http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:33:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 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!

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-15538 Kendra Thu, 13 May 2010 05:14:15 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=4177#comment-15538 I also had an experience with a Canadian seller of two maltese puppies that would be given to me for free but i would have to pay the international flight which would be $300. Everthing was false and they wanted me to pay via western union. Thanks to this website I discovered everything was false! The ad was posted in pennysaver. I also had an experience with a Canadian seller of two maltese puppies that would be given to me for free but i would have to pay the international flight which would be $300. Everthing was false and they wanted me to pay via western union. Thanks to this website I discovered everything was false! The ad was posted in pennysaver.

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-to-spot-avoid-online-parrot-selling-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-14925 Eva Knoche Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:14:09 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=4177#comment-14925 okay thanks its sad that people would do that isnt it? okay thanks its sad that people would do that isnt it?

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