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Bad Guy Vicki Nickeson

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Sold an emaciated, dehydrated fire ball python to me. She also shipped standard overnight. So it got here around 24hrs of travel time. It was half the weight she quoted it to be, and seeing how far recessed the eyes are in the snakes head, it had been this way for a while. If you buy, ask for a pic taken from that day. Also insist that a 10:30am delivery be mandatory.... I don't give bad reviews, but this one deserves to be told.
 
Can you provide pics from the ad, or a link to it? I'd like to see what you thought you were getting, as well as what you actually got. And of course all the e-mails, too. Have you contacted Vicki and informed her of this thread? Always nice to hear both sides.
 
I am hesitant to post a bad review of Vicki, but I will share my experiences and let you decide for yourselves.
Here is the first email I sent, in response to a Kingsnake advertisement.

from [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 3:46 PM
subject Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by king8.kingsnake.com

hide details Apr 29 (12 days ago)

Below is a copy of the mesage you sent to Vicki

*************
NOTE: This message was sent to you via the Kingsnake.com Classifieds. If you feel this message is fraudulent or abusive please forward it to [email protected].
NOTE: DO NOT flag this message as SPAM/JUNK as your ability to receive legitimate messages from Kingsnake.com Classifieds may be compromised
*************

Who did you acquire these El Rosarios from originally? Provided they came from a reputable breeder, I will probably be interested in purchasing them. What would shipping be to 98019? Also, do you have any more rosys available? Thanks for answering all of my questions, I am looking forward to doing business with you.
Sincerely, Ross Baker

Here is her response:
from [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:48 AM
subject Re: Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by aol.com
Hi Ross,

Sorry for the delay in answering your email. It went into my spam for some reason.

Yes, I did acquire these El Rosarios from a reputable breeder but I have moved & can't remember who it was I bought them from.
I just checking FedEx shipping to 98019 FedEx priority overnight is $60.
These are all the rosy's I have for sale.
I just got out of the Rosy's, but I will have tons of various ball pythons & coral albino boas soon.

Thank you!
Vicki


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Fri, Apr 29, 2011 3:46 pm
Subject: Message about: Rosy Boas

After these messages we went on to talk about shipping. the next important email is this one:
from [email protected] [email protected]
to Ross Baker <[email protected]>
date Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:42 PM
subject Re: Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by aol.com

I received payment and will ship Monday for a Tuesday delivery and will email a tracking number as soon as I get one.

Thanks Vicki.

Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!

Here is the consecutive message:
from Ross Baker [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM
subject Re: Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by gmail.com
I received the two snakes a few minutes ago. I am concerned with the
packing job, as it appeared that instead of 40 hour heat packs you
used two hand-warmer style products. Both heat packs were cool to the
touch upon arrival, and the snakes each temped in at 67 degrees when
measured with my Raytek MT-4 tempgun. This was after I had the rosys
in their heated rack boxes for several minutes, so I can only assume
that they arrived at least slightly cooler. Although I am well aware
that rosys brumate at temperatures significantly lower than this, I am
concerned that these low temperatures may have an effect on the
digestion of their previous meals. Even though your customer service
has been excellent, I don't think that I can now write a good review
of your business, or recommend you to a potential customer due to this
corner-cutting shipping job.
Sincerely,
Ross Baker

Here is her response:
from [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM
subject Re: Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by aol.com

hide details May 10 (1 day ago)

Hi Ross,

Hi Ross,

Thank you for letting me know the Rosys arrived safely.
The digestion of the previous meal is not a problem at all as the last time they were fed was weeks ago so there is definately no problem with digestion.
Had they eaten recently or if the weather was bad I would have sent them with 2 - 40 hour heat packs.
I do not ever cut corners on anything to do with my business.
I use only the best shipping boxes, appropriate heat packs & styrofoam.

Thank you for your business.
Sincerely

And here is my final reply:
from Ross Baker [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM
subject Re: Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by gmail.com

Okay thank you for the information. I hat to think that anyone would
jeopardize the safety of their snakes, but I know that their are some
bad apples in this business. I am glad that you had considered this.
Thank you for your reassurance.
Sincerely,
Ross Baker

Looking back on this I feel that I was too soft on this, but whats said is said. Here is her response to my message:
from [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:09 PM
subject Re: Message about: Rosy Boas
mailed-by aol.com

hide details May 10 (1 day ago)

Absolutely! I have run into more than my share of bad apples in this business.
This my my business & I've doing this way too long to risk any short cuts.
Mostly I just wouldn't risk the safety of my snakes.

