BoStoNmAdNeSs Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Been looking around on a few websites and Im seeing SO many of them for sale. And at only $600 or so. Why..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Scams for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeimMe Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I agree - there are tonnes of scammers out there offering suspiciously low prices for popular breeds. Google "Puppy scams" and see what comes up - they are not very original with their wording and are very easy to detect. I've encountered two of them so far in my search for a new puppy. It definitely wasn't this fraught with frustration when I bought my first dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoStoNmAdNeSs Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yeah, you could be right. There was one advertised in my home town, but with a Melbourne number. Now that 'could' have been a work number, but I tried it and its disconnected. I wouldnt have thought you could find a Boston for less than $1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoStoNmAdNeSs Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 One bloke is answering me back by email and has even given an address in Sydney.....but very suss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeimMe Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I've had one suddenly become "extremely busy" when I told them that I was very close the the suburb they advertised the pups as being located in. If they get defensive when you suggest you would like to see the pups in person, it's a scam. The particular person I dealt with wanted to transport the pups to me and I live about 10 minutes away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Sounds very cheap for that breed. I thought they wewre more like $1-2k, could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoStoNmAdNeSs Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 I looked more at all the ads on this site last night. Very very shonky- the same fella is connected to some of these ads in different states.. And yes, I would have though 1.5k+ for a good Boston. http://www.simpletrade.com.au is the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) I keep an eye out for Poms on there and some of the registered breeders here post their ads there as well, so they're not all scams. But like any free to advertise website you're going to get your share of opportunistic scammy A holes. Edited January 19, 2012 by donatella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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