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kingsnake.com Bad Business practices.

KJUN said:
For example, I could post under "John Somethingdale" and not have anything registered with kingsnake.com. It's a name - no registration required. Sure, it isn't MY name, but I could USE that name and have the paypal money sent to a hotmail address. People have already done this type of stuff, and it can be HARD (I hear) to get assistance from Paypal. ....and, there IS no requirements for registration by posting under a real name, so the thieves out there that USE their real name, can still post with NO changes made to how they do things!


KJ
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Paypal is not a viable method of purchasing a classified account there anymore. So that leaves you with setting up an account and paying with a credit card or a personal check or a money order (must also provide a photo copy of a drivers lic.). Unless you have a credit card, check, or driver's lic. that actually has the name of "John Somethingdale" on it, then no you cannot post under that name on the classifieds. You can ONLY post under the name of what was used to register with and pay for the account.
 
Wraith said:
Paypal is not a viable method of purchasing a classified account there anymore. So that leaves you with setting up an account and paying with a credit card or a personal check or a money order (must also provide a photo copy of a drivers lic.). Unless you have a credit card, check, or driver's lic. that actually has the name of "John Somethingdale" on it, then no you cannot post under that name on the classifieds. You can ONLY post under the name of what was used to register with and pay for the account.
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BUT, if I buy an account as "KJ Lodrigue, Jr." and then put my name as "John Somethingdale," are you positive kingsnake.com will catch it and remove the post? I'm not. Too many TOS violations slip under the radar. Ohhh, I'm not blaming them for that. I'm just saying there is a fair to middlin' chance that someone can use a different name than the one they registered as. I thought Paypal was no longer accepted, but thanks for confirrmation. I alwas pay via a CC, anyway.

....and it still doesn't nothing about the scumbags that still rip people off when the sell undewr their own name OR under a valid DBA, does it? Plus, I registered by faxing them a copy of my business license. It isn't like one of those would be hard to fake and fax over. I have NO CLUE if kingsnake.com tries to verify what is faxed to them or not. Since I'm a legally registered "business," I don't care if they check or not. Sorry.
KJ
 
Apparently, the inception

of this identification program is providing a benefit. Their are always those who for whatever reason feel its necessary to try and circumvent procedures that have been put in place to protect what apparently Kingsnake feels is a problem.

Whether its a 100% fullproof, only time will tell. One thing for certain, once the mechanics get worked out, it will provide maybe not a complete method for safe purchases but a more comfortable avenue to purchase. As I pointed out earlier. At least if you are purchasing from a business, you will know if it is in fact a business or a person (who will no longer have the opportunity of misrepresenting themselves as a business) . Over the internet thats a valuable piece of information.
Secondly, as the requirements become a bit more stringent, the con artists may use alternative sites in their hide and seek thievery.

Kingsnake will benefit from this as well.
 
not sure I understand

Okay I understand that on kingsnake unless you can provide verification of having a business you must list ads under your name and can not clame to be/have a business. That's fine. But as I was scrolling through this whole 45 page story I got confused. I thought that the original poster didn't try to claim to be a business. He simply tried to refer to his website within his ad. Have I misunderstood? If not I don't understand what's wrong with that.

If I make no bones about being an amateur hobbyist and I post ads under the name Kara Snow but in my ad I say you can find pics of these animals at suchandsuch.com and put a website name and website logo on there I'm breaking the rule? As long as I'm not claiming to be a business how is the customer any safer or less safe by not being informed that I have a website devoted to my animals?

--Kara Snow
 
I'm under the impression that you can post under "Kara Snow" and have a link to karasnow.com, but you can't post under Kara Snow and have a link to www.karascrittercorner.com since that is pretty much the same as posting under a business name.

I'm not saying it does or does not make sense - that's just the way I see it.

Still, whether you like it or not, you SHOULD have a DBA to sell under www.karascrittercorner.com. Matter of ffact, in TEXAs (don't know about all states, but many are like this) you need a business license (not a DBA if youi sell under your name) to do any commercial activity - like sell a snake. If a Texas resident sells you a snake without a license, they broke the law. It is probably like that in many (most?) states. Sooooo, if you aren't being illegal, you likely need what they require, anyway. What is the big deal?

I don't like it, either...for the record, but I registered because I DO like to be able to use their classifieds. My choice.

KJ
 
A fake ID is NOT hard to make. And, some of them can be quite good. So, all you would have to do is go to google, and search "fake ID" there are plenty of websites that will make them.

How is KS going to know if they are real or not? Do they have experience in Fake ID's? do they have a book that shows legal id's and what to look for? will they be able to even tell if the holograms are present and if the card has the proper thickness? they certainly cannot scan those ids either ( not that, that isnt hard to fake either. you just get someone else's information and put it on the magnetic strip on the back of the card)

Sure, its just another precaution, but anyone looking to scam people can do it easy enough, regardless. *shrug*
 
Many folks seem to think this change at KS is meant to be some kind of solution to scammers. Well let me clue you all in on something, this change was for no other reason than to cover KS's backside legally. It HAD to make these changes to keep itself in accordance with the law.

I see so many of you going on and on about ways to get around the new changes. That is completely irrelevant because if you circumvent the process KS is still covered legally. They have done everything they are legally supposed to do.

Just like if you get into a bar with a good fake ID, the bar dont get in trouble for that. You get arrested for having fake ID. The bar did what it was legally supposed to do.
 
BINGO! They did this under the advice of the "legal department."

shrap said:
Just like if you get into a bar with a good fake ID, the bar dont get in trouble for that. You get arrested for having fake ID. The bar did what it was legally supposed to do.
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...but if you pick up the 17yo old withj a fake ID in a 21-only bar, you go to jail as a sex offender. geez........
 
There are approximately 10 pages of complaints against kingsnake.com that Jeff Barringer chooses to call slander with no communication that has earned him a F rating with the Better Business Bureau in Austin for exactly that.
 
shrap said:
Just like if you get into a bar with a good fake ID, the bar dont get in trouble for that. You get arrested for having fake ID. The bar did what it was legally supposed to do.
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I'm not sure what bars you are going to, but if a bar lets anyone in under 21, they are liable whether it was intended or not. Not only does the patron get slapped with a fine, but the bar, and the person that serves them as well. Fake ID or not, bars can get it too.

Brandon Osborne
 
Brandon Osborne said:
I'm not sure what bars you are going to, but if a bar lets anyone in under 21, they are liable whether it was intended or not. Not only does the patron get slapped with a fine, but the bar, and the person that serves them as well. Fake ID or not, bars can get it too.

Brandon Osborne
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It varies from state to state, usually the server can't be fined but the establishment can, they often face a $5000 or more fine. Here in Canada the law is similar...with lower drinking age.

Shrap, the bar didn't catch the fake ID therefore did not do what it legally needed to do. With ID's like MI you can do a pretty much exact copy, some other states are extremely hard (and Ontario is harder than any US or Canadian ID).
 
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