Thank you
Vicki

I will take pictures and get weights of the snakes to show their condition (moderate to poor) if anyone would like.
 
Here was my experience as well. I chose not to buy from her, as I had concerns with her not knowing which one the female was, especially after the ad said they had bred & not knowing any other info for them.


Hi Tara,

Not sure how old they are as I bought them as adults about 3 or 4 years ago.
Can't remember which is the female.
They eat mice.
Thanks
Vicki


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, Apr 19, 2011 4:33 pm
Subject: Message about: Rosy Boas


*************
NOTE: This message was sent to you via the Kingsnake.com Classifieds. If you
feel this message is fraudulent or abusive please forward it to
[email protected].
NOTE: DO NOT flag this message as SPAM/JUNK as your ability to receive
legitimate messages from Kingsnake.com Classifieds may be compromised
*************

How old are they? Also which is the female ? Are they tame & do they eat well?

Thanks,

Tara Timms




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Click on (or cut and paste into you browser's
location window) the URL below to view the ad that
this message is in response to.

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?de=845643&cat=61


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This person may or may not be who they say they are.
The return address they provide may or may not be their correct address.

Sent 06:33 PM, Apr 19th, 2011 from I.P. Address ............................................
(I deleted my IP address)
 
I am assuming this add below is the same vicki selling the "coral" albino boas mentioned above.

Many people are guilty of this these days, but the boa pictured in this add is not a coral for what its worth...





2009 CORAL ALBINO BOAS - GOTTA GO SALE - $199 each


Posted by Vicki (Contact Me!)
May 11, 2011 at 12:46:59


Registered PetHobbyist User since 2005-03-12
View All Ads (5) | This Category Only (1)
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These beauties are getting more colorful by the day. If you want to add a year old coral albino to your collection check these out. Feeding Frozen only. FedEx certified shipper. Email me for pics of all the beautiful coral albino I have for sale. $199 Each. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER PRICE! Got a few 2010's for sale too, if you're interested. Thanks for looking!
 

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Oxbow Reptile said:
Hi Ross,

Thank you for letting me know the Rosys arrived safely.
The digestion of the previous meal is not a problem at all as the last time they were fed was weeks ago so there is definately no problem with digestion.
Had they eaten recently or if the weather was bad I would have sent them with 2 - 40 hour heat packs.
I do not ever cut corners on anything to do with my business.
I use only the best shipping boxes, appropriate heat packs & styrofoam.

Thank you for your business.
Sincerely
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Now I will admit I have never kept Rosy boas.... but what I highlighted just seems sooooo wrong to me. Makes me wonder what kind of conditions the seller keeps their animals in if they aren't feeding them for weeks on end.
 
Southern Wolf, Rosy boas can go for long periods without food, but in breeding season they should be fed at least every 10-14 days. I feed mine my females every 6-7 days during breeding season. Looking at the weights of these snakes it is not at all hard to believe that they were not fed for a few weeks. In my mind this could mean three things, either the seller has no knowledge of rosy boas, she is cutting corners by not feeding regularly, or she is covering her poor shipping job. I really do not care which it is, in my opinion they are all equally poor practices.
 
Dustin (OP), can you please post any photos, emails you have? without that info there's not much to go by, some proof would really help you case.

I sent fauna user ID 'VickiNickeson' a PM alerting her to this thread
-April
 
bear said:
I am assuming this add below is the same vicki selling the "coral" albino boas mentioned above.

Many people are guilty of this these days, but the boa pictured in this add is not a coral for what its worth...

