alex.snaith
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Hi all,
I am just going to write this lenghty thread to teach everyone how to NOT get scammed.
Fortunately, I have learnt the easy way, however, have many friends who learnt the hard way.
1) If it looks too good to be true, it most likely is. I have had a few good buys of RDU and certainly know that some breeders are extremely nice and very helpful with extremely 'too good to be true' prices. On the other hand, I have always checked these breeders to make sure they are legit breaders and know what they are doing.
E.G: This seller is listing a GTP Biak Red Neo which legit breeders sell for no less than $2000 (See Image 1). This first price immediately makes my ears prick up and to investigate this breeder in further detail.
2) To check a breeders profile. One of the MOST COMMON mistakes that are made by people is not checking their profile in detail / depth. Check the date of which the account of the scammers was made. If it was made that day - PLEASE DON'T GET FOOLED!
E.G Check the side of which it has contact details about the seller (Refer to image 2). If it has no phone number, this is a giveaway, however, not certain that this person is a scammer. Next refer to the date the account was created, if the account was created that day - steer clear!
3) Digging deeper into the account, check to see what other items he has for sale.
E.G (Refer straight to image 3) This STUPID scammer has put up two ads from two different places?
Still not convinced? They will always say they can ship anywhere in Australia for free!
to Recap:
1) Check date
2) See the relative prices
3) Check the account
4) See if he provides a phone number or contact detail
5) Check the account to see if he has mroe than one ad, and if it is a different place compared to the first ad.
Cheers,
Alex
I am just going to write this lenghty thread to teach everyone how to NOT get scammed.
Fortunately, I have learnt the easy way, however, have many friends who learnt the hard way.
1) If it looks too good to be true, it most likely is. I have had a few good buys of RDU and certainly know that some breeders are extremely nice and very helpful with extremely 'too good to be true' prices. On the other hand, I have always checked these breeders to make sure they are legit breaders and know what they are doing.
E.G: This seller is listing a GTP Biak Red Neo which legit breeders sell for no less than $2000 (See Image 1). This first price immediately makes my ears prick up and to investigate this breeder in further detail.
2) To check a breeders profile. One of the MOST COMMON mistakes that are made by people is not checking their profile in detail / depth. Check the date of which the account of the scammers was made. If it was made that day - PLEASE DON'T GET FOOLED!
E.G Check the side of which it has contact details about the seller (Refer to image 2). If it has no phone number, this is a giveaway, however, not certain that this person is a scammer. Next refer to the date the account was created, if the account was created that day - steer clear!
3) Digging deeper into the account, check to see what other items he has for sale.
E.G (Refer straight to image 3) This STUPID scammer has put up two ads from two different places?
Still not convinced? They will always say they can ship anywhere in Australia for free!
to Recap:
1) Check date
2) See the relative prices
3) Check the account
4) See if he provides a phone number or contact detail
5) Check the account to see if he has mroe than one ad, and if it is a different place compared to the first ad.
Cheers,
Alex
