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Bad Guy Scott Crawford: Bad Buyer

Dan Scolaro

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Scott is a bad buyer.

Scott waited a year to express a bogus complaint on a purchase to defame my companies name. I would strongly recommend that he be avoided as a prospective customer and seller.

A year ago in October 2007, Scott purchased 1.1 CB 07 Vipera raddei and 1.1 V. a. ruffoi (European Vipers) that were recently imported. They all fed great in my presence and appeared in great shape and condition with normal voids. Scott picked out his pair of raddei from 3 photographs depicting a male and 2 females. To make delivery convenient for Scott, I had a friend that was a Florida Fish and Wildlife Biologist deliver the specimens to him (Scott was a 5 hour drive from my location).

Scott reported that all of the specimens arrived in good health and responded he was quite pleased. A week later he emailed that one of the raddei had not feed yet. I suggested some ideas and a week later I recall that Scott did follow up and report the snake fed for him.

I never heard from Scott again so I thought.

A year later, Scott went to a thread on the BOI under my company's name to express a bogus claim alluding that he did not receive the exact pair of raddei that he selected from photos (despite they all look exactly alike in color and pattern). Scott also made a bogus complaint that the female died months later.

As stated earlier, I did not hear from Scott since a year earlier when he last reported the female ate for him as did the male and the other snakes.

On that thread, I provided photographs of the 3 specimens and they all look quite similar and Scott provide a photo of the male and the photos matched exactly. Scott did receive the snakes he selected and Scott failed to provide any evidence of his false accusations and bogus complaints. Additionally, his complaint of the snake that passed is bogus. That snake was quite healthy and it passed away under his supervised care months later, and for Scott to make a bogus complain about it a year later is vicious.

Again, Scott was not honest. He voiced an opinion and his claims were proven false and he is not only a liar, he made a bougus complaint about his snake dying months later to which he never provided any evidence despite the terms of sale obviously would not conver such a happening if it indeed happened but was never proven regardless.

I would strongly recommend to avoid any dealings with Scott.
 
Scott wasn't making a claim, or requesting anything of you...he was simply stating his experience with you. He wasn't happy. The fact that he didn't make a big deal about it at the time, or try to get anything from you doesn't mean it was "bogus".
 
These childish retaliatory threads are getting old real fast.

Dan,

do you see what happens when you insist on dragging this stuff through the mud over and over?

Instead of just wishing these threads would go away you keep them alive. Not only keep them alive but start new ones to keep your name at the top of the BOI.

Its like some sort of warped free advertising! I can tell you that I wouldn't want that sort of advertising for my business.

Do you want potential customers to fear purchasing from you? I would think that every single person here on Fauna is (or was) a potential customer. Why you wouldnt mind customers seeing the absolute worst side of you is beyond me. Not good business sense in my opinion.

JMHO.
 
Beth.... but according to Dan....

I've never lost any business and I never flew off any handle.
Sales are great and my customer base is more than I can manage
And if you think anything that anyone says here deters or influences business, then you are a bigger idiot that I already think of you.

With that being said.... welcome to the idiots club Beth :rofl:

quotes taken from http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110039&page=43 and all those quotes were taken out of the same post. Do you think he is trying to convience himself :yesnod:

I just told him that I wouldnt buy from him becasue of the way he acted on here... and he wants to bash all over me. What do you'll think will happen if you actually do have a problem with your order.
 
Dan, Snakes (even from you) don't live forever. How do you know the snake did not die? Once again, everyone is wrong but Dan Dan the navy man. I would do business with Scott any day of the week, and the fact that you would not tells me that he is a good guy. If your sales are more than you can manage, why not pay off some people? Oh yeah, I forgot, they are all a bunch of liars that are trying to scam you also. Best of luck to you and your "business".

William Blymer
 
Bill: Spew whatever blither and idiotic statements you want but that won't hide the fact that your friend Scott alluded that he did not receive the snakes he ordered and the photos proved he did. So you saw the facts and if you support a scammer, then birds of a feather. Secondly, I did not say the snake did not die in his care. I said he did not provide any proof. And I do not need luck for business as business is great.

Beth: No offense, but please don't be brainwashed to think anything anyone ever says on this forum will ever influence either way for anyone to purchase anything. If someone needs or wants an animal, they more than likely buy it regardless of what someone might say good or bad about them. It is nice to review that people had good transactions, but I would recommend that you phone or email your potential seller and ask specific questions about the health, care, and maintenace of the specimen. If you do not get the answers you are looking for and are cut short, then seek the animals elsewhere. The few bad boy threads started on me were from nasty scammers who threatened for more than the terms of the sale despite I offered them stuff above and beyond the terms of sale. So people can read what I offered the scammer and that is great for busness as I typically throw in extras for customers anyway. If it deters a sale with a bonehead, then that is fine also as nothing is finer than a great sale with someone with sense. I would prefer my animals not go to boneheads anyway.
 
I just got back from the Chicago show guys. Had a blast! I see our scumbag friend Dan Scolaro is still alive and doing what he does best. (Being a :censored: head)

Dan Scolaro is right guys and I want everyone to know it. I am a Bad Buyer but only when Scumbag dealers pull the bait and switch on me or sell me sick and or troubled snakes. Thank you Dan for setting off the Alarm to all those other scumbag dealers; STAY AWAY FROM ME or I will be a Bad Buyer! To all those who sell quality snakes and care about their business and not a quick buck and is not a Scumbag I would love to do business with you.

I know EBAY really has nothing to do with snakes but Dan look up Kingetula next time you are there. I’ve sold and bought 50 things on EBAY and not once have I screwed anyone. The only negative feedback I have ever left anyone was to a guy who never shipped what I bought and this guy is no longer registered on Ebay. I have sold on KS as well and I’ve never had anyone come on here and say I did them wrong selling or buying. I find that most people I have worked with are good people unlike you.

I’m not here to fight with you Dan. I really could careless now. I’m not after anything (never was) from you Dan. You think you put a bad mark on my name here but all you did was show how immature and childish you really are.

I’ll tell you why I didn’t say anything for a year Dan.

I ordered these snakes from you and I didn’t get what you showed me. I knew then what you did a year ago. I thought it was pretty crappy but you know what they are a hard to find snake and was happy just to get them. If I said anything maybe you would take them back but on my dime and it wasn’t worth the trouble and burned bridge to do so. You do get some rare snakes and I knew this was my first time dealing with you and I didn’t want to be put on the BAD LIST. Also I talked to another dealer who told me about you and how you trip out on everyone including him and think everyone is out to screw you. (You reputation of being an A-hole is every where)

Out of respect to you and others here at Fauna I am not going to say another thing about this. I know what really happened and I think you are scum for doing it. After reading about the other scum things you do and how you treat others I decided not to have any more dealing with you too. I shared my experience. Take it as it is or don’t. If you are a good guy Dan and do the right things towards other people then I guess you have nothing to worry about but a simple fauna search of you will list many, many BAD GUY posts about you and DTS. (Heck at this time no one has to search your name as it is plastered with Bad Guy posts every other topic)

I guess you only posted this as a warning to others. If you have a problem with Dan @ DTS do not post at Fauna or he will play get back like a 6 year old does.
 
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