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Bad Guy Scammed by Reptile Addictions/Wendy Childs

Just as a statement, I don't think either side has shown that the 100.00 in question exists. OP insists he did not get it, Wendy insists he did. Pretty he-said she-said, without evidence to the contrary on either side.

Wendy...sadly this does seem to be the case....without proof that you sent $100...even if you really did, your most likely screwed on ever seeing that $100 again

So if you have any proof of that $100...post up...otherwise...this situation just sucks
 
wendy has not provided proof she pd him the 100.00 where is the money order receipt. when it gets cashed she could request a copy with his signature showing she pd him. so she has no proof until the money order is cashed. she has avoided this question all along.
 
Oh, hum. These statements were confusing me:
Brandon: The temps wont be in the 70s for another month.; so either keep the $200 deposit or send me all my money back. I dont understand what your problem is. You still have until 355.

Branjdon : People always ship, thats what cool packs are for. Okay send me $1300 or I will be filing a dispute at 3:55. If you dont agree to send me that amount back, Ill refund it all. I am tired of playing this game. The temps were much higher last week . You can send now.

(this is still at 106 degrees)

I guess these were old quotes from Brandon, not new statements to Brandon?


Ok, well I'm glad you're not insisting on the sale Ms. Childs
Do you have a scanned receipt for that MO of $100?
Brandon can't really provide proof that he DIDN'T get an MO :p
 
I think Wendy posting a money order recipe then Brandon refunding her $100.00 should put this to rest.

A bigger issue may be Brandon posting ads for chams he probably knew he would never receive, using the Jim Flaherty bloodline animals tag without Jim's consent as an enticement to get people to send deposits.
 
how about you all just refund each other. Make sure each person gets back what they had and what was theirs BEFORE the transaction took place.

Do that and never deal with each other again .

One says money order was sent. But yet there are no pics of the receipt thingy.
One says paypal was disputed. But I have yet to see the dispute.....
Then the person who bought is all of a sudden selling things that have net shipped to him.
Meanwhile, the person who sold keeps on seeling the animals?

Just return evertyhing. Make it as if you guys never dealt with each other. Then never deal with each other just as many of us will never deal with EITHER of you.

Reverse it all before Tarzan comes swinging in to save his Jane.............AGAIN.
 
Just as a statement, I don't think either side has shown that the 100.00 in question exists. OP insists he did not get it, Wendy insists he did. Pretty he-said she-said, without evidence to the contrary on either side.


It takes or forever to type it all. But will do................
NEXT

REptile Addictions:
Stop with this 355 crap. I am trying to help with the business right now and deal with you. I am going to have another stkoke :) LOL I said repeatedly I will ship at and guarantee at 85. wich looks like thursday for friday. on my weather map. It is 106 now. Where are you getting all these temps? How are you giving me $200 when I have already send $100? Yous be sending me $300 then....

Brandon: I gave you $1634 you sent me %$100 OK. Send me $1300 . You will still have 134 of my money. Your not working with me. You cant guarantee a ship date.


Brandon
: Send me my money until you can.

Brandon:
I will give you 15 minutes. It only takes 2.

Brandon:L
Your time is running out:

Reptile Addictions:
I told you I am at work. People were talking to me. I am not glued to this phone 24-7. I will transfer $1300 as soon as I get finished here. Sales man is on the computer and 2 people behind for feeders. Its not worth it for you to be like this. Demanding me minute by minute, Completely out of policy, rude. I can not change the temps

Brandon :
(4:10) I am waiting.

Brandon:
If I dont have the funds in 10 minutes I file dispute for all.

Brandon: (4:14) Im filing dispute now.

Reptile Addictions: Sorry, Like I said I was talking to a customer.

Brandon:
Never got the refund in the time said. Guess you will have to figure it out with paypal.

Brandon:
(6:04) You said you sent me this receipt No Refunds No Return, How would that even apply? That bothers me. I never got what I ordered. If I got what I ordered I wouldnt need a exchange or refund.

Reptile Addictions:
(6:52) Someone just pointed out to me your ads. I have 15 pages of false advertising , and stolen photos. You never asked to use any of my photos. You listed these the day you thought about buying. Not October. You have 1 hour to retract all of it, or i will contact Chameleon foum. I should post a bad guy customer about you. Youd have a hell of a time buying if people see all this.

Brandon:
I purchased chameleons from you and you never sent them. Its that simple.

