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Originally Posted by Miao  My thought's exactly. That's one of the first things I've noticed, and the colour of the legs, and so forth. That's not a month's worth of change for an adult dog nor is it a camera related, IMO. Even if it is the same dog, the seller has misrepresented her to you, likely knowing an updated photo wouldn't have gotten her the asking price nor the same kind of interest. And we're only addressing the appearance at this point, and not the temperament.
The seller took back the dog the first time, luckily for the first buyer, unfortunate for the dog, but probably easier for that buyer to do since I'm just guessing she was local. If you're willing to pay to ship her back, I hope the seller would be willing to refund you the initial purchasing amount with or without the cost of initial shipping included. Even if this means it's a pretty expensive lesson for you to learn, with or without the refund, that not all sellers are reliable and certainly, not all new or older YT members are trustworthy either. Anyone can become a member on here. Anyone can build up post count.
Personally, I would feel uncomfortable letting the seller pocket my money no matter how large or small the amount. I would rather incur more expenses upon myself as a matter of principle. But since this concerns a life, I'd probably choose to turn the dog into hands more capable than mine to deal with the aggression issues whether it be a behaviorist--provided I am financially able--or a yorkie rescue group to either retrain and/or rehome accordingly. At the same time, I would also be unable to be as gracious as you are in withholding the name of the seller and I would post somewhere, anywhere, on various websites to warn others of the dishonesty of said seller/website whether they be on forums or blogs or what have you.
I'd be really upset if I were in your position also. There are a few YT members I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a yorkie from, so I really hope this experience hasn't soured all of YT for you.  |
This experience has soured me. I won't purchase another dog unless I can see it, interact with it and KNOW that it's a good fit for my family. I wanted to give this dog a forever home, but I can't. I feel bad, but had she been represented to me the way she really is, I wouldn't have bought her and I think the seller knew that. If she would have posted a picture of her true likeness, I probably wouldn't have inquired. Maybe that's a little superficial, but at least I'm honest.
I'd be willing to ship the dog back at MY expense, but I feel she should reimburse me what I sent her for the dog I spent $1110, but $1050 of that was the dog, vetting and shipping.
However, when I approached her with this, this was the response I got (copied and pasted from the email):
I am a very honest, good person. I go to church, pay for my one daughters asthma treatment with no insurance, donate most proceeds to special charity (special personal meaning for my family)-work with creditors on the house they forclosed on me last year because of a job loss, well the list goes on. I am not meaning to be "combative" I just have not had so many insults thrown at me since I was in my 20's and in a abusive relationship. This is not something I deal with well being as how I strive to have peace within my home.
Then I find this:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/my-...she-knows.html
Nice to know my money got her a gorgeous dog!