TacticalMorphs
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Cant forget the part at the end. SLAMMING, DESTROYING, MONSTER RAT EATER. Just to get the snake and wait 2 months before it does eat
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How to scam ball python people...
- Thread starter Robert Walker
- Start date
Robert Walker
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Always a crowd pleasing ending Shane!
Robert Walker
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To answer Eddie's question: Why have a thread about this topic.
For me, simple. Sometimes it is ok to shine the light where rats dwell, it sends them running and lets others know where they hide and how they live.
For the past 1.5 years I have been on Fauna (not long, but long enough). Every time I scroll down the forum options, guess what the number one active forum is? The BOI. I realize there is aspect of drama that lures people to hang out in the BOI, but there is also a bad taste in folks mouth for the less than ethical antics of certain individuals.
Why show step by step ways people scam others? To shine a light on their antics, misrepresentations and tricks that continually persist in classified ads.
Perhaps the next time when a new person sees these antics playing out they might take a moment to step back and think things through better. Most of these tricks are designed to play on someone's greed or the thought that they can get something wonderful for little or no effort.
Reputable breeders around here will have nothing to fear from a thread like this, in fact, I would expect just the opposite, they should welcome it! A thread like this only makes them look better and helps filter out the muddy waters of professionals and scammers.
The fact is everyone has seen this stuff in the ads, and I for one am sick of it and don't have to just sit here and do nothing about it, hence the thread.
Enjoy the thread and hopefully someone innocent out there just got saved some heartache and somewhere out there a scammer realizes people won't just sit by and do nothing.
For me, simple. Sometimes it is ok to shine the light where rats dwell, it sends them running and lets others know where they hide and how they live.
For the past 1.5 years I have been on Fauna (not long, but long enough). Every time I scroll down the forum options, guess what the number one active forum is? The BOI. I realize there is aspect of drama that lures people to hang out in the BOI, but there is also a bad taste in folks mouth for the less than ethical antics of certain individuals.
Why show step by step ways people scam others? To shine a light on their antics, misrepresentations and tricks that continually persist in classified ads.
Perhaps the next time when a new person sees these antics playing out they might take a moment to step back and think things through better. Most of these tricks are designed to play on someone's greed or the thought that they can get something wonderful for little or no effort.
Reputable breeders around here will have nothing to fear from a thread like this, in fact, I would expect just the opposite, they should welcome it! A thread like this only makes them look better and helps filter out the muddy waters of professionals and scammers.
The fact is everyone has seen this stuff in the ads, and I for one am sick of it and don't have to just sit here and do nothing about it, hence the thread.
Enjoy the thread and hopefully someone innocent out there just got saved some heartache and somewhere out there a scammer realizes people won't just sit by and do nothing.
pythonpaintjobs
New member
Example ad: Normal female possible het. Ultramel bred to an Ultramel Banana. She definitely has something special going on in her pattern, but I need quick money so I'm willing to sell for $300 for a liver transplant. Oh, willing to trade also, I guess the liver transplant can wait a while if I get the right trade. Get her before shezzz gone!!
What is your favorite classified scheme??
Just wanted to see if this girl is still available???? What's shipping to 75110? Thanks Chris
TacticalMorphs
New member
Just wanted to see if this girl is still available???? What's shipping to 75110? Thanks Chris
If you could see my inbox I got alot of these. I just wisj they would say yes or no after u respond
SERPENTS DEN
New member
On mail order sales the only payment I accept are US Postal Money Orders,
it protects both the buyer and seller of scams.
amos1974
Member
To answer Eddie's question: Why have a thread about this topic.
For me, simple. Sometimes it is ok to shine the light where rats dwell, it sends them running and lets others know where they hide and how they live.
For the past 1.5 years I have been on Fauna (not long, but long enough). Every time I scroll down the forum options, guess what the number one active forum is? The BOI. I realize there is aspect of drama that lures people to hang out in the BOI, but there is also a bad taste in folks mouth for the less than ethical antics of certain individuals.
