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JVSavannah.com and Newfound Savannahs
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SavannahLuv
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Wow... just looked at the JV Savannah website. I recognize quite a few of the pictures they stole. I really hope people do their research and don't get fooled by these POS scammers.
Several people have already been scammed and I am working on taking them down
Did you ask where they were to be able to ship between US and Canada in 1-2 days? How do they get CITES permits so fast!
And generally with location, if you think a place is a scam asking them where they are located and then bluffing that you have a family member near there who will come pick the kitten up usually shows up the scam. Especially if you say they are bringing the purchase price with them as the price is so low...
They really should have reversed the pics for the F1 Flint and F2 Flexy as that is no F1 but Flexy appears to be one! LOL
Jambi_wild
Savannah Super Cat
Terrible. People are just awful, I cannot believe this world has so many untruthful a-holes.
I admit, wiring a thousands of dollars to a stranger before actually physically seeing your kitty, sounds a bit farfetched. But there is no way around it. Especially getting first dibs on newborn kitties.
We just need to use of intuition on trusting people.
We chose our breeder as a reference from my husbands cousin which is where he had purchased his breeding savannahs from. When he saw and played with his cousins cats, thats when he fell in love.
Reference, reference, and cross-reference. In all circumstances.
I admit, wiring a thousands of dollars to a stranger before actually physically seeing your kitty, sounds a bit farfetched. But there is no way around it. Especially getting first dibs on newborn kitties.
We just need to use of intuition on trusting people.
We chose our breeder as a reference from my husbands cousin which is where he had purchased his breeding savannahs from. When he saw and played with his cousins cats, thats when he fell in love.
Reference, reference, and cross-reference. In all circumstances.
It's a good thing to be a bit wary and a tad cynical when dealing with strangers when it comes to handing over money!
References can be useful, but then a breeder can choose who you talk to and if someone has never had a problem with them they would give a glowing report, while if a breeder gives you a reference to someone where something DID go wrong and showed that the breeder took responsibility that means so much more. But people often think some others saying "oh they're great" means just as much...
I advise folk to ask lots of questions. Scammers are going to fail at answering most questions. They usually don't have any depth of knowledge in the thing they are trying to "sell" you, hence anything beyond what is in the ad and they will be at a loss. And of course a crappy breeder is going to find you too much hard work if you want information and details...
Frankly, I don't sell newborn kittens. There are so many things that can go wrong in the first two weeks, I barely tell anyone about them until they are 2 weeks old, but a good breeder will tend to hold off placing kittens until ~6-8 weeks old so that they can determine if a kitten might be show or breeder quality, or only pet.
ALWAYS get the contract BEFORE sending money! So many get excited or rushed and send off money without this, and a breeder that doesn't send you the contract first, I think that is a red flag in itself. They should want you to know what is covered and what is not. And read the contract, so many buyers don't then are upset afterwards when they find out the "health guarantee" is not what they thought it was.
