• Posted 12/19/2024.
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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

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This individual has contacted me several times regarding one animal. Every time feels like a 50 First Dates sort of experience, so I am not sure if something is going on with that. If so, I hope wellness is achievable and I wish the best luck to him in his fight for it.

The most recent time, I accepted an offer proposal. However, over ten days passed after that and the party failed to follow through. To close the loop and not leave things in a weird open-ended space in case he might think he could revisit this at some extreme later date, I sent him a message. I had grown tired of his antics and decided that I would like to avoid doing business with him and I feel I expressed this pretty clearly.

Of particular note: I will be removing one piece of information from my message only because of the rules for this section of the site regarding anonymous third-party quotation. This may cause a mild information gap that is not central to my direct issue with the party this thread is about. I am as much subject to said rules as anyone. For that one piece of information, I will place a note of where it was removed and why so as to remain in compliance. If another party wishes to weigh in regarding anything I may have removed to be in compliance, so be it, but I do not wish to force anyone into a bed they have not made. Also, since I am a direct party in this situation, I will not be acting in the capacity of a moderator within the confines of this thread.

I attempted to let this person burn himself out of his episode, but at the time of this post we are at 22 emails received (for just this time; he has also contacted me regarding the animal before, but I consider that tangential) and I stopped after my ninth response because spending more energy and time was not looking probable for achieving effective communication. With the juvenile threats and other petty behavior, I figure that posting this may save others from a potential headache. While I do believe he may be capable of performing successful transactions, he proved incapable in this particular instance and so I consider our ways best parted.

Please judge for yourself based on the communications therein. I obviously have already reached my own conclusion, but I only decide for myself freely just as others should decide for themselves.

The attached image is a screenshot of the within-24hr message volume showing reply cessation. Emails themselves are in text format. I can generate screenshots if necessary to contest anything in particular. He started sending multiple responses to the same messages, so there is some divergence of chains for the messages I replied to. I will post the two chains to which I responded and then individual emails I have no bothered to respond to. I apologize in advance for any spelling or grammatical errors in my messages.

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Chain 1 (last to first):
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Feb 16 at 5:10 PM

To

Chris Davis

Message body
I can name names, but will not since I have no such obligation to you.
You can imagine whatever you like.

Thanks,

Nick

From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]

Nobody has said that, and that is the reason you cannot name names.

You get caught, now, just apologize. Like an adult. This will be a good learning experience.

In my line of work, I often push thru contracts worth tens of millions of dollars. Only you have ever made such a claim.

And now you are digging out.

Just apologize

Chris


On Feb 16, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:

