I read most of this thread and am saddened and disgusted by how messed up people are. This Crystal "lynn" Hardacker person (or whatever she goes by now) sounds like a really bad character.
anastacea I feel sorry that you had to go through all this. The fact that she wouldn't refund the money in full right off the bat without returning it shows that she's a con. She obviously would have just tried to resell it. Plus she knows that it's almost impossible for a person with a soul to return a puppy they grow attached to.
I'm guessing that her husband made her settle because he was afraid of the penalty for committing fraud on a larger scale. If she refunds the money to the few victims who actually complained (or realized they were frauded), they will go away. She will probably lay low for a while or sell the dogs under a different alias. (but obviously this hasn't happened since more victims are turning up)
The price does not matter in this case. Crystal gave anastacea a certificate stating the breed of the parents was full yorkie.
In anastacea's DNA test there was Shih Tzu and Silky Terrier blood only. No Yorkie at all. Obviously Crystal claiming that she had no idea is a lie.
I can't believe people even read her 2 posts and felt that she had a reasonable explanation?! Most snake oil salesmen will come up with lies like claiming ignorance or coming up with some sappy story about helping animals... come on she's in it for the money and based on her prices I highly doubt she takes good care of these poor animals.
The reason why Crystal 'Lynn' Hardacker even posted on here is merely save face. Her second post on helping stray dogs etc--BS. How can you believe her after all this?
Her arguments are that she is a 20 year breeder, then that she was ignorant of the fact that the mother and father were a shih tzu and silky terrier!?!? Just doesn't add up. LOL
She can say anything at this point and has been caught in repeated lies. Wouldn't trust her after all that has been posted on here by 5 different people and the fact that she's now trying to sell her shih tzu!
That being said I feel very sorry for anyone who was scammed by her. I hope you will still get together and file some sort of lawsuit or report her to organizations or the government.
Also, to anastacea, on a positive note you probably got a great puppy out of this mess. Shih tzu/ yorkie (and I'm guessing shih-tzu/silky) mixes are amazing dogs. I actually fell in love with yorkies because my friend has a shih-tzu/yorkie "shorkie" mix who I fell in love with. She's the most adorable, sweet tempered mutt. I actually got a half yorkie- Mi-Ki because I wanted a yorkie mix. If you're interested you can check out pics of my loveable little mutt...yorkie mixes ROCK!!
Furthermore, the last person's complaint about Crystal now claiming to be a different person, "crystal lynn", further supports that Crystal Lynn Hardacker is a deceitful con.
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Originally Posted by pinkvelvet22  Hi, I purchased a puppy from crystal as well and so far I think he's looking like a purebred yorkie. What do you guys think? (the only picture I could find that was a small enough size was one from when he was younger) |
Looks like a very cute yorkie or yorkie-mix. Probably not a purebred due to Crystal's track record. I would get a DNA test and if it turns out that she fraud-ed you take her to small claims or report her.