Why show step by step ways people scam others? To shine a light on their antics, misrepresentations and tricks that continually persist in classified ads.
Perhaps the next time when a new person sees these antics playing out they might take a moment to step back and think things through better. Most of these tricks are designed to play on someone's greed or the thought that they can get something wonderful for little or no effort.
Reputable breeders around here will have nothing to fear from a thread like this, in fact, I would expect just the opposite, they should welcome it! A thread like this only makes them look better and helps filter out the muddy waters of professionals and scammers.
The fact is everyone has seen this stuff in the ads, and I for one am sick of it and don't have to just sit here and do nothing about it, hence the thread.
Enjoy the thread and hopefully someone innocent out there just got saved some heartache and somewhere out there a scammer realizes people won't just sit by and do nothing.
Well said.
scratchypen
New member
Im super worried to dive into the money order aspect of it all. I have had several people ask me if I would and I have always turned them down. I figure it will probably come to pass eventually, but, with me being such a small breeder, no reason to do something I feel kinda scared about. Im going to add a pic from my facebook news feed on here. Thought I would also post it on main ball python board as well since its kinda funny. Coming in my next post.
Im going to add a pic from my facebook news feed on here. Thought I would also post it on main ball python board as well since its kinda funny. Coming in my next post.
scratchypen
New member
hhmoore
tired & cranky shadow
Rather than the long ramble (the system requires 5 characters), you should have taken a few seconds to edit the content (the s**t brown descriptor)
Kevin S
sanitation engineer
On mail order sales the only payment I accept are US Postal Money Orders,
it protects both the buyer and seller of scams.
Im firm on that as well. As I have recieved fake money orders in the past.
Robert Walker
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Just wanted to see if this girl is still available???? What's shipping to 75110? Thanks Chris
Chris, she is available. I realize I just sold her to someone else already, but whats the harm of selling her "twice" since I'm getting out of the biz and my reputation doesn't matter any ways??
Thanks Steve & Kevin. I am glad to see so many people have success with USPS money orders, perhaps the way to go.
On mail order sales the only payment I accept are US Postal Money Orders,
it protects both the buyer and seller of scams.
Too much effort Shane to take 2 seconds in like turn to respond.
Thank you Jason. I hope the thread is looked at as "beneficial". I love keeping ball pythons. I love being involved in the Fauna community. This is one little way in my mind to help make it even better for all, minus the scammers.
Shantel, I actually laughed out loud!! Great picture, I think you highlighted most of the ones we normally (no pun intended) see.Im going to add a pic from my facebook news feed on here. Thought I would also post it on main ball python board as well since its kinda funny. Coming in my next post.
JustChad04
I love my balls
You forgot that you are from Cameroon selling a panda ball for $800, but forget to pay the $$$ for the international vet paperwork so the animal will get held over in France, and a random shipping company that ends in @freemail.com will contact you about paying $2,599.99 in fees to get the animal safely home.
Robert Walker
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Great one Chad! That takes it out of the local scammer and goes big time international.
JustChad04
I love my balls
you should see the adds in reptileauctions.com
all cameroon scammers (for the most part)
all cameroon scammers (for the most part)
JustChad04
I love my balls
="http://www.reptileauctions.com/I-...lable,name,100356,auction_id,auction_details"
i forgot,you have to type and punctuate like this.because using spaces after every comma and period is hard to do.so buy my snakes.
i forgot,you have to type and punctuate like this.because using spaces after every comma and period is hard to do.so buy my snakes.
GREGORY J HALL
Active member
Yep or make up your own morph name & say its a new bloodline LOL really??
rcpreis3
See me as a court jester
scratchypen
New member
Harald, sorry about that. Gosh, Im just racking up my brownie points with you over the last couple days, arnt I? Anywho, the pic I actually did not make myself. Just something that was going around on facebook. I didnt even think about editing the bad word out of it because of that. Thanks for pointing it out.
Anywho, the pic I actually did not make myself. Just something that was going around on facebook. I didnt even think about editing the bad word out of it because of that. Thanks for pointing it out.