Reptile Addiction:
You voided my TOS, you did not allow a single day for an appropriate shipping temp, you accepted $100 for waiting for a delay. Now you stole photos, offered people for sale animals you didnt have, now lied about it in the email i just got, you offered a partial refund and didnt take it, you paypal a full refund. Your impatient, bossy, and mean. You dont get a full refund and my $100 Your true colors shine through. Post on the BOI remember it can never be changed or deleted. Be sure to tell the truth. Liers get banned by buyers and sellers.

Brandon:
You can stop with the threats I dont care what you say.

Brandon: I know you have a long record Biance. and you scam people.

Reptile Addictions:
PRICELESS. Not long, Just assault and kidnapping :) Im not a thief like you. I demand my $100 back

Thats the end of the texts


Look where I have highlighted in red and underlined where OP admits to receiving $100. Although a copy of the receipt would lay it all to rest, he admitted to it in text messages.
 
Look where I have highlighted in red and underlined where OP admits to receiving $100. Although a copy of the receipt would lay it all to rest, he admitted to it in text messages.
True, and correct me if I am wrong (I have a numerical learning disability to it's wholly possible!) but does that not say he sent her 1634, she sent him 100, and in what she posted (paypal screenshots), he got 1534 returned to him, so they should be even?
 
Look where I have highlighted in red and underlined where OP admits to receiving $100. Although a copy of the receipt would lay it all to rest, he admitted to it in text messages.

Given that the txt quotes are all hand-typed without time/date stamps, I don't know if it's possible to tell when that txt was written....so it seems quite possible that it was written while the "check was in the mail" and he assumed it was on its way. And only after that conversation took place did he receive an envelope with nothing more than a blank form in it.

Quite frankly, both sides of this issue smell fishy to me. Wendy seems to be pretty adept at keeping her records and scanning them for all to see....so where's the scanned copy of the MO receipt?

Conversely, the OP says she claims to have shipped the chams in the paypal dispute....but can't prove such a thing ever actually took place.

MOST of the money was returned, if not all of it....the chams stayed in Wendy's possession until she sold them again....she hasn't lost anything...the OP hasn't lost anything....except that both of them have lost sleep and peace over a few disputed dollars.
 
I cant believe Im saying this but I agree with Ed. I'd say the biggest issue at hand now is Brandons use of other ppls pics. Pictures are assets to a reptile breeder and theyre misuse constitutes outright theft. Ive purchased from plenty of breeders and I breed and sell chams myself. I can say Ive never asked nor would I ask to use someone elses photos in my ads. Our photos convey proof of our ownership of particular animals and their condition at that time. I wouldnt let anyone use pics of my Falys or Mitsios. I dont care how many offspring you bought from me. Those are my breeders and pets and I dont let anyone use my pics to sell their offspring.

After hearing the whole story I can understand why BOTH Wendy & Jim were upset with you Brandon. You used pics of their animals in YOUR ads. And at the time you posted those said ads you hadnt even obtained the animals yet. We were bashing Wendy for being shady in her past and to me this shows negatively on your reputation in the industry Brandon. If you didnt know this was wrong then you need to speak up. And appologize to both parties for basically stealing their pics.
 
Look where I have highlighted in red and underlined where OP admits to receiving $100. Although a copy of the receipt would lay it all to rest, he admitted to it in text messages.
He doesn't admit to receiving it, he acknowledges the statement that it was sent.
True, and correct me if I am wrong (I have a numerical learning disability to it's wholly possible!) but does that not say he sent her 1634, she sent him 100, and in what she posted (paypal screenshots), he got 1534 returned to him, so they should be even?
You aren't the only one....whether Brandon made the error, or Wendy did, $1634 is NOT the amount that was sent. The PayPal record indicates that $1534 was sent
Given that the txt quotes are all hand-typed without time/date stamps, I don't know if it's possible to tell when that txt was written....s
Not only do we know when any of the texts were sent - we also don't know that they were transcribed accurately. Both of those facts have direct relevance on the other comments I quoted.

I appreciate that Wendy took the time to post the texts...but she admitted that she was typing them in. That opens the door for errors, which creates questions about discrepancies. Obviously, anybody inclined to distrust Wendy could also claim that since she is typing those texts, she could be making them up as she goes along.
The bottom line is that Brandon paid $1534 via PayPal which has been refunded. Short of a money order stub/receipt being posted, we're going to be left with questions regarding the alleged $100 refund....and, what we have been told is Rochelle purchased/sent that without Wendy's knowledge/instruction. Darn third parties always manage to confuse things, lol.
 
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