure. She did send me the address and I did not get the check out that weekend. The next communication I received was an email on my PDA about getting the check out. I felt bad about the delay and stated I would get it out ASAP. When I got home and read the email on a full screen I realized she was asking for the 750 again. I called and left a VM stating I was severing all ties with her and would not do her show stating that something was not clicking.

The last two emails she posted were never received and may never have been sent. Or wait the they have the outlook tags so they must be real. Right?

Reptster.com has displayed a high level of integrity to the industry through our shipping program and with our advertisers. In the five months since our launch we have provided excellent customer service and have provided the means to ship over 4000 animals without incident, and have saved this community over 18 thousand dollars to date. Actions speak louder than words.

A lot of you have started to bash us based on hear say and copy and pasted emails. All I can say is get a grip, come to the real world. You are not a judge and jury, you are acting on information that can be falsified from the ground up. There is no integrity in this.

And if you want to bash me and Reptster about how much time I have to devote here, have fun with it. I have a two year old who is number 1, I have a website that is very demanding and I have UPS and the USPS code that we are working on 24/7 right now to make shipping even cheaper. Besides the fact that it took 24 hours before anyone even told me about this. Sorry I don’t check the boi ever.

Rich, you have been around forever. Once again I don’t have a problem with fauna, I just think the BOI is a waste of time. Thanks for the service.

Thanks,
David Young

PS This will be the last time I respond to this thread

Well Mr. Busier than a popcorn fart in a whirlwind. You claim to be sooooo busy and soooo professional and that's the best you come up with. Go smack your teachers for letting you down since its obvious you missed the day they explained the definition of " Professionalism " and they never bothered to catch you up.

Don't worry about all that time you spend at work. With " Professionalism " like you've displayed here , the crickets will chirping soon enough and you can reset your priorities.

The biggest thing I got from your post is your an idiot that has no intention of paying your debt. As far as the price going from $250 to $750, I believe the OP explained she had a sliding scale on charges that were dependent on the amount of advertising the customer wanted. You seem to have agreed to it since there is an actual e-mail from you that says you'll send the check.

When you go do the rope thing, if you need someone to hold it , call Terry. He's about bright enough to let someone piss on his shoes.

As for me , I'll be requesting my account on Repster be terminated. I'd rather loose a sale than utilize your shipping.

Oh , BTW , you too!

 

[littleindiangirl]

It's the Wal-mart effect he's counting on, and he will most likely get away with the unprofessionalism he's displayed here today.

Wal-mart's strategy is simple. "You may not like us, but hot diggity, we sell it cheap enough you can't really avoid us ."

People won't see this thread as the reason to not use Reptster, because Reptster has enabled a large group of people to ship their snakes across the country, when they couldn't before.

Why will they use it?

It's cheaper freight.
It's easy.

 

[LakesideBoas]

It's the Wal-mart effect he's counting on, and he will most likely get away with the unprofessionalism he's displayed here today.

Wal-mart's strategy is simple. "You may not like us, but hot diggity, we sell it cheap enough you can't really avoid us ."

People won't see this thread as the reason to not use Reptster, because Reptster has enabled a large group of people to ship their snakes across the country, when they couldn't before.

Why will they use it?

It's cheaper freight.
It's easy.

I am sure you are correct, unfortunately.

I don't have money to throw around but I will never use his services. As I said in my first post I'd rather eat the cost difference than deal with someone who treats their peers and prospective/existing customers in this deplorable manner.

Gotta hand it to you, David, with just one post you managed to offend most of the people here whose worth I trust, especially Rich. Way to go, David!

 

[Lucille]

QUOTE=littleindiangirl;627866]It's the Wal-mart effect he's counting on, and he will most likely get away with the unprofessionalism he's displayed here today.

Wal-mart's strategy is simple. "You may not like us, but hot diggity, we sell it cheap enough you can't really avoid us ."

People won't see this thread as the reason to not use Reptster, because Reptster has enabled a large group of people to ship their snakes across the country, when they couldn't before.

Why will they use it?

It's cheaper freight.
It's easy.[/QUOTE]

There's a critical difference. However you feel about Walmart, if you take something back to the returns department, you'll get your money back, they honor their agreements. Here, it is alleged this Repster exec is not honoring an agreement he made and rather than ironing out the issues presented he insults the BOI, which has given valuable business assistance to countless in the reptile biz, and then leaves. I think people WILL see this thread as a reason not to do business with Repster because if he did violate a contract with such impunity as charged he could do it again and it could be you getting shorted the next time.

Several people on this very thread have already publicly disavowed future use of Repster through account termination requests. Proof right there that people DO vote with their pocketbook.

 

[Suncoast Herpetological]

It's the Wal-mart effect he's counting on, and he will most likely get away with the unprofessionalism he's displayed here today.

Wal-mart's strategy is simple. "You may not like us, but hot diggity, we sell it cheap enough you can't really avoid us ."

People won't see this thread as the reason to not use Reptster, because Reptster has enabled a large group of people to ship their snakes across the country, when they couldn't before.

Why will they use it?

