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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  The implication that all who PM are not on the up and up was there as it is more often than not in these types of posts. The fact is it isn't true and shouldn't be implied to people as a fact.
As far as reducing prices...so? We have one boy left. I want him to go to a home while he's still young and will bond very easily to someone, we plan to reduce his price, that doesn't make him any less quality or of any less health...what it makes him is a really good deal for someone looking for a great Yorkie pup. We have him left (I believe) because I'm honest with people I tell them he'll go to at least 6 1/2, possibly 7 pounds...what's the common response?: "oh I wanted a SMALL Yorkie" as though 7 pounds isn't a SMALL dog!!! lol Also, his ears don't stand perfectly - up and down, but we all know that could be teething, etc. Of course, when someone comes to look at him, his ears are down!!! haha. He is an absolute sweetheart, smart as can be, very healthy. Yeah, for me to reduce his price is just a bonus to the buyer. The bigger problem is I'm not comfortable shipping cargo, thus my "market" is very limited, so I do think it'd be nice to PM someone IN MY AREA looking for a nice pup, yes, then they should talk to me and I to them, without them automatically thinking they're being scammed by anyone they received PM's from as the truth is they probably are NOT being scammed. Give the buyer some credit for having a brain. |
I have to disagree with this statement. Fact is, there have been more than a few isolated incidents of people using the PM system to sell their dogs that have resulted in some not so great outcomes. Just look at posting numbers and you can get an idea of who is here just to sell their dogs and who is here to educate about and just enjoy the breed. Frankly, if a dog and breeder is good enough to sell via pm's, shouldn't they be good enough to be out in the open about it? The pm's are targeted at newbies who may or may not have lurked around the site enough to know what to look for when choosing a breeder. There is an implied stamp of approval on the breeders who sell through here that really isn't deserved.
Honestly, I would LOVE to see this whole For Sale/Wanted section to go away. I know it's here as a convenience, but it's been abused far too often.