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Bad Guy Stephen Carnicom (scarnicom) stole my milk money! (and killed my milk snake)

Very true Kevin, as I did put my foot in my mouth because I want nothing but the same when I am buying a snake. I want everything to go smoothly and be happy at the end of the day. I know and I understand which is why I am refunding him.
 
scarnicom said:
Very true Kevin, as I did put my foot in my mouth because I want nothing but the same when I am buying a snake. I want everything to go smoothly and be happy at the end of the day. I know and I understand which is why I am refunding him.
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Then why not do what needs to be done to make sure he gets his money BEFORE going out and buying other snakes. Quite frankly... that makes you look like you had no intentions of refunding his money... and that will cost you sales.

As a buyer.. if something goes wrong... I dont want to keep waiting on my refund while the guy is off buyinig other animals.
 
RidgeTop Reptiles said:
Then why not do what needs to be done to make sure he gets his money BEFORE going out and buying other snakes. Quite frankly... that makes you look like you had no intentions of refunding his money... and that will cost you sales.

As a buyer.. if something goes wrong... I dont want to keep waiting on my refund while the guy is off buyinig other animals.
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THIS
 
True again Kevin and I know it looks terrible, at that time of the incident I was jobless, and not in the best financial situation. So willingly and kindly brad understood and agreed that in time I could pay him off as money came in. Thankfully I landed a job, for on top of things and made several attempts at getting a hold of brad. No answers and several failed attempts, I kind of just faded away from it all.
 
Stephen,

Do you really need to contact him to pay him? Did he pay through paypal? I am pretty much positive that Brad has a paypal address. Or you could mail him a money order with a nice little card telling him how sorry you are (since you know his shipping address too).

Excuses excuses....
 
He paid via cashiers check and I don't have his address. Yea I know excuses excuses. I am such an idiot!
 
Bradley J. Waffa, M.S.P.H.

DVM Candidate

North Carolina State University

College of Veterinary Medicine

4700 Hillsborough Street

Box 8401

Raleigh, NC 27606


630.484.3435

[email protected]

Took me all of about 60 seconds to find that, and 30 seconds of that time I had to turn away and help a customer.

No more excuses :NoNo:
 
Stephen,

Kyryah is right. The address above (as listed on my website) will work. Please let me know when I can expect the refund. Thank you.

Brad
 
Wow this Stephen is a major scumbag. I thought it was funny when someone listed that "Super Pastel Het Pied", i saw that thread and laughed for a good while. He is scamming people of out money left and right and never intends on giving Brad the money.

No one has to be a Professional Breeder, heck i'm not even old enough to drink alcohol legally, yet i have made dozens of great transactions with people AND have GOOD GUY threads about me in the BOI.

So don't act like your all naieve and don't know how to conduct good business practices Stephen, you give other Stephen's a bad name!!

So glad i saw this thread here, once again another time the BOI has saved me from another incompetent person with snakes in their care.
 
This is absolutely horrendous! While it's commendable that the seller came forward, the entire thing is still appalling. There are only 2 legal ways to ship snakes. Fedex, and only if you are certified by them, and delta dash.

He broke the law.

The packing of that poor little snake makes me sick! I don't even use newspaper because it's cold and hard with sharp edges when crumpled. I personally use polyester pillow fill and it's 100% better than anything else for multiple reasons.

No reptiles do not need holes in the box. They require much less oxygene than mammals. If packaged in a styrofoam insulated box it is not needed at all.

I'm so disturbed by that picture I can't even put it into words. I wouldn't accept a replacement animal from this person either. Not if this is the way he ships. It only takes 10 minutes to fill out the form to become fedex certified. Maybe a whole $40 or so for the test box and a few short weeks for the certification to come back to you.

A whole month of your time to ensure the animals which you supposedly care about and want to make a little money from, arrive safe and healthy at their new home..

It's just unacceptable in my eyes. Period.

End of rant.
 