It's cheaper freight.
It's easy.

I disagree Connie. While there will be some whose only concern is saving a few bucks on shipping, a good number of people in this industry have enough integrity to not look past the shabby way David has handled this situation.

I think this situation will definitely hurt him where he apparently lives.....his wallet

 

[BryonsBoas]

Its going to be a personal choice for someone to decide if the $10 - 20 they save on shipping is worth how they value themselves and their level of professionalism.

I hold myself to higher standard and saving a few bucks on shipping isn't near enough to make me sell that out. I'd rather split or discount the shipping before I would support a moron who thinks more highly of himself than anyone else.

I could have stayed neutral or even given the benefit of the doubt if he had actually come here with his head not locked firmly in a dark & steamy orifice and given a better PROFESSIONAL argument with actual document support as he stated he would have. Its now irregardless which party is in the right , although the OP has actually presented a believable case in comparison , but any possibility of support died with such an offensive and unprofessional post.

Just from what I've seen here, there are at least a half dozen or more crickets chirping already and I'm happy to be one of them.

 

[angelkitty]

Wow! I think David shot himself in the foot with that latest comment . Yes I am a friend of Kelly and no I do not personal know David and no I have not use his services yet-I was going to but the person that shipped me my dragon used usps overnight service since she was comfortable using that service and had always used them. Kelly is working her butt off for this show and my heart goes out to her. This is the last thing she needs so close to her show. There has been 1,000s of flyers handed out and people are talking about this show! I have a feeling it's gonna be big. I know I hand out flyers all the time. Granted Kelly's show has benefited from the Reptster name but Reptster has also benefited from their name on the flyers. I had a vendor in Maryland ask me about them when I gave them a flyer and they said they were gonna check them out to see if they could save on their shipping! I look at it this way-their are emails that David agreed on the $750 and if he did not why did he not send an email reply back saying no and IF he did then why doesn't he produce them. If I was David I would be defending myself, my actions, my reputation, my business but then again I would not be David cause I go through with my commitments and my contracts.

Kelly-I'll call you tomorrow on my way back from Philly to chat-hang in there girl! The show will be great! Love you!

Catherine

 

[critical bill]

I dont have a Repster account to cancel but I think there is also more than just that way to burn the guy. I wouldn't do business with anyone that utilizes Repster's service. Plain and simple. No business for him in or out.

That will be my position until he comes forward with a sincere apology to the members and staff of fauna, and as well that he completes his monetary obligation to the Kordek's.

 

[MiIguanaLvr]

Although I am just now getting ready to have the first animal shipped to me ever (I have gotten the rest locally), I would not use Repster. I know that a little customer like myself won't make a bit of difference to the success of repster, however I do have many friends who do quite a bit of shipping on a regular basis. I will make sure they all see this thread.

How many times have I heard people here on Fauna say that the true test of good service is when there is a problem. Well, now you all know what would most likely happen if you had a service issue with Repster.
You would probably be dismissed, like you just didn't matter at all.

As I said, I may not be a big time customer (maybe someday though) but I still want to be treated with respect. My money is still green and hard earned. I do not want to benefit someone who does not care if I am their customer or not.

 

[Cheryl Marchek AKA JM]

You don't need repster to get the discounts. My contract says I can not reveal what my discounts are~ but I can disclose that I get discounts and they are better than repsters. Get certified~ it's easy. Call your rep and explain that you should be entitled to discounts because you are not entitled to the garantees ~ explain how much money the animals your shipping are worth and that because of your contract you are not entitled to any compensation if they lose or mangle a box. Be NICE about it. The rep will be nice about it if you are and will find discounts for you. Then~ honor your agreement and don't try to make any claims if (WHEN) they screw up a box or deliver it late.

 

[critical bill]

He hasn't been back to read for a while. Maybe he's busy breastfeeding.

 

[LakesideBoas]

He hasn't been back to read for a while. Maybe he's busy breastfeeding.

He and Terry are proably trying to figure out Bryon's rope idea.

 

[dprince]

You don't need repster to get the discounts. My contract says I can not reveal what my discounts are~ but I can disclose that I get discounts and they are better than repsters. Get certified~ it's easy. Call your rep and explain that you should be entitled to discounts because you are not entitled to the garantees ~ explain how much money the animals your shipping are worth and that because of your contract you are not entitled to any compensation if they lose or mangle a box. Be NICE about it. The rep will be nice about it if you are and will find discounts for you. Then~ honor your agreement and don't try to make any claims if (WHEN) they screw up a box or deliver it late.

I was just going to post this. I tried the Reptster website and FedEx's for the same shipment, and FedEx's rate was cheaper (I am an account holder and certified shipper with FedEx, FWIW.)

 

[BryonsBoas]

He and Terry are proably trying to figure out Bryon's rope idea.

I'd suggest chest waders. As bad as David's aim was with his last post , I doubt it would be just shoes getting wet no matter how big the rope.

Then again , with the reputation that David has been earning for himself , somebody could be looking like an idiot standing in a parking lot wearing chest waders and holding a rope for someone who won't be showing up.