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11-17-2010, 08:06 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jamestown,NewYork
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| Has anyone purchased a pup from ebay? I am wondering about a person on ebay. she seems very nice etc. but I am just wondering if someone has any experience with buying a pup from ebay. I am curious. thanks!!! We are looking for a sister for Coup. Cheryl and Coup |
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11-17-2010, 08:36 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: California
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| I really wouldn't recommend it. Most reputable breeders would not advertise in the classified ads, IMO. I would ask for a breeder referral from your local AKC breed club. I definitely wouldn't recommend purchasing ANY puppy sight unseen.
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11-17-2010, 10:16 PM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington
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| Ebay seems like a bidding thing to me. I don't associate it with buying a dog. But I'm not that familiar with it. Yeah, if they were local, ebay is just another mechanism for sellers, thus you could meet the dog. I would want to meet the dog and interact with it a couple times before buying it. I would never buy a dog online and have it shipped to me. But others would, it's all in your preference. In my area all breeders advertise in the paper. Good dogs, even bad dogs I suppose, just have to check them out. When you live in a small area (many small to medium size towns over a couple hundred mile radius (three state triangle), there are new people coming in all the time and only so many (yorkies) to sell thus the word needs to get out some way. They have something to sell --- the newspaper is a natural extension of sellers. Some people sell by website, some by word of mouth, some leave their business cards on bulletin boards, selling is selling. One is generally not better over another...just what's the norm for your area. It's the breeder and dog you need to check out, not their method of advertising. Not everyone (in a small area) is going to have a "wait list" of people. Kendra |
11-17-2010, 10:26 PM | #7 |
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| Ebay has a classifieds website, and I believe it is kijiji.com.... I don't believe most good reputable breeders would use it as a selling website but you never know. You can go to their house and check it out, and ask proper questions, and meet the parents, and health testing, etc.
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11-18-2010, 02:38 AM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York
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| Let me warn you about buying an animal from Ebay. I saw an ad last year on ebay for a yorkie and got into one of the worst puppy scams. Ebay will not help you if you run into trouble. I spent $3700 for a dog and it ended up a putting me into a nightmare that I couldn't get out of for awhile. It's very true breeders will not put an ad on ebay and if you see one there RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Ir |
11-18-2010, 02:49 AM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York
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| Sorry my computer conked out on me in the middle of the post. So let me continue. I never got my puppy or my money back. If you look on your computer you will see a whole lot of things about puppy scams. YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL. If you want a puppy there are many honest breeders. |
11-18-2010, 03:15 AM | #10 |
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| My advice is to contact ytca.org for reputable breeders in your area. Regardless of how you might find a breeder, I would do extensive research on them. You don't want to end up with a puppy mill or BYB puppy.
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11-18-2010, 05:32 AM | #11 |
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| Your not allowed to sell live animals on ebay and if shes reported they will remove it
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11-18-2010, 05:41 AM | #12 | |
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Atlanta Dogs & puppies For Sale | eBay Classifieds (Kijiji) - Page 1
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11-18-2010, 05:53 AM | #13 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| Don't do it.
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11-18-2010, 06:07 AM | #14 | |
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11-18-2010, 11:12 AM | #15 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Belfast, Ireland
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| I'll say it again- ebay prohibits the sale of any living thing... unfortunately craigs list dont... |
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