As I see, there are already some deleted posts here. I want to thank MichealTX for letting me have the chance to explain my side of the situation. Not all boards are ran as good as this one. On another forum, I already have people PMing, calling me names, telling that they live in IL too and are going to come to my house and kick my butt, etc.
Let's bring this whole thing up to speed, from the beginning...
I agreed to trade Ian the Dragon for the fish listed above. En route to shipping, MY Dragon...my fish that I've cared for, like my first born, for at least 7 years...died. So, there is no more Dragon.
I talked to Ian and explained that I could either send his fish back (after his Rhino died within a few days of me having it) or I could purchase the fish from him. He told me that he paid less than $200 for each fish, because he has his wholesaler liscense.
A few weeks ago, I became unemployed and let Ian know that I would not be able to purchase the fish. His response..."it's no big deal, man...pay me when you can...I understand". Then, less than a week later, it became "I changed my mind. I want my fish back." After numerous explanations that I don't even have two quarters to rub together (that's how broke I am), he said he'd pay to have them shipped back. Upon his insistance, I had to tear the whole tank apart, to get the fish out and bagged them for shipping. They were taken to Fedex, which was closed and then returned to my house. I immediately called Ian and let him know Fedex was closed. He said fine and wanted them shipped ASAP. They were returned to my tank and again, with constant insistance, the tank was torn apart again to try to ship a few days later.
I was told, BY FEDEX, that with me being in a small town area that they would not guarantee overnight shipping, unless they were shipped Mon, Tues or Wed. The last attempt to ship was a Thurs. I explained that to Ian and his resolution was to call Fedex and then call me back to say that they would ship overnight. Call me stupid, but I'm gonna believe a Fedex employee when they're nice enough to say "Listen dude...if you ship these fish, today, we can't guarantee they'll get there overnight. They could end up sitting in a warehouse for 2 or 3 days, before they finish the trip and the overnight will turn out to be 5 - 7 days". 3 times, these fish were taken out of my tank and bagged, only to be returned to the tank. Needless to say, they were getting seriously stressed but yet, all I heard was "I want my fish back!"
I did not have a cell or the internet, at my house, because of the unemployment situation. I checked my voicemail, today and had at least 10 voicemails and even more texts..."I want my $600!...I want my fish back!..." and now, today..."I'm gonna call the FBI!"
To wrap this up...none of the fish are alive. Neither the Crosshatch or the Puffer recovered from the numerous times of being chased down, put in bags, driving around in a bumpy car, only to be returned to the same tank, later the same day. Both developed severe cases of ick and even after me staying up for almost 28 hours straight, one night, while starting hyposalinity, neither recovered.
I wish I would've never done business with you, at all. I'm out a fish that I invested 7 years with, let alone the fact that she was worth 10 times what you paid for those fish. Your constant insistance of trying to ship the fish is what killed them and why neither of us came out of this deal in good standing. You're acting like I stole the only fish you have, yet you always told me how you go and drop at least $1000 a week, on fish from your wholesale contact.
Go ahead and contact mine and your local police departments and even the FBI if you choose. You have my address and my cell phone number. Give them both and let them know that if at any time, they want to drop by, they're more than welcome. I'll explain the situation and show them the three fish, which are frozen in my freezer.
