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Hey Guys,,
At the point these emails were made they were for me and Steve,, and no one else,, I had no intent of bringing them here until he stated he wanted to tell others about our " little session". Based on that, i was not expecting a "cheery response" but I am a guy who will state my reasons why i think something,, and I Told Steve from my point of view why i did not want to do business with him,,,I did not do it to antagonize him,, or anyting else,, but i did tell him the whole truth,, and if it hurt,, i am sorry,, but I am not gonna pull any puches when i am trying to get my point across,, if that is to "rough" for you Tom then so be it,, but i also have received a ton of emails from people who stated it was "great" to see someone stand up for there morals more than chasing the mighty dollar. and for refusing to sell him my animals,,, I did not do this for a popularity contest,, or anything else like this,, but i don't care to do business with Steve,, nothing more nothing less,, if you Tom want to,,, please by all means do so,,, and come tell us how it went... but it was to big a risk to deal with someone who has that bad a reputation,, have you never heard "you are who you associate with" and for me that price was way to high,, See guys i don't take offense to Steves emails,, that does not bother me in the least,, actually his same color keeps coming through,, but since he wanted everyone to know what was said,, i just figured i would post it,, nothing more nothing less,,,
 
I never said that I thought you were "too rough", nor did I tell you who to purchase or sell your reptiles to. A popularity contest was never even brought into the picture. Since you did bring this to a public forum, I responded. I dont think that it is professional to throw your opinion into an inquiring customer, especially if its a negative opinion of himself. You have every right to respond to him as do I to respond to this thread, and I feel a simple response would've been sufficient.. You still would have stood up for what you believe. This is not an attack on you, but just my opinion on how you handled your response.
Thanks, Tom Baker
 
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