After being tired of getting the run around from no answer or no call backs from attorneys and not even getting straight answers from the courts on their own paper work, I have finally filed in small claims against scammer ringhoff. I wish I could have at least consulted an attorney to know for sure how much I can go after the scammer for, but at least something is now in the works. My court date is set for six weeks and I highly doubt he will show.
I am still amazed at all of the hassle that I have gone through with the scammer, paypal, police, courts, and even on here at times. I have dumped the snakes from him months ago just so I don't have anymore money tied into them. It seems that many of the things that I do anymore are more about principle and not so much value, monetary or not. Did he really think that he can just scam me and get away with it that easily??? He seemed ok when we did our first transaction when he purchased a really nice male spider ball from me, but didn't even have the balls to tell me that he was going to send it back to me on the scam that he pulled. That was fine on that snake since it was way better than the one he had in the picture.
ringhoff must be selling snakes undercover because I haven't seen any ads of him selling snakes online. I may have missed them if there were some, but if his name is googled this thread definitely pops up. I will post an update after the trial, maybe before if there is something for me to add.