To be fair, while the way he packed this animal is HORRIBLE, I don't think he broke the law just because of the shipping issue. He may have violated UPS terms of service, but that is not something that is a criminal issue. In fact, I know there are at least a few UPS offices where you can walk in with a snake, pack it up in front of them and they will ship it.
 
Ok maybe not the law persay, as in government, but according to UPS you can no longer ship snakes through them. I've already told a few people this who were unaware of this who recently received snakes via UPS.

Sure there are still people still shipping snakes through them but if that package were randomly opened and inspected imagine the backlash on our hobby and community. Not to mention that animal probably would be seized by animal control or some similar organization, and never make it to the buyer.

That isn't a risk I'd want to take. I shake my head every time I see an add saying "we ship via UPS". People are taking a big risk by going against their new policy.

I'm seriously much more disturbed by the way that snake was packaged though. Even without a cool pack, it would probably have survived if it had been packed right and the address was correct.
 
UPDATE: Stephen contacted me by email last night and reimbursed my money by Paypal.
 
bwaffa said:
UPDATE: Stephen contacted me by email last night and reimbursed my money by Paypal.
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I am so glad you got your money back. I can't understand why it took so long, but I'm happy to hear it ended okay. I honestly didn't think you'd get anything.
 
Wow glad he finally was able to give you your money back. Shows he actually may be a good guy at heart, just wish it would have been quicker, but a refund is a refund!

Congratulations on your refund~
 
Focal X, i understand why you did and i accept your apology, that is very classy of you. I know it should have been quicker and I could have done many things differently for a more positive outcome, i was acting childish, selfish, irresponsible, and cheap. All is hoped to be put in my past, as I may have made my mark in some peoples eyes already, I can promise this type of situation will never happen again. Thanks Brad for being so patient, and professional.
Best regards;
 
Stephen... Please take the time to learn how to properly package reptiles for shipment. Before you buy or ship any more snakes, please order some heat packs, cold packs, and if you can't afford insulated boxes, go to your local home depot or menards etc... And pick up a couple large sheets of styrofoam insulation.

People are more than willing to explain exactly how to insulate your own boxes for very cheap. Either a lot of crumpled newspaper, or my personal favorite, polyester pillow fill (less than $10 a huge bag at Walmart) is all you need for packing material.

A snake bag can be as simple as a cheap dollar store pillow case. The end tied in a tight knot, or plastic heavy duty zip ties from any home store for a few $$ a lager package.

Shipping supplies do not need to be expensive to be professional and correct.

I commend you for coming forward and paying the OP. Now I'm sure everyone would like to see an eventual good guy thread about you, your animals, and your shipping & packing methods.

Make one bad transaction right and you will be given the chance to make your next transaction as a seller correct. From here on out, do it right and you may be able to build a good rep.
 
Foschi Exotic Serpents said:
This is absolutely horrendous! While it's commendable that the seller came forward, the entire thing is still appalling. There are only 2 legal ways to ship snakes. Fedex, and only if you are certified by them, and delta dash.

He broke the law.

The packing of that poor little snake makes me sick! I don't even use newspaper because it's cold and hard with sharp edges when crumpled. I personally use polyester pillow fill and it's 100% better than anything else for multiple reasons.

No reptiles do not need holes in the box. They require much less oxygene than mammals. If packaged in a styrofoam insulated box it is not needed at all.

I'm so disturbed by that picture I can't even put it into words. I wouldn't accept a replacement animal from this person either. Not if this is the way he ships. It only takes 10 minutes to fill out the form to become fedex certified. Maybe a whole $40 or so for the test box and a few short weeks for the certification to come back to you.

A whole month of your time to ensure the animals which you supposedly care about and want to make a little money from, arrive safe and healthy at their new home..

It's just unacceptable in my eyes. Period.

End of rant.
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The above in bold is true. BUT with out the holes heat packs stop working or only work somewhat. With out fresh air coming into the box the heat pack can not continue to oxidize and create heat. Four to six holes is all is ever needed.

Had to say something as ive seen MANY boxes shipped with no holes and arrive with a cool heat pack rather warm.
 
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