tarantulas on craigslist

[Atreyuhero4]

does anyone use craigslist? i see that people buy ts on there but i wunna know what they would most likely be labeled under thanks

 

[El Viejo]

does anyone use craigslist? i see that people buy ts on there but i wunna know what they would most likely be labeled under thanks

On our local Craigslist there is a section called "Pets" under the "Community" tab. That's where I've seen most pets offered up for sale. Actually, they do not allow you to "sell" pets, but they do allow rehousing with a small adoption fee attached.

 

[white_feather]

Everytime I post on there looking for T's they flag the posts.

 

[LucasDuelin]

Tarantulas on craiglist

yes, i have bought, traded and sold locally by posting an add in pet section saying
WANTED: TARANTULAS, SCORPIONS, CENTIPEDES etc.
i am looking to adopt these interesting creatures local. Please contact
(add Pictures)

anytime i ever posted an add to sale scorps. or T's no matter how i phrased it would get flagged but the WANTED add has never been flagged and i made a few sales from it

i hope that helps the best deal i got was a 7 to 8 inch Salmon pink Birdeater with complete 10 gallon Set-up for $20

www.kijiji.com has also been productive locally

 

[Aschamne]

My wife found a A. hentzi on craigslist, but I'm not sure what she looked under. It was only $25 with the cage, so I bought it.

Art

 

[Spider787]

The only Ts I have seen were labeled spiders. The post was from John Hoke used to run e-spiderworld.com. But <edit> I did not buy them, given at one time he had one of the biggest collections in oklahoma.

 

[Atreyuhero4]

if anyone is interested on toledo local craigs list under the date of Dec. 15 a guy has 4 50gal tanks for $20 each

 

[IrishPolishman]

Craigslist is awesome for finding cheap supplies and such for all your housing and care needs. Everyday there are huge tanks for dirt cheap and complete setups for practically free. If you are looking/selling a particular animal you must put either that it "needs a new home" or you're trying to "adopt". I don't know the particulars why Craigslist deletes anything otherwise but that's all you gotta do. I just bought 2ts with full setups for $20. People seem to dump their unwanted pets and animals on there all the time. I felt like I had to rescue them before some moron would decide to release them into the Ohio wild.

 

[Atreyuhero4]

i hear ya ohio isint the best right now ethir i just sealed a deal for a 55gal tank for my beardie $70 for the tank(those are $168 in our pet stores), a screen lid($20 at our pet stores), and a the guy is going to deliver it to my house i cant wait untill monday w00t!


also i checked the pet section nothing in the toledo area for tarantulas

 

[betuana]

Craigslist policies

Craigslist postings for animals considered for 'sale' are flagged because its against the Terms Of Service. They do not allow selling animals on there, only rehoming, and a small 'adoption' fee to ensure safe placement is allowed. You cannot be making a perceived profit on it, or even be trying to recoup your costs for the animal, but supplies or care costs can be recouped.

For example, you can put an ad up to rehome a cat, and ask for $100 to cover the cost of spay/neuter an vaccinations, etc, and its usually considered OK. You CANNOT post an ad to rehome a dog that cost you $600 from a breeder, asking for $600 to cover the purchase price to you. Any money is supposed to only cover medical costs or supplies going with (ie, you can also rehome a T in its tank with decos an ask for money to cover the tank for it, not for the T)

This rule was put in place to prevent BYB (backyard breeders) from posting litters of puppies or kittens or other critters for sale for profit ("8 week ol yorkie-poos, only $550 each!!" etc) for free. The creators and owners of craigslist do not endorse or support using animals to breed purely for profit (mills and BYBs, etc) and so will not allow the site to be used in such a way. They have stated that if someone wants to make a profit off animals, they can spend some of that profit to advertise elsewhere (newspaper, etc) or make their own site - the craigslist owners aren't going to pay for someone else to make a profit off animals.

Really, I can fully support their policy. If people want to make money off of animals, they should be willing to pay for their own ads. Especially the people who like to breed mutts - I can't wrap my head around the paper ads I see for "purebred German Golden Labradoodles! German shepherd, Goldren retreiver, Labrador, poodle mix puppies!" or "Full blooded Havaltese Shihtzapuggles - havanese, maltese, shih tzu, pug, beagle mix puppes" they might be cute, but they are mutts, and the shelters are FULL of sweet dogs needing homes already! But even though it may be frusterating to some people because postings get flagged, the policy is a sound one.

The policies were mostly put in place for dogs and cats, but they just made it apply to ALL animals on craigslist so they don't have to keep revising it to include other things.

The annoying part comes in when people flag just because they 'don't like' something. Someone could post that they are a landlord who found a couple pet rats abandoned in their cage in a tennants apartment after move out, and would like to give them free to a good home. Someone who thinks rats are gross could flag the ad and have it removed, since you don't have to write why you flagged it, or even log in to do so. Some people just troll the site randomly flagging stuff too. But as long as it isn't against the TOS you can repost the ad again.

The only other issue is making sure whatever is posted is legal in CA. Because the site is based from there, it must be legal there, even if the posting is in the IL section, etc. So you can't technically post ads for ferrets or gerbils for instance, as both are illegal to own in CA...

I spend too much time on craigslist sometimes....and I've yet to find a T on there that I'm willing to buy (I've seen people list things like a rosie in a 10g tank for $75 to 'cover the cost of the tank', but thats a bit overpriced in my mind...

 

[MizM]

Add = addition
Ad = advertisement

K, feel better now.

Another way to get around the rule is to sell and enclosure with a "free" pet. I've seen tanks for sale with free snakes, the price reflects the purchase of the snake too.

As with any other purchase, no matter where the ad is posted, you need to be aware of exactly what you are getting before completing the transaction. Whether advertised in the PennySaver, Craigslist or an expensive ad in the newspaper, there are many scammers out there.

 

[pandinus]

Add = addition
Ad = advertisement

K, feel better now.

ah terri you grammar nazi you! i to my utter amazement i found two spiders in my area on a classified site! i'm trying to get a hold of them now, but should probably take it a little easy as i have a pokie that is probably arriving this week.



John

 

[xhexdx]

There have been discussions on this before...search for them.

Sorry, I've gotta be the crotchety old man of the boards. :}

 

[IrishPolishman]

I just gotta say that I ran around all day picking up tanks and ts off of craigslist. I got something like 10 glass aquariums and 2ts with complete setups for less than $40. God I love Craigslist. Someone just needs to buy my 4runner I have listed on there.

 

[Atreyuhero4]

where is powell ohio? there is nothing in the toldeo ohio, fort wayne indiana range

 

[IrishPolishman]

check out the Columbus Craigslist. There wasn't a whole lot on ts but there are a lot of tanks and misc items that you may find useful. I also noticed you're into beardies and there are a few good deals on cheap beardies with full setups.

 

[Atreyuhero4]

check out the Columbus Craigslist. There wasn't a whole lot on ts but there are a lot of tanks and misc items that you may find useful. I also noticed you're into beardies and there are a few good deals on cheap beardies with full setups.

i actually just was not to long ago and one beardie is enough lol i didnt see any ts but yeah there are a lot of tanks in my areas craigs list lol im getting a 55gal from craigs list tomorrow

 

[IrishPolishman]

I'll keep you posted if I come across any ts. I did e-mail a person who was consolidating their collection and it sounded like they had a pretty good selection available. I'll keep you informed if I hear anything more.

 

[Atreyuhero4]

alright thank you

 

[Trav]

Anyone in Atlanta?
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/pet/1085535882.html