> You seem confused, but I wish you luck all the same.
>
> Thanks and take care,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>
> My guess is you are just a kid. I have never, once had a bad experience in the business world.
>
> You will learn over time that people talk, and these things you say become known. And you get a reputation for "flying off the handle" as somebody just texted me
>
> You cannot name a single person, then you change subject. Not good
>
> Not good at all, hopefully you can take your being caught in this false info and use it to treat people fairly and with integrity
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I hope you find peace in your activities, whatever they really are.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
>> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>
>> That's exactly what I thought!
>>
>> Honestly is the best policy, perhaps you should give it a try.
>>
>> Please just leave me and my farm alone. I can overcome a mistake. But slander and false info is offensive and very unprofessional
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:50 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have no such obligation to you.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
>>> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:47 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>
>>> I'm guessing you cannot name these folks, like I have
>>>
>>>> "***Third party quotation removed. - Nick***"
>>>
>>> Let's here some names?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:35 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Chris.
>>>>
>>>> I believe it would be best for the two of us to do business with other people, but not with each other.
>>>>
>>>> I am uninterested in having a phone conversation. I feel my position is clear.
>>>>
>>>> I wish you luck in your future ventures.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
>>>> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:31 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>>
>>>> There has been some mistake make. I currently have done deals involving snows, caramels, and albinos.
>>>>
>>>> 100% have been fine
>>>>
>>>> You must allow for human error if one has occurred
>>>>
>>>> Please call me
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> 404-433-0003
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:28 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Chris.
>>>>>
>>>>> Needless to say, your failure to follow through has rendered the deal invalid.
>>>>>
>>>>> ***Third party quotation removed. - Nick***
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck in your endeavors and with any deals you might commit to with other vendors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 11:55 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Chris.
>>>>>
>>>>> That plan sounds reasonable enough to me. Is there a particular day next week (or whenever it is convenient for you) that you would prefer to receive? As of right now, my schedule is mostly open enough to ship on any date.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 1:12 AM
>>>>> Subject: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>> *************
>>>>> NOTE: This message was sent to you via Kingsnake.com Classifieds.
>>>>> It appears to be from [email protected].
>>>>> To respond to this email please just click REPLY.
>>>>> 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 may be compromised
>>>>> *************
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick,
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me ask, would you take 600cash, then you can also take a pick of the litter. But also, I will throw in a catch 22.
>>>>>
>>>>> If your turtle fails to lays eggs this season, you can have one turtle of another albino litter this season of your choice guaranteed. And say none of my albinos hatched any albinos. You can have her back for the 600 if that's what you want. If she hatches a bunch (3 ) of albinos, I will let you pick out a caramel pink slider hatchling instead of any albino. Fun Deal I Think
>>>>>
>>>>> Even better, if she hatches out a bunch (3 ) albinos, you can add $2,000 and pick out a snow hatchling.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just thought I would throw that out there, makes it exciting.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>> 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=1132533
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>> 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 provided may or may not be their correct address.
>>>>> Click REPLY to respond to the user.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent 12:12 AM, Feb 05th, 2016 from I.P. Address 98.252.254.102/c-98-252-254-102.hsd1.ga.comcast.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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Chain 2 (last to first):
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Feb 16 at 5:11 PM

To

Chris Davis

Message body
Words may occasionally prove difficult.
Take care,

Nick

From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]

I'm not gonna read all that teen nonsense.
Your caught, just man up and apologize.



On Feb 16, 2016, at 5:08 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sounds like we are mutually agreed on business then.
>
> Slander is inherently false. Placing false before it is redundant. Typed word that is false regarding a person is libel rather than slander, but typed word that is one's experience that is not false is not libel. I have described my experiences with you and ***Third party quotation removed. - Nick***. Your offers are as I have described. Your lack of follow-through is as I have described. They are therefore factual.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick
>
> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>
> You will never do biz with me. This I promise, the missed email I can handle, but the false slander is unacceptable.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I hope you find peace in your activities, whatever they really are.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
>> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>
>> That's exactly what I thought!
>>
>> Honestly is the best policy, perhaps you should give it a try.
>>
>> Please just leave me and my farm alone. I can overcome a mistake. But slander and false info is offensive and very unprofessional
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:50 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have no such obligation to you.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
>>> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:47 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>
>>> I'm guessing you cannot name these folks, like I have
>>>
>>>> "***Third party quotation removed. - Nick***"
>>>
>>> Let's here some names?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:35 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Chris.
>>>>
>>>> I believe it would be best for the two of us to do business with other people, but not with each other.
>>>>
>>>> I am uninterested in having a phone conversation. I feel my position is clear.
>>>>
>>>> I wish you luck in your future ventures.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
>>>> To: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:31 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>>
>>>> There has been some mistake make. I currently have done deals involving snows, caramels, and albinos.
>>>>
>>>> 100% have been fine
>>>>
>>>> You must allow for human error if one has occurred
>>>>
>>>> Please call me
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> 404-433-0003
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 4:28 PM, Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Chris.
>>>>>
>>>>> Needless to say, your failure to follow through has rendered the deal invalid.
>>>>>
>>>>> ***Third party quotation removed. - Nick***
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck in your endeavors and with any deals you might commit to with other vendors.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Nickolas Anastasiou <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 11:55 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Chris.
>>>>>
>>>>> That plan sounds reasonable enough to me. Is there a particular day next week (or whenever it is convenient for you) that you would prefer to receive? As of right now, my schedule is mostly open enough to ship on any date.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 1:12 AM
>>>>> Subject: Message about Subadult female het for albino red ear slider from [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>> *************
>>>>> NOTE: This message was sent to you via Kingsnake.com Classifieds.
>>>>> It appears to be from [email protected].
>>>>> To respond to this email please just click REPLY.
>>>>> 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 may be compromised
>>>>> *************
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick,
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me ask, would you take 600cash, then you can also take a pick of the litter. But also, I will throw in a catch 22.
>>>>>
>>>>> If your turtle fails to lays eggs this season, you can have one turtle of another albino litter this season of your choice guaranteed. And say none of my albinos hatched any albinos. You can have her back for the 600 if that's what you want. If she hatches a bunch (3 ) of albinos, I will let you pick out a caramel pink slider hatchling instead of any albino. Fun Deal I Think
>>>>>
>>>>> Even better, if she hatches out a bunch (3 ) albinos, you can add $2,000 and pick out a snow hatchling.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just thought I would throw that out there, makes it exciting.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>> 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=1132533
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>> 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 provided may or may not be their correct address.
>>>>> Click REPLY to respond to the user.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent 12:12 AM, Feb 05th, 2016 from I.P. Address 98.252.254.102/c-98-252-254-102.hsd1.ga.comcast.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>

