BEWARE zoanthid lovers
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Me No Nemo
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I got some corals recently from COPSS...perfect in everyway. True Blue person to deal with, btw. Good luck and thanks. I'll be in touch again soon. Marcye
mtiknoles
New member
I posted that I wanted to buy a frag of True PPE's on the WTB forum. Tangey contacted me saying he had 2 polyps of True PPE's that he would sell me for $45/polyp. He even sent me a picture of his "mother colony". Here's the link of what he said is the mother colony http://www.jimsflies.com/reeftank/ppe_march06.jpg Glad to find out this guy is a scam before I sent any money.
Tonya
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maggiesaqsup
In Memoriam
I was sent the same pic from a guy named Ryan.
gflat65
New member
I was just going throug my PM's and found one from tangey wanting some PPE's. I had mentioned cutting single frags for trading for other frags (PHE in that case)... I've only got 7 polyps on the 'colony', so I think I'll pass on that one. I don't mind helping someone if the situation is right (and I can), but since my frag is so small to begin with, losing another polyp for someone to make money off of would not have been my intentions...
Could someone spare me some true PPE 
I promise its for my personal collection 
copps
Premium Member
Thanks for all the support guys, and it feels really good after this whole ordeal. It was not the money, but the idea of being continuously taken advantage of, which results in one questioning the credibility of everyone you deal with. Still when it comes down to it, 99.9% of the people on this board that I've dealt with have been stand up people, and thanks for that.
hopkisag1, raskal... Not sure if you've read all the threads, but what's blacklisted this kid is his dishonesty and the fact that he does scam people. The PPE frag, Fedex Priority overnight shipping (at LEAST $35) and time leaving early from work (I'm an engineer paid by the hour) are secondary. He's been caught in dozens of lies and other fraudulent behavior... and that's all it takes... would you order from him? I was not his only scam, and I've been in contact with admins from many boards on the net where he was banned from selling stating things like "breaking down my tank" and the like when in reality he was bringing things in on a wholesale license and selling them on boards dedicated to captive propagation where many of us HONESTLY try and defray the costs of this hobby by selling and trading.
Instances like this NEGATIVELY EFFECT ALL OF US HONEST REEFERS.
His credibility is the worst most of us have seen (if there is someone worse just call them out!
). The bottom line is that credibility, trust, and reputation are everything in this hobby when giving and receiving frags, and tangey now has none of them. He's also been called out as just recently entering the hobby. There's a thread about it in the Ohio club forum with a bunch of POed people independent of his dealings with me...
hopkisag1, raskal... Not sure if you've read all the threads, but what's blacklisted this kid is his dishonesty and the fact that he does scam people. The PPE frag, Fedex Priority overnight shipping (at LEAST $35) and time leaving early from work (I'm an engineer paid by the hour) are secondary. He's been caught in dozens of lies and other fraudulent behavior... and that's all it takes... would you order from him? I was not his only scam, and I've been in contact with admins from many boards on the net where he was banned from selling stating things like "breaking down my tank" and the like when in reality he was bringing things in on a wholesale license and selling them on boards dedicated to captive propagation where many of us HONESTLY try and defray the costs of this hobby by selling and trading.
Instances like this NEGATIVELY EFFECT ALL OF US HONEST REEFERS.
His credibility is the worst most of us have seen (if there is someone worse just call them out!
). The bottom line is that credibility, trust, and reputation are everything in this hobby when giving and receiving frags, and tangey now has none of them. He's also been called out as just recently entering the hobby. There's a thread about it in the Ohio club forum with a bunch of POed people independent of his dealings with me...
THEPHISHGUY
New member
DAMN!!! Guess I am getting screwed on the Zoa Thermos trade! He was on top of me and has not contacted me nor responded and I already sent my frags. THIS BLOWS!!!!
copps
Premium Member
The transaction was $275. The PPE frag that was supposedly dead had 2 polyps not just one. Add the Fedex fees on my part for the replacement and it's over $100, not adding in my travel time to the airport Fedex and preparation of the shipment, when I'm a computer systems engineer paid by the hour.
Again he's not blacklisted over $35, or even $100 dollars... it's his repeated dishonesty and premeditated scamming nature, on top of many other sour transactions dispite just entering the hobby apparently months ago...
Anyway, thanks again for the support guys...
Copps
redFishblue
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He's 14? Man, he's going down the wrong path pretty early.
