Dan Scolaro (DTS Herps)

[NWReptiles]

I would believe a series BOI threads LONG before I would believe a sellers own website.

A pattern has been shown, and this seller has proven to have poor customer service
skills. He touts his feedback on his own website as the bible, when he can change
and alter it at will. Everyone that disagrees with him MUST be a crook or extortionist
and they hurt poor defenseless animals JUST to make him look bad, because they
obviously have nothing better to do.

The posts against this seller, all seem to be made by people well established in this
forum, and with GOOD buying/selling records.

That's good enough for me! It's guys like this seller, that give "snake" a bad name.

The only thing left to say, is WOW!

[Mike41793]

So how 'bout that Bama game?

I hate johnny manziel , LOVED IT!

[Neal]

So how 'bout that Bama game?

LOL, it was a flip floppy game, but a good one.

I hate johnny manziel , LOVED IT!

I know, right, like I love reptiles but I seriously dislike certain sellers. I find a pattern here.

[Archimedes]

And the thing that gets me is googling his name pulls up the same types of feedback as this one, in fact pages 32 and 14 respectively pull up as the fourth and fifth Google results (from this thread alone). The first result is bad feedback from over on Reptile Forum. Honestly anyone who's doing business with this guy is clearly not doing any research whatsoever on their seller, or just doesnt care.

These are the kinds of guys that perpetuate the viruses within the hobby.

Sent from my warm hide

[treeboa]

And the thing that gets me is googling his name pulls up the same types of feedback as this one, in fact pages 32 and 14 respectively pull up as the fourth and fifth Google results (from this thread alone). The first result is bad feedback from over on Reptile Forum. Honestly anyone who's doing business with this guy is clearly not doing any research whatsoever on their seller, or just doesnt care.

These are the kinds of guys that perpetuate the viruses within the hobby.

Sent from my warm hide

Alot of the problem is he uses Kingsnake. Over there, there is no feedback forum or rating system. The rule is don't mention businesses in posts on the forums. You're usually good with positive posts (unless a competitor complains) but anything negative is gone quickly, deleted. Dan buys banners and pays to be listed over there so no matter how many complaints they get about him, he stays. Jeff only cares about money and is paranoid about getting involved in lawsuits. To be transparent, yes I advertise my animals there because it gets a lot of traffic. That doesn't mean I agree with his ethics.

[Diamond Serpents]

Can we close this now? I think we all know he's not gunna do anything he says he is.

Please lock this thread already. You can only watch a dog chase its own tail for so long before it becomes boring.

Id agree here on both of these statements however......

Any time some one makes a bad BOI about him this is what happens this guy blows up and starts getting ticked off and wants to slander people. Neal did nothing wrong here but just inform our awesome BP community how he was and what he went thru. Dan thinks that he can just walk all over other human beings and that he can make lies upon lies and do as he pleases and rip off the new comers and small collection owners that don't know better.

Just read this thread about him on another forum, http://www.reptileradio.net/industry...dts-herps.html read post 3 and 4 you don't even have to read any further.

Dan, this is our community....we all come here and all of us get along like a big family. We come here for a common interest and all show respect to each other and offer help. There may be a debate here and there but we never get stale about it. You on the other hand are the complete opposite and don't belong within our community and I cant wait till this gets resolved so you don't come back.

[Archimedes]

Alot of the problem is he uses Kingsnake. Over there, there is no feedback forum or rating system. The rule is don't mention businesses in posts on the forums. You're usually good with positive posts (unless a competitor complains) but anything negative is gone quickly, deleted. Dan buys banners and pays to be listed over there so no matter how many complaints they get about him, he stays. Jeff only cares about money and is paranoid about getting involved in lawsuits. To be transparent, yes I advertise my animals there because it gets a lot of traffic. That doesn't mean I agree with his ethics.

And I'm sure Kingsnake does fine for sane sellers too! That I understand. It's just that googling a seller's name is not difficult, so regardless of where you find a person, a quick Google search, especially in this hobby, can go a long way toward avoiding toxic business and give you the opportunity to go instead with a more reputable source. I'm certainly not putting any blame on anyone who's already had dealings with him, but let this thread, and the others around the Herpers' corner of the internet, serve as a lesson to ALWAYS research your suppliers thoroughly. Regardless of the products involved, if the seller has such a bad attitude, it's probably not worth the risk that cold hard cash supplies.

Sent from my warm hide

[treeboa]

Number four involves alot of what I've said. He claims people don't read these threads and go elsewhere or if it's something rare like his hots, they just do without. That post and all the other ones like it prove it. You'll notice it really touched a nerve with him whenever I asked how long the rare Australian hots have been on the classifieds. He, also, completely ignored the subject when I asked why he doesn't deal in Ball pythons. Those communities don't trust him and won't buy anything from him even if he's the only source.

Don't expect Dan back for a while. His MO on the BOI was usually to disappear for a while after getting backed into a corner like he has with his lies about Justin. He will be back, though, with the same crap, different day.

[treeboa]

And I'm sure Kingsnake does fine for sane sellers too! That I understand. It's just that googling a seller's name is not difficult, so regardless of where you find a person, a quick Google search, especially in this hobby, can go a long way toward avoiding toxic business and give you the opportunity to go instead with a more reputable source. I'm certainly not putting any blame on anyone who's already had dealings with him, but let this thread, and the others around the Herpers' corner of the internet, serve as a lesson to ALWAYS research your suppliers thoroughly. Regardless of the products involved, if the seller has such a bad attitude, it's probably not worth the risk that cold hard cash supplies.

Sent from my warm hide

Agreed! It is too bad that some don't bother to do the research and as your last sentence implies, some will buy from people like Dan anyway as long as the price is right. It doesn't matter to them how others were treated UNTIL it happens to them.

[DTS HERPS]

Jeff, Hey sweetheart, I am back. And actually received an email from Rabernet seen below. I will forward her the purchase information. Are you sure you don't want to apologize now before you are totally embarased in front of your friends? And proven wrong in front of your friends here? 9/16/2013 9:33:17 A.M rabernethy@gmail.com I will not post information to the thread, but I will independently confurm with Justin.