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Individual messages after I stopped replying (last to first):
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Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Today at 11:33 AM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
I have spoken with every single person that has ever done any business with me about your ranting.

Every single person says they have never had any issues. You need to provide a backdrop for your accusations as they are vague and broad.

Everybody seems to think you are a loose cannon and I should just drop it. And I will. But it should be heavily documented that you are a proven liar.

I have informed everyone about this situation and sent them your messages. It comes as no surprise to most.

Now everyone who I have ever spoken with is aware of you, and your unprofessional ranting.

This certainly will not serve u well

I intend to do a mass email later today and send your ranting out to the entire reptile community, along with your attack on me.

I have 213 emails for the reptile/exotic pets community. Everyone should beware of a loose cannon like you, and they will be. They need to know




Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 8:42 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
I'll see you at a show or convention, don't worry. Your ranting has earned you an ass whooping and everyone knows it.

It will be fun to watch, maybe you'll learn a lesson about who you can mess with and who you cannot mess with.

My firm has attorneys on retainer, they laughed out loud about your whole slander spill. you need to know who you are speaking to before you rant. Pansie




Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 7:35 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
At least I'm happy to see you know when to shut the hell up after being caught lying.



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 6:53 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
You are not, and never will be on my level.

You do not have a great rep yourself as it turns out.

Take your subadult half inbred turtle and shove it.

You will never be on my level. You were lucky just be speaking with me.

Have fun living in your mommas basement and don't contact me again.

And just pray I don't come across you in person one day

Chris



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:57 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
I am not worried about you, I am confident I will see you at a show some day or maybe a reptile exhibit. I will settle this then


Chris Davis



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:51 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
Thats what I thought, silence.

What else would I expect?

Your ranting is so immature. It will get u nowhere in life. Except divorced and disliked.

Am I right? Probably



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:46 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
If you cannot provide proof or truth, don't say it. That is called false



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:44 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
I am herby officially requesting information on the complaint you received. If you made that up, just apologize. If it happened, I want to know the source of complaint.

If you are unwilling, I will decide what next steps to take.

This is very serious being the amount of transactions and money that I have invested in my farm.

Everyone I know is denying any involvement, you have an obligation to pass the complaint to me for review

I shall wait. No response shall be acknowledgment that you have provided false information in an attempt to cause problems with my business.

Chris



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:28 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
Every single person I have done biz with has said "not me"

And that is why you cannot name names.

Tangled web of lies



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:23 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
So, I'm hearing you have had some issues in the tortoise community. And maybe I'm not the first victim of your fiction rants?

And maybe "you have to be treated like an egg timer" or maybe like a young person

These are what I am hearing right now?

