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Tim Campbell has several ads up here on FC and on KS~I'm interested in his female rhino iguana he has advertised for $800 Shipped.

Any info on him would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles
 
Hello, I'm Robert Brians(tileslave on here),
I purchased a pair of Rhino Iguanas on November 23,2013 for $1650. I met with Tim Campbell after we Closed up our booth at the Costa Mesa Repticon Show. He told me that the female was very aggressive and mean as hell. Sunday I took her out and allowed my son to hold her. she was very docile and not at all how this guy explained her. I was concerned and talked with a few other breeders at the show and scheduled her for a check up with the vet Monday morning. The morning of November 25 I woke and went to load her up to go to the vet and she was dead! I had a necropsy done on her to find she was gravid and eggbound. I would greatly appreciate any information on this guy. He answers my calls when they come up private, then quickly hangs up on me. I have found that his name is not Tim Campbell and that he is a flipper of animals! my email is [email protected] please any information would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you very much, Robert Brians
 
Robert, THANK YOU for your quick reply~Very Sorry to here about the Rhino!

If his name is not Tim Campbell, I'd post his other name here on the BOI.

I won't be dealing with him!

Again THANK YOU!

Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles
 
I will try to urge another person who has suffered at his hands to come forward.

I can say I have advised several current and past customers to avoid this individual and for good reason.
 
nickolasanastasiou said:
I will try to urge another person who has suffered at his hands to come forward.

I can say I have advised several current and past customers to avoid this individual and for good reason.
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Nick,

Everyone needs to know about this character.

THANK YOU for your input!

Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles
 
I have seen him advertising underdeveloped (basically hypogonadal) male ivory sulcatas expressly stated to be females (sometimes as part of a "pair"). Also, the "marketing" of regular sulcatas tends to include some nonsense about how they have been living in the yard for years when they were recently acquired for flipping. I am not opposed to resales. I resell as I juggle my own collection. It is simply nice to have truth in advertising. Heck, a seller could just say nothing instead of fabricating some backstory to make them seem loved family pets or whatever, as even that would be acceptable (truthful).

I sent a message to one person who had a bad deal to share his experience here. I hope he does.
 
Robert and Nick .. more info is needed, only to further expose this guy, not to dispute your bad experience or observations.

Robert, any clue what his real name is? What's his phone number? Email addy?

Nick, was he advertising only at the other site? And under what name?
 
Thanks, Dennis. Great info!

Um ... I think I'd pass. Not saying the guy's a scammer or thief ... just dubious with no history, multiple names, email addresses, etc.
 

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WARNING!!!!! DO NOT DEAL with TIM i.e. xiao zhang.

I ordered a 20 inch female sulcata from him on kingsnake. The animal he had pictured was a smooth, large female sulcata, but I received a 14 inch male pyramided sulcata that was poorly packaged and the animal suffered extensive fractures to his coastal scutes above his right, read leg. When I tried to email or call him to clear up the matter he got defensive and began telling me I didn't know anything. In fact, I have more than 30 years experience with tortoises and endangered species and have been President of the LGCHS some time back.

Do not ever deal with this person. He intentionally will scam customers on multiple classified sites.
 
Thank you for sharing, Ryan.

Here is the first "experience" I could find where I have communicated with this guy. I do not have everything due to the age, but I have enough. He had an ad up on Kingsnake in 2012 and I asked for photos of his ivories at the time because everything seemed suspect.

From: K J <[email protected]>
To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Message about: Pair Adult Ivory Sulcata Tortoise For Sale from [email protected]

Hello Nick
thanks you intresting here is the info about the pair :
the male over 24 inches female over 18 inches
they pair of ivory sulcata tortoise doesnt have good shell looking
but from the pictures you can know they are proven breeder
i could get many baby ivory from this pair and each $ 500 sold them every year
so i would like herad the offer from you
thanks
K J
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From the photos he sent, which I have attached, it looks like they "bred" with a sledgehammer...into the path of an oncoming truck. By the way, for those unfamiliar, these are not ivories (nor has this person likely ever bred/produced ivories).
 

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It's obvious. Total scam, scum, fraud and attempted theft.

Buyer don't just beware ... buyer totally avoid at all costs.

Nick, Dennis, Robert, Ryan ... you rule for exposing this :censored:

:)
 
AbsoluteApril said:
Lynn, what ads did you see here on fauna? I didn't see any after a very quick look but I probably missed it.



Did he use those names? Xiao has had issues here on fauna before and was banned for using false name. Prior threads, using the name Mike Qiang:

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301780

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301557
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April,
Here's what I found here on Fauna, the ad for the Rhino Iguana I wanted originally was on KS.
Caiman's Classifieds (12 in total) Title Date Forum Views Replies
Cayman / Lewisi Iguana ( adult )
12-27-2013
Iquanas
120
0

Grand Cayman Hybrid iguana
10-17-2013
Iquanas
155
0

Blue tegu * adult *
09-30-2013
Tegus
257
0

red/yellow ackie
09-26-2013
Monitors
116
0

looking for albino water monitor and black dragon
09-08-2013
Monitors
155
0

Ornate red ear turtle
08-31-2013
Turtles/Tortoises
243
0

Adult sulcata tortoise
08-13-2013
Turtles/Tortoises
319
0

Adult Mexican Giant Must Turtle
07-21-2013
Turtles/Tortoises
230
0

Female sulcata tortoise
07-19-2013
Turtles/Tortoises
288
0

baby Red Ackie Monitor
07-16-2013
Monitors
660
0

Croc Monitor
07-11-2013
Monitors
194
0

Adult sulcata tortoise
07-11-2013
Turtles/Tortoises
329
0


Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles
 
thank you, I sent "Tim" a 24hr request for proof of ID and linked this thread to his most recent ad.
 
AbsoluteApril said:
thank you, I sent "Tim" a 24hr request for proof of ID and linked this thread to his most recent ad.
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April,

You're WELCOME!

I'm amazed to say the least, at how many alias's this scammer has/is using:

Tim Campbell
Chung Umg
Xiao Zhang
Mike Qiang
Mike Zhang
KJ

These are the ones we know of.:shrug01:

What ever his name is, he's a REAL PIECE of WORK!!

Hopefully enough will see this post, and won't be scammed by this character.

Lynn Peterson
Big Time Reptiles
 
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