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STEER WELL CLEAR FROM OODLE. COM THEY USED TO RUN A WEB SITE CALLED YUPYI WHICH WAS RUNNING A SCAM SELLING CARS AND MOTERBIKES AND A SCAMMER ON A OIL RIG THEN THEY WERE USEING ABL SHIPPING, WHICH THE SCAMMERS HAVE NOW SHUT DOWN, GO GOOGLE AND PUSH IN ABL SHIPPING SCAMS AND READ ALL ABOUT THESE NICE LOW LIFES, THEY EVEN HAD THE SAME PHOTO OF THE BIKE THAT I GOT SCAMMED ON EBAY UK HAD 4 BIDS BUT STOPPED DUE TO SELLERS ACCOUNT BEING HACKED! AND DONT SEND MONEY TRANSFER TO A HSBC BANK IN LONDON! NOT IF THE CAR OR BIKE IS FOR SALE IN THE USA RED FLAGS! NOW THAT ABL SHIPPING HAS GONE WATCH OUT FOR ZEIGLER FREIGHT WHICH THE SCAMMERS ARE NOW USING!

I a swered add a bouta feee tea up puppy. Of course they were still availilable but the owner unexpectedly was in DC on business. If I sent her 600$ for shipping she would send the puppy right away. Writing in the text was very difficult to read. After reading the first few words I could tell it a scam and I told then so. I have blocked them from my email and hope to never encounter these theives again.
NOTE: their add, in very tiny numbers, stated the post was made 292 days ago - but the puppy was supposedly 11 weeks old - another huge red flag that this was a scam.

I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a sphynx cat and finally found one for a great price. I contacted the seller. They wanted payment through money gram. I sent the money. They said they'd ship my cat. They later informed me they needed more money for PET INSURANCE, which you don't need. Realized I was caught in a scam. I'm pissed that this site would allow such ads to be posted, and the only reason I gave them a star is because I had to... And they are EVERYWHERE! DO YOUR RESEARCH! I hope this will help the next potential victims. Moneygram SUCKS, Oodle SUCKS! If you're going to create a site to allow people to use and sell things, TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS.

Please please beware! Wish I had listened to these reviews. Just got scammed trying to get a Bichon dog this morning! The seller scammed me out of $600. Claiming to be a pet travel agency. Emailed me staying the dog needed a new crate, then shots. Asians Asians... they have you put the western union in other people's names... Beware of the name Ishia Wallace and Latasha Patrick. There 2 are from Bakersfield Ca! I filed a police report today and I plan to see this through for all of the people who have gotten scammed! Even if it takes years! I have a 1 star because it made me hit a star.

Yes, there are legitimate sellers on Oodle. I'm one. The only way I've found to repost my ad is to go back and edit it/replace photos. If I rewrite a new ad... even at the end of the previous ad's 30 days, they flag it, I guess as "substantially similar" to the first ad. I understand that they don't want to be spammed by massive submissions, over & over, with the same ad. But really... one a month? If that's their policy, they should state it explicitly. And FORGET getting them to respond to a request to remove a flag. As to the folks getting scammed on pets, for gosh sakes follow the warning Oodle posts: do NOT send money for an animal sight-unseen. Find a nearby seller and go visit! I wouldn't sell an animal to someone I haven't met, and you certainly shouldn't buy one that way.

Regarding Pet ads: Oodle's link to Puppyfind has definitely improved its means of screening people offering pets. If you are looking for a puppy, just click the light blue box on the upper right of the puppy ad you are looking at. It will take you directly to the puppyfind website, where people offering pets are carefully reviewed to make sure they have healthy puppy raising practices and provide good & loving homes to their adult dogs.

One thing that is weird is that Oodle will rewrite/edit a perfectly good Puppyfind ad and make it sound as though the person writing the ad has limited English skills.

The linkage to puppyfind now makes Oodle a great service for animals; a real asset in helping them to find excellent homes, whether puppy or older animal. Fact is that if people can find a pet advertised in their area, that pet has an opportunity to become a family member of the best home possible.

No matter what, anyone buying a puppy should take the right steps:
1) If puppies are born, it's best to go and visit the litter. Make sure the puppies are in clean conditions and that their mommy is also well taken care of. Puppies are not released until they are properly weaned and are 8 weeks of age, so expect to remit a small deposit. NOT a huge sum of money.
2) If you wish to deposit on a litter in advance of the puppies being born, this is a normal practice, but once again, the deposit to reserve a puppy should be a SMALL amount.

STAY AWAY! I called an ad for questions about pug puppes and no one answered. I wanted to know where the puppies came from. I soon after get a text (they will not communate over the phone), if Im interested in the puppies, he/she proceeded to text me VULGAR DEROGATORY comments! Just bc I asked a few questions about the puppies! IT is a SCAM God only know where these poor puppies come from, unless you want to be harrassed, do NOT contact these people! Go to petfinder.com

OUT OF DATE. DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ACCOUNT WAS FLAGGED AND BANNED MULTPLE TIMES FOR NO REASON! POSTS WERE TAKEN DOWN WHEN TRYING TO PROMOTE MY PRODUCT! HORRIBLE WEBSITE WASTE OF TIME!

I agree with all of the other reviews (which I had read prior to entertaining these criminals). In this case, they say that there names are Melanie Morman and Frank Karl. They posted an add three days ago in Texas but by yesterday had suddenly moved to Georgia. They were "willing" to ship the Yorkie puppy for all of my son's birthday money. Everything sounded slightly plausible until the "shipping company " only accepted Money Grams to this person named Frank. I called the number and spoke to UShip Transporters (lie!). I could barely understand the guy. As soon as I hung up with him, I got a text from the seller clarifying what UShip was trying to tell me. So, are you two standing next to each other? Hmmm. Luckily, Walmart had my back and declined the transaction, telling me it was a scam, after reading the email that I had received. I texted the number back telling them what Walmart said. I never got a reply. So, even though my children didn't get a puppy, my son still has his money in order to buy one from a legit source. There is a special place for these people. Karma will take care of them...