You should apologize and then leave me be. I have spent a fortune growing my farm and I have never had a deal go bad. Only Nickolas



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:18 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
I have spoken to everyone that I have done biz with in the turtle world.

All say that your view conflicts theirs. Every deal has been smooth. You are 100% caught. It's not good

I can name names all day long, because I am honest, u, well, u cannot



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:13 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
Lying sometimes becomes difficult when asked to prove it.

Hope u can learn from this experience of getting caught in a tangled lie



Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Feb 16 at 5:10 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body
That's exactly what I thought
 

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Received this as a forward a touch over an hour ago.

I do not personally believe it went to his spam folder, but given the threats and other telling indicators, I feel I may owe that spam folder a hug.

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Chris Davis <[email protected]>
Today at 5:41 PM

To

Nickolas Anastasiou

Message body


Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Chris Davis <[email protected]>
> Date: February 17, 2016 at 5:40:22 PM EST
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Nicholas
>
> I have put some very very bad people where they belong. I have seen the worst of the worst of what this world has to offer
>
> But I have never dealt with someone so far out, so ignorant, and so high on life that they would talk to others in this manner.
>
> And he is your moderator. One email went to spam, and that is what caused the attack. I have spoken with all parties whom I know in this industry, all are happy with me, but warned "Nicholas" thinks he deserves finer treatments due to moderating?
>
> I am offended, I have been lied to, and I am furious. You should release him and find somebody that has even a hint of integrity.
>
> He got caught in a lie, then attacks again. He is a liar. That is why he stopped contacting me. He is a liar, and as far as I am concerned is no better than the filth, that occupy our prisons across the USA.
>
> Liar liar liar liar
 
I am not quite sure I really follow any of Chris ramblings after you stated the deal was not going to happen due to his lack of response over said deal?
Such Immaturity concerns me greatly and I hope to never have the misfortune to attempt any business transactions with said individual
Did you notify him of this thread Nick?
 
What rant does he speak of? Is he referring to the redacted portion of the email chain that references a third party?

The way his emails read, it's as if you have removed more of the communications that previously stated. I don't believe you have, just saying that's how it reads or that he is referencing some other conversation entirely. If this conversation was entirely a figment of his imagination, I have serious doubts about his mental stability.
 
I removed a single sentence where I stated it and where it was once recited by Chris Davis only because of it inherently not being within the BOI rule for anonymous third-party quotation as I see it. If he wishes to share it or if anyone he may have shared it with wishes to share it, that would be different.
 
Also, to more specifically answer your question (sorry about that), it would take quite some serious mental gymnastics for the sentence that is omitted to be "imagineered" into a rant (at least in my mind).
 
I believe you, as he has made no sense.

I also do not see how one sentence can be construed as a rant.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
I am new and trying to get a footing with reptiles as a hobby. I have found most everyone to be friendly and happy to help me along. I am thankful for those who have taken the time to help show me the ropes. I went into this negotiations with high hopes and good intentions. But because of a single email snafu with Mr. Anastoasiou email either being lost, in spam, or simply overlooked. Things quickly spiraled way out of control and I felt bullied, but also that my honor was being challenged.

It was never my intention for this to go as far as it has and I certainly could have handled my emotions of feeling bullied better. Let me apologize for the role that I played in this for it would have been a good transaction for the both of us.

This is now over as far as I am concerned and a valuable lesson learned, for a new member to the forum.

Thank You,
Chris Davis
 
Chris, I sincerely feel that post number nine represents an honorable path and I appreciate it. I would have appreciated it more if there had not been threats made against me, but I can also let bygones be bygones and still wish you well (I have always wished you well).
 
I am new and trying to get a footing with reptiles as a hobby. I have found most everyone to be friendly and happy to help me along. I am thankful for those who have taken the time to help show me the ropes. I went into this negotiations with high hopes and good intentions. But because of a single email snafu with Mr. Anastoasiou email either being lost, in spam, or simply overlooked. Things quickly spiraled way out of control and I felt bullied, but also that my honor was being challenged.

