DO NOT mess with me, either here or anywhere else.
If you need a pet adopted or you need it given up, you DO NOT charge a fee, GODAMMIT!
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I am moving out of state for work, and I unfortunately will not be able to take my pets with me. I am hoping to find a loving home for my dog, Jax. I would appreciate being able to visit your home, and I am asking a $100 (negotiable) fee.
Gotta say, assuming that was a PM he received, Quasi’s right. Posting some sob story about trying to place a pet then asking for money is way out of bounds. It’s an abuse of the privilege of posting such a thread. Also a slap in the face to anyone considering helping out.
Yes, it’s a big deal. Pulling on your emotional strings in the thread, asking for a not-exorbitant-but-not-trivial fee for an animal already in need of shots etc. in the PM, then requesting a personal visit sounds like a scam. I’m not saying it is a scam, mind you: I am claiming that scammers often follow similar protocols.
Anybody agreeing to such a fee or even half is a potential mark. The personal visit permits arm-twisting, etc. Again, this is probably a case of poor judgment: the poster might innocently want to establish bona fides with a visit and fee. But a possible appearance of impropriety is a big deal.
I don’t know what happened – and as the person who approved Time Like Tears’s original post, I’m definitely concerned if some kind of scam is being run – but ATMB isn’t the correct place to resolve it, so I’m closing this thread.
Quasi, I recommend that you ask this person for an explanation. If you think he or she is scamming members of the SDMB, please contact the administrators (Tuba Diva, Gfactor, Dex, fluiddruid) and ask them to look into it.