Complaint Review: Prey-9 German Shepherds - James Albers

We're from CA and in June of 2003 after speaking to James Albers intensively, we decided to purchase a dog from him because the sire and dam he had good german lines and had puppies. We paid $1500 for a pure bred German Shepherd puppy which we were promised AKC registered papers for the litter. Of course I had it put in writing on a contract we both signed before I purchased the puppy.

After we got the puppy in August of 2003 (Litter M) there were no papers with the puppy. We contacted him and he blamed his wife saying she forgot to put the papers with the puppy. He said he would mail it as soon as possible. To make a long story short, we called him every month for those papers for over a year and he never sent them, then he tried to say he couldn't register the sire and dam so we couldn't get our papers till he could do that and Germany was giving him a hard time about the sire and dam's papers.

Then he stopped taking our calls completely and moved to Missouri. We tracked him down in Poplar Bluff and told him we wanted our papers or we would report him to the Better Business Bureau. Still we don't have the papers and we've reported him to the BBB.

We are currently following up with the BBB every month telling them our case still isn't resolved because when the BBB contacted him, James Albers told the BBB our dispute had been resolved. We contacted the BBB in Kansas and Missouri and they advised us to contact the Atty. General in Missouri because our case hasn't been resolved yet. We are awaiting to hear from the Atty. General.

I encourage anyone who has been ripped off by James Albers to file a report with the BBB or contact the Missouri Atty. General at (573) 751-6887. Let them know there is already a case open on Prey-9 James Albers and tell them you want to file your own report. Together, we can be a stronger influence for the BBB and Atty. General's office to resolve our cases. If we don't get this resolved by the BBB and Atty. General they said our only alternative is to take him to small claims court. I don't mind doing this if we all decide to take him to small claims together.

Just FYI his website is no longer up and he has disconnected all the numbers we have for him. I want this guy out of business and I want my money back. Feel free to contact me by using the rebuttal box below.

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Beverly
Alta Loma, California
U.S.A.

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