I'm a canary breeder and have used this site to help sell my babies. I don't ship birds and only sell ones in great health. I always encouragement my customers to see several birds and choose the best one for their needs and wants. I also give advice on the schedule my birds are on and how to get them on the schedule of their new surroundings with the least amount of stress to the bird. If a seller doesn't take time to help you get the best bird and welcome questions even after you take the bird home then beware. Shipping birds is fairly dangerous and I wouldn't recommend buying that way unless it's the only way for your area.
As many have already said, this page is a fraud, do not fall for it, it is not what it seems and when they ask for more money it is already a reason for suspicion
I had a great experience as a first time bird seller. I wasn't sure of the process at first, but the site was easy to figure out and navigate. I was amazed by the number of inquiries and had over 1700 views in just a few weeks. I highly recommend for both buying and selling!
I purchased two doves from a seller locally and couldn't be more happy with my purchase. I now have birds of my own to sell and hopefully will have a good result.
I shouldnt be writing a review yet since I havent gone and bought the bird in person yet, but the seller I contacted who is selling two parakeets seems to be real. They said to pick up in person and didnt ask for money up front. Theyve answered questions about the birds over the course of a couple of weeks since Im waiting for quarantine to end. I dont believe its a scam, and dont have any other signs to reassure me other than the ones I gave, whether there will be a small catch - like the bird was semi unhealthy or aggressive. The owner seems to have details on each of the bird's personalities so I feel they are real. Im looking forward to seeing them in person and taking a vacation in the town the birds are in so I can bring them back on the last day.
Im guessing this site isn't going to have many in person sales or sales right now in general due to COVA-19.
Birds Now has been influential in helping me contact buyers for my Bourke Parakeets for several years now. They are the BEST BIRDS FOR SALE SITE on the internet! Thank you from Rosie Birds at Windy Ridge Rosies.
Watch out for scammers, there are so many on this website I have called and let them know a half dozen times and they call me back and ask me to do the research on it, I give them the name And copied them the add. I'm just saying be careful and watch out for scammers.
Most ads say local but when contacted by seller they say have relocated. Want you to send money and they will ship. Most email reply are of the same content they change the bird names and their location. When you question they do not respond back. Some sellers are on the up and up but be cautious. State you only will do COD upon inspection. Also make copy of all text discussions.
I don't think the site itself are the scammers. The "sellers" are the scammers. (Let me say, not all the sellers.) Especially people that advertise the African Greys. Red Flag number one: If the price is low, it is too good to be true. Scammers! African Greys are very expensive. Scammers will advertise them for under 1k. These birds are in high demand, you can get double for them. Red Flag number 2: They don't make any sense and their responses are very vague and all over the place. They provide bogus numbers or addresses. Research, research, research! Red flag number 3: They ask for the money up front. Big no, no. Red Flag number 4: Pictures. You may see those very pictures they provide online. So be careful who you buy from. Do your research!
I purchased a bird from this site for 900.00. After supposed shipping, I was asked to send another REFUNDABLE 1000. 00 to cover an inappropriate shipping cage and insurance, which I did. Long story short. 2 hours after quoted delivery time, still no sight of her, and of course all airport contacts were closed. Both seller and shipper were not replying to any communication. I immediately contacted Venmo to stop payment, as well as my bank to dishonor payment. DO NOT USE THIS SELLER! I have recorded conversations and text proof that will be used in reporting all those involved in the collection of monies. BUYER BEWARE!
I got scammed $500 dollars from a seller for 2 birds, stay away from this website, false pictures, people from cameroom running scam business, i sent money western unioned, spoke to the person and he still kept the money, he told me he needed $2300 more for insurance and that i would get reimbursed when my birds get delivered to my home the next day, that's when i questioned him, but it was too late, before i realized it was a scam, that site needs to be shut down
It's not the sites fault, its the owner of the sites fault and the sellers. Of you are a seller, list somewhere responsible, if your the site owner, take a little responsibility as to who lists. Hunting thru crap is hard and shouldn't be.
I got scammed $500 dollar from a seller for 2 birds, stay away from this website, false pictures, the owner named mellisa and the shipment people are colleague, Ad number is *******. I sent money by MoneyGram to the receiver named Kom Loise in Baltimore MD, spoke to the person and he still kept the money, he told me he needed $900 more for insurance and that i would get reimbursed when my birds get delivered to my home the next day. It was too late, before I realized it was a scam. If that site can not protect users, it needs to be shut down.
The fraud parrot owner's phone number: *******699; email: *******@hotmail.com
The fraud shipment company phone number: *******147; email: *******@usa.com
Do not buy African Grey parrots from *******181
This is a scam, they will only accept payments through Walmart. They claim the wife is ill and they have to get rid of the birds, IT IS ALL A LIE!
Please DO NOT send money to anybody unless their is a paper trail such as Paypal.
143 views and not one response to a pair of free juvenile parrolets. Makes me wonder if the ad was actually seen.
I just today picked up my beautiful Fischer lovebird from Eric spectacular great to deal with gorgeous bird great price it went very very smoothly
Website is a scam I found a guy with 2 parrots his Area code was Chicago the next day he told me he moved to Baltimore if u can't do a local pick and see the parrots good chance it's a scam
Best site to sell your bird. Very legit and your clients don't stress you up. You give a location, meet you with your client and deal is done.
Answer: Buyers beware! DO NOT buy birds from out is state. You are going to get ripped of. If the prices are too cheap and they sound too good to be true, they probably are. This is an organized crime. Some don't even have a bird for sale. They keep asking you for your email so they can send you pictures and more information as they claim. What they are actually trying to do is identity theft by opening their attachment. Quite often the state they claim to be in does not match their area code. Instead of buying cheap birds out of state just pay a little more and buy them from the local breeders in your own state. Do not fall for $500 Hycinth macaws or Toco Tucans in other websites like pets. Oodle. They are mostly scammers.
Answer: Pay through a site like PayPal. PayPal allows you to make a paper trail and makes the buyer commit before you send anything or they send anything. PayPal also will create an invoice. If there is an issue or fraud, it can be submitted to PayPal as an unpaid item dispute or to your bank as proof for a reimbursement.
BirdsNow has a rating of 2.1 stars from 42 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. BirdsNow ranks 574th among Pets sites.