It was never my intention for this to go as far as it has and I certainly could have handled my emotions of feeling bullied better. Let me apologize for the role that I played in this for it would have been a good transaction for the both of us.

This is now over as far as I am concerned and a valuable lesson learned, for a new member to the forum.

Thank You,
Chris Davis


I appreciate you coming here & apologize.

Could you point to me where you were bullied?
 
I felt bullied and that my honor was being challenged since it was a single lost or misplaced email drew very sharp and fast criticism. And I went on the defense. As I said, the situation should have been handled differently. Thank You, Chris
 
Your actions were not an appropriate response to the situation. Someone saying they will no longer do business with you after you never responded to his acceptance of your offer. (Whether or not it went into your spam folder.)




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Melissa, you seem like your set on having a dispute, however, I do not wish to engage in the activitie. I have recently started working with reptiles. I did not see Nicholas' reply. Causing him to react in a manor that I felt was challenging my honor and bullied.

I feel I have explained this should have been handled differently. Even after explaining the single response may have been overlooked, I only received hostile responses. I went in defense mode, I should have taken a different approach to the circumstances.

I hope you have a great day and perhaps we can close the matter and look forward to children, business, and our daily lives.

Thank You,
Chris
 
Melissa, you seem like your set on having a dispute, however, I do not wish to engage in the activitie. I have recently started working with reptiles. I did not see Nicholas' reply. Causing him to react in a manor that I felt was challenging my honor and bullied. .

Your getting flack because you keep trying to justify your responses as you "felt bullied" and that your honor was "insulted". The problem for you is that it is clear in the e-mail chain that you insulted and threatened the OP repeatedly. In addition you kept firing off e-mails despite the OP's lack of response.
Doesn't that constitute bullying? It comes across as you were attempting to insult the OP into agreeing to the transaction, particularly when you threatened him if you meet him a swap or show and send out a mass e-mail about his "rant".

Your claiming it was a simple mistake because it went to your spam folder but that doesn't excuse you from not following up with the OP nor does it excuse your response to the polite rejection of the deal after ten days. There are a lot of people who are tire kickers and want animals etc but never follow through with the seller. The OP did you a courtesy by waiting ten days for your response before he let you politely know that he was moving on. It isn't unreasonable for the seller to do so since if he "agreed to the deal" a second time you could dangle him on the hook for another ten days. I would have canceled the deal after five days (which is typically considered one business week).

Continuing to try and pass this off with you being the victim comes off as you being at best insincere and at worst a simple denial of responsibility for your actions. Neither is a good indication for people to be willing to do business with you in the future.

some comments

Ed
 
Yes Ed, I cannot read all that, I'm sorry. But I felt bullied, I could have handled it differently, and can use it as a learning experience. Have a good day! Chris
 
I am new and trying to get a footing with reptiles as a hobby. I have found most everyone to be friendly and happy to help me along. I am thankful for those who have taken the time to help show me the ropes. I went into this negotiations with high hopes and good intentions. But because of a single email snafu with Mr. Anastoasiou email either being lost, in spam, or simply overlooked. Things quickly spiraled way out of control and I felt bullied, but also that my honor was being challenged.

It was never my intention for this to go as far as it has and I certainly could have handled my emotions of feeling bullied better. Let me apologize for the role that I played in this for it would have been a good transaction for the both of us.

This is now over as far as I am concerned and a valuable lesson learned, for a new member to the forum.

Thank You,
Chris Davis

Fair enough - we all make mistakes and sometimes let our emotions dictate our words. I'm not entirely clear on the whole situation, but you have come here, posted an apology and you are replying to others politely. That's more than many people ever do when in a difficult situation. So I give you props for that.

If you start to get upset reading responses, just step back from the computer. Knowing when to take a deep breath and walk away from a difficult situation is one of those very useful life skills. It's easy to get caught up in a situation and lose sight of the bigger picture.
 
The fact that you were polite in your responses here & have apologized, does show you can learn from your mistakes & truly regret your actions.

Unless Nick has anything else to add, this should be over.


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