rip-off magnets - Page 1

i don't usually start threads, but there is something that has puzzled me for a long time.  every few days someone is posting a RIPPED-OFF BY SO-N-SO thread.  how on earth do you all find these people?  90% of the time i have never even heard of them.  are you finding them on craig's list, petfinder, pets4you?  seriously, where are you getting these contacts?  i think it might be helpful for some folks to know where NOT TO LOOK, so they can avoid these pitfalls.
pjp

you find them everywhere alot of them are here on the PDB

i guess i don't read the ads that much, but right here on PDB?  could it be because a lot of folks use screen names when they post ads and you don't really know who you are dealing with?
pjp

I bought my new puppy based on a PDB ad, and I am 100% thrilled with her. I have advertised puppies here as well. You have to be an educated buyer no matter where you look, period.

i guess i pretty much know who has the same bloodlines as i do and who is interested in the same kind of dogs.  over the years i have been in contact with many of them.  i guess i pretty much stick to that group of people.  it continues to baffle me, though, when i see these threads because i am wondering where in the world the poster has found these breeders that they are complaining about.  i honestly have never heard of the majority of them.  i was curious where they are advertising.
pjp