http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-23875 Free bird? - Parrot Forum - Parrot Owner's Community Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:27:31 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=4177#comment-23875 [...] Re: Free bird? no they will say free then they will tell u shipping is like 200 dollars then they will say it needs a vet check up cost another 100 dollars they will do that until they get alot of money from u i know people who got scammed like that a person was giving a pair of hyacinth macaw for free and she got scammed look at this this will show lots of way of people getting scammed How to Spot & Avoid Online Parrot Selling Scams [...] [...] Re: Free bird? no they will say free then they will tell u shipping is like 200 dollars then they will say it needs a vet check up cost another 100 dollars they will do that until they get alot of money from u i know people who got scammed like that a person was giving a pair of hyacinth macaw for free and she got scammed look at this this will show lots of way of people getting scammed How to Spot & Avoid Online Parrot Selling Scams [...]

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19648 How to spot a scam? - Parrot Forum - Parrot Owner's Community Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=4177#comment-19648 [...] huge vet bills. Have you looked into the hundreds of homless birds from the bird rescue org? How to Spot & Avoid Online Parrot Selling Scams __________________ "No matter what you're going through, it pays to be patient, [...] [...] huge vet bills. Have you looked into the hundreds of homless birds from the bird rescue org? How to Spot & Avoid Online Parrot Selling Scams __________________ "No matter what you're going through, it pays to be patient, [...]

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-16147 Erica Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:28:46 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=4177#comment-16147 After a "seller" attempted to scam me by using BirdTrick's photos, I now ask that sellers (not just birds, but anything I buy from a private seller online) send me a photo of the item I'm buying with a handwritten sign in the picture reading "Erica's new ______(whatever the item is)" This has helped me avoid all scams, if they are not willing to take and send the picture, I'm not buying. I hope this advice can help any other anxious buyers out there! After a “seller” attempted to scam me by using BirdTrick’s photos, I now ask that sellers (not just birds, but anything I buy from a private seller online) send me a photo of the item I’m buying with a handwritten sign in the picture reading “Erica’s new ______(whatever the item is)” This has helped me avoid all scams, if they are not willing to take and send the picture, I’m not buying. I hope this advice can help any other anxious buyers out there!

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