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Info Joshua Dickerson "Sinister Exotics"

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I ran into several problems purchasing from this guy:
He put off shipping her on two separate agreed-upon dates with the excuses "I'm not allowed to go home for 72 hours and cannot ship her", and then "I forgot to order a heat pad". Regardless as to whether or not these are true, he had a good chunk of my money and I didn't have a snake for weeks after.

Finally I received her today, and was horrified to discover that she was CRAWLING with mites. I notified him about it and he told me he'd been battling a mite infestation (would have been good to know before purchasing!) but denied having seen anything on her.
She is also so thin her spine is blade-like, either from long-term infestation, or what he calls "slow growing".

I asked if he would be attempting to rectify the situation, and received a line of excuses and diversions for hours. He concluded by asserting that he was the victim in all of this, that he's been nothing but nice, that I have an attitude and am "more upset" by this than him (clearly) and that he didn't like being threatened. I did not threaten this man in any way.

Maybe everything he said was true; that he didn't see any mites, etc. All I know is, if I'd sold an animal that was so thickly infested with mites, I'd be HORRIFIED and I'd do everything I could within reason to make it up to my customer. He apparently disagrees.

Conduct business with Joshua Dickerson ( http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/member.php?u=89195 ) at your own risk.

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Buyer Beware

That snake is thin, obviously mite infested, obviously not in a trustworthy keeper's care. Do you have a link to his original ad for her?

I'd say the only thing sinister about "Sinister Exotics" is seller Joshua Ray Dickerson, Fauna user "burnmyeyes696" from Columbus, GA.

he told me he'd been battling a mite infestation (would have been good to know before purchasing!) but denied having seen anything on her.
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Okay, so seller has been battling a mite infestation, which only begs the questions:

1) Why does seller Joshua Dickerson have a mite infestation to begin with?

2) If seller Joshua Dickerson knows he has a mite infestation, why is he not treating it/quarantining or inspecting his snakes regularly to insure they are free of parasites. If he doesn't notice mites on a snake in his collection that he admits is infested, then he's either a liar or negligent.

3) If he is selling snakes/animals that have been exposed to/infested with mites (with a clear conscious) who knows what else they may have been exposed to?

4) Why didn't the seller disclose the true health issues of the animal and/or his collection prior to taking the OP's money?

Yeah, this is someone I would certainly avoid.
 
thothway said:
I asked if he would be attempting to rectify the situation, and received a line of excuses and diversions for hours. He concluded by asserting that he was the victim in all of this, that he's been nothing but nice, that I have an attitude and am "more upset" by this than him (clearly) and that he didn't like being threatened. I did not threaten this man in any way.
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Feel free to post any emails, texts or anything else you may have that shows him trying to shirk his responsibility to resolve this issue.
LauraB said:
I'd say the only thing sinister about "Sinister Exotics" is seller Joshua Ray Dickerson, Fauna user "burnmyeyes696" from Columbus, GA.
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He also has two other Fauna accounts, both with different locations listed: Chronicfetus99 and SinisterExotics. Having once posted his own Bad Guy thread on here, he's obviously aware of the BOI, but somehow, despite the fact that he's been logged in several times in the past few hours (and at this very moment), he seems to have managed to miss this thread.
burnmyeyes696 said:
my name is joshua dickerson by the way---good guy
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"Good guy"? Doesn't really look that way.
 
I would hope he realizes that once one thing in your collection has mites, it's safe to assume that almost everything has mites, ESPECIALLY with no quarantine. She
 
*UPDATE*

Looking a little better after a few meals and a good shed.

I decided to look into it a bit more and spoke to the supposed breeder of this boa. He said that he did not remember producing this animal, and that she appeared to be a hypo that's potentially from a monstertail bloodline; contradicting what Mr. Dickerson said.

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