Re: [RML] Re: I Need Fish Now--Al Anderson warning

Gary Lange (gwlange at stlnet.com)
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 22:16:25 -0600

:-) Putting Al in the same category as Mark Amen is a little harsh (ok way
tooooo harsh), but Al you're not telling all of the story... As Peter said he
was sent email numerous times with no reply. One reply/call stated that your
wife forgot to send the check. Uh, you replied to the RML list that the bag
arrived quite wet but the fish were still alive. After several months Peter
tried to get some sort of response out of you, I even made a couple of phone
calls because this really didn't sound like the Al Andersen that I knew...still
no response. What do you expect? Like Peter said if you had let him know
right away you would have either gotten more fish or a bye on the amount due.
Saying something wayyyyy after the fish have been shipped only raises questions
about your motives. Wish you hadn't waited so long.

My deserts arrived just a tad wet but all the fish were fine. The largest male
has now been incubating a ton of (100+) eggs for some 4 days. Just in case
those others that got gobies from Peter, it's time to use 'em (spawn em) or
lose 'em. They don't last a real long time but boy are they cute while they
last. Not as pretty as a rainbow... but way nicer than a cichlid :-) (stir,
stir)

Gary Lange

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> From: Al anderson <killiman at indy.net>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Re: I Need Fish Now--Al Anderson warning
> Date: Monday, October 27, 1997 1:33 AM
>
> Mr Lang
>
> I Am sending the ignorant dumb jerk $50.00 cause he is a poor student not
> for the improperly shipped fish that arrived here in VERY BAD SHAPE because
> of your letter I wish nothing to do with that Jerk again. One out of the
> six lived and that is being shipped to him.
>
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> At 08:02 PM 10/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the warning Peter. It's people that welsh on a promise that make
> >this hobby difficult. We'll make sure that everyone knows that Andersen
> can't
> >be trusted anymore to pay his bills. He's now in the same bin with that
> >famouse check bouncer from Chicago, Mark Amen! Most people in the killifish
> >business don't deal with him except with cash.
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >----------
> >> From: peter.unmack at ASU.Edu
> >> To: killies <killies at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >> Cc: rainbowfish <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> >> Subject: [RML] Re: I Need Fish Now--Al Anderson warning
> >> Date: Saturday, October 25, 1997 4:11 PM
> >>
> >> G'day folks
> >>
> >> On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, Al anderson wrote:
> >> > I would like to find 10 pairs of any type of funlopanchax.
> >> > please reply back private e-mail.
> >>
> >> I figured this would be a timely warning to folks regarding sending fish
> to
> >> Al Anderson if you expect financial re-embursement for them. I sold a
> >> bunch of desert gobies via the rainbowfish list, half a dozen of which
> >> went to Al. That was back in April, 1997. Despite several attempts by
> >> myself (a starving graduate student) and others no money has been
> >> forthcoming for the fish. Hence, wait until you get his check cashed
> >> before you send any fish if you really want to get your money. :-)
> >>
> >> Feel free to pass this onto anyone you see fit.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Peter J Unmack peter.unmack at asu.edu
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> DESERT FISHES RULE: To boldly thrive where no other fish can make it!
> >>
> >> Australian desert fishes pages at ozdesertfish.base.org (don't forget to
> >> visit the Desert Fishes Council pages too)
> >> Native Fish Australia pages at www.nativefish.asn.au
> >> North American Native Fishes Association at www.nanfa.org
> >>
> >
> >
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