Scammed - Page 3

Me too,once I was greedy and I was taken too,I learned my lesson,and I am always trying to warn people here in the States,but they don't want to listen,so I don't feel sorry for them if they learn it hard way.

The victim is a professional dog buyer and seller.


Occupational hazard

I say buy here in the US if possible. Like the others have said go and look at the dog and
see the dog work. I lucked out big time, I got a Czech import female here in US that was
advertised here on pdb this past March. We had to drive from Mo to Texas to get her
but boy was it worth waiting for !!

I have 2 dogs from Slovakia and both are excellent. When I bought the first dog, it was through email and google translate, it was not easy, but since then I have visited the breeder twice and build a good relationship with him. He recommended the 2nd dog to me and I just received it 2 days ago and I am very happy with the 2nd dog as well.

For the record, my post was a general comment in response to the "Buy American" mantra. I was not responding directly to the OP, as I don't know them or know the whole story. I was just pointing out that there are plenty of times when that doesn't work. Plenty of times when you get taken on American soil, plenty of times when you get a great deal overseas. But I gotta say, those who are looking for cheap dogs to flip or breed and flip are a lot more likely to get scammed due to the price points, and less likely to get a quality dog for the same reason. The USA becomes the "dumping ground" as some say because we are willing to be- no rocket science involved. If we have reasonable expectations and pay reasonable prices for the quality, there are plenty of honest European sellers who will sell excellent dogs if they think the person will do good things- much the same as in the USA where the caring sellers sell good quality dogs to good people and the money-grubbers sell anything they can for as much as they can. Knife cuts both ways.

I have had good experiences with several folks. Actually, the only person I have bought a dog from that I would never buy another dog from under any circumstances is in the USA. I keep in touch with the kind, older German woman who bred my younger dog, even though she speaks no English. She cares very much about how the pup is doing and I paid less for that pup than I did the American dog. I could not find a nicer seller in any country.

I will say, though, I search for what I want in particular, among those who are likely to have it- I don't respond to ads posted everywhere and expect the best outcome. I also have made several friends who speak German much better than I who have been so helpful in translating and facilitating sales- that way you can ask the hard questions and make sure everyone is on the same page. Google translate and email doesn't always tell you everything you need to know. When you want the best dogs, you have to do a bit more work than peruse ads and wire funds.

OP: take control of your transportation and contact R-Cargo, Kosice, Slovakia, (00) 421 55 683224, www.rcargo.sk . they're most excellent, akin to gradlyn, pick up across eastern europe, and route through frankfurt for LH flights.

Excellent post Jenni.

Vk, so it okay to victimize a prostitue? Right because of her line of work, she/he deserves it, right?

Smh, at the way new people are treated here.

A victim is a victim.

No but I would expect an electrician to know which one is the live wire and which is the neutral one.

 

OP, I am sorry you were scammed, as far as "what can you do" get all your documents and take them to a lawyer and the police.

And I would expect a rational person to be able to determine that someone who pays someone for for a dog and doesn't get it, is a victim.
BTW, an electrician in your example is not a victim.

You guys wonder why no one wants to post here well instead of wondering take a look at the way some answer questions here. Blaming a victim of a crime is never an intelligent, rational or normal reaction.

I swear officer she wanted it because she was wearing a mini skirt and she looked at me.

SMFH.