2009 CORAL ALBINO BOAS - GOTTA GO SALE - $199 each

Posted by Vicki (Contact Me!)
May 11, 2011 at 12:46:59

Registered PetHobbyist User since 2005-03-12
View All Ads (5) | This Category Only (1)
Click to view fullsize

These beauties are getting more colorful by the day. If you want to add a year old coral albino to your collection check these out. Feeding Frozen only. FedEx certified shipper. Email me for pics of all the beautiful coral albino I have for sale. $199 Each. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER PRICE! Got a few 2010's for sale too, if you're interested. Thanks for looking!
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I inquired about these albinos, requesting information on parents. To my suprise, her response was that they were all sold, even though the add keeps coming up.
 
Fire Ball Python

This animal was not emaciated or dehydrated, his eyes are just a bit deeper set. The only reason the snake was shipped standard overnight instead of priority overnight is weather was nice and warm & I did ship with two (2) heat packs & 3/4" styrofoam, as always. I did send pics to the buyer as requested prior to his purchase.


dwilby83 said:
Sold an emaciated, dehydrated fire ball python to me. She also shipped standard overnight. So it got here around 24hrs of travel time. It was half the weight she quoted it to be, and seeing how far recessed the eyes are in the snakes head, it had been this way for a while. If you buy, ask for a pic taken from that day. Also insist that a 10:30am delivery be mandatory.... I don't give bad reviews, but this one deserves to be told.
Click to expand...
 
Rosy Boas

Yes, Tara is correct, I didn't know the details she was asking about the Rosy's as the Rosy's records were lost in our move. I have very detailed records of all the ball pythons & boa's I own/produce.


spoonersgirl said:
Here was my experience as well. I chose not to buy from her, as I had concerns with her not knowing which one the female was, especially after the ad said they had bred & not knowing any other info for them.


Hi Tara,

Not sure how old they are as I bought them as adults about 3 or 4 years ago.
Can't remember which is the female.
They eat mice.
Thanks
Vicki


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, Apr 19, 2011 4:33 pm
Subject: Message about: Rosy Boas


*************
NOTE: This message was sent to you via the Kingsnake.com Classifieds. If you
feel this message is fraudulent or abusive please forward it to
[email protected].
NOTE: DO NOT flag this message as SPAM/JUNK as your ability to receive
legitimate messages from Kingsnake.com Classifieds may be compromised
*************

How old are they? Also which is the female ? Are they tame & do they eat well?

Thanks,

Tara Timms




----------------------------------------------
Click on (or cut and paste into you browser's
location window) the URL below to view the ad that
this message is in response to.

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?de=845643&cat=61


----------------------------------------------
This message was sent by an unregistered or non logged in user.
This person may or may not be who they say they are.
The return address they provide may or may not be their correct address.

Sent 06:33 PM, Apr 19th, 2011 from I.P. Address ............................................
(I deleted my IP address)
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I received my new boa from Vicki at www.edenreptiles.com. She was wonderful...provided excellent customer service, had a lot of knowledge about the particular snake I was interested in, worked with me on price, and he arrived as toasty and healthy as can be. She comes highly recommended in my book. I now know that if I purchase another snake in the future, she is where I will go. She has a vast variety of Coral Albino Boas and normal and morph ball pythons. She provided me with records on my male and current pictures before purchase. She has good prices and her shipping standards were impeccable. We probably emailed back and for 20+ times before I finally committed to him. So, I would like to publically thank Vicki for providing me with such a pleasant and memorable experience and get the word out that she is well deserving of higher remarks. I have referred several of my peers to Vicki as well. Thanks everyone!:thumbsup::yesnod:
 
Thank you thill14 for the positive feed back! I had some bad luck selling a few rosy's my son had.. as you can see. So now I only sell what I have personally produced & have had 100% satisfaction! All my snakes are and always have been 100% satisfaction guaranteed! Thanks again!
 
seriously

Actually considering I live several states away and have never met her I am not just backing a friend. I can supply our emails if that helps. Before buying my snake I read the reviews on here when I was searching her credentials. After having such a good experience I did join the forum and decided I would post either a positive or negative review based upon the arrival of my snake. Google led me to her page and to this forum
I think everyone deserves a pat on the back when others have put them down. I posted my personal experience just as all others did. I did not become a member sooner because I did not own a snake anymore. Now I do. Now I am a member. Take it or leave my post, I could honestly care less... I had a great experience, others didnt- but I have just as much of a right to post as any of you do. Thanks for the warm welcome!!
 
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