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I have been browsing the pets/breeders boards for birds for sale to get an idea of what is out there and prices across the country. There is quite a discrepancy.
Lately I noticed some Hyacinthes for sale at Bargain basement prices - $1000 with cage for example in one case.

Now to me, and I am not experienced in this , this seems ultra cheap for a hyacinthe, which if I am correct is one of the highest priced bird s out there? Pls correct me if I am incorrect on this,

This just sounds too darn cheap a price to be true???
What do you Macaw experts think?

Georgie

I saw that- SCAM came to mind when i read it. We have paid 1000.00 - 3000.00 per macaw we have well and a Cockatoo to.

Well I'm no macaw expert, but I can usually spot a scam when I see one & that one I have seen & it just has to be. As my momma used to say if it looks to good to be true it probably is.

Hyacinth macaws normally sell for $8k-$15K. I personally know and have handled one of these great blue giants! Her name is Bluejeans! I've also seen a couple others.... so cute and gentle! But of course they are not to be underestimated!







If you see them selling for any less than $8k it's most likely a scam... as otherwise the birds would have been grabbed up quickly... but sometimes you never know between someone who's really looking for the right home for their hyacinth vs a scam...

Hello, i will be shipping the bird to you Lori,am located in Virginia island cameroon. so you will have to mail me your detail address including your house number, street address and full names so that i ship the bird and you get it in your house without any problem.
let me know when you want to get the bird so that i canb start working on shipping it over to you. Hope the pics were cute.
Thanks and awaiting your mail asap.

but he did not tell me where he is......or where he is shipping the bird from. Pretty suspicious to me....His english is not good either..........more suspicions.........He also said he could provide references of people in the US that he has shipped H's to....?????....I have more suspicions.
I will keep you posted if and when he replies.

If you want to see these posts go to the pets for sale board - they are pretty obvious and posted by Marious.

These are the pic's he sent us.






Scammer all the way.


why does he have WV as his state?

Why not talk to the owner of those hyacinths???

that is... if you can get the site to load!
http://www.hyacinthmacaws.net/index_m.html
or...
http://tinyurl.com/2lpvxt

Here's the parents of that baby....
http://www.hyacinthmacaws.net/id15.htm

Or here's another link that shoes offsprings from the pair above...
http://www.hyacinthmacaws.net/id198.htm

Information about the aviary...
http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/bradf.htm
Heavenly Aviary - ships

Model Aviculture Program Certified (MAP)
Hyacinthine Macaws, Camelots, Capes Pff, African Greys Photos available on www.anymacaws.com of babies. Incubated Hatched as well, fledged Capes with parent reared till the baby cracks nuts. Also, sell Grumbach Incubators, visit birdstores.com Cherane, FL 772-234-4486 Email: cherane@aol.com. Vero Beach, FL.

And for some reason this doesn't add up....
http://www.kellysearch.com/us-company-900533162.html (i.e. phone number)

In short 772 is Florida area code...



If through all of that, and it doesn't tell you that this is a scam.. why not look up his e-mail address and see what it comes up with???


Here he is selling monkeys in Texas...
http://gotlivestock.com/other.htm

Here's a site that has his e-mail in the scam list! Heck, I'll even add the info!
http://www.avesint.com/scamlist.html
MARIOUS TIMHOTHY
CENTRAL PROVINCE YAOUNDE
CAMEROON HOUSE NUMBER237 OBILI
Tel: +237-234-2445
email: marious2008@yahoo.com

Now we got monkeys in Ohio!
http://www.dcari.net/product_desc.php?id=1415



Don'tchya just love the internet???

MFids You made my weekend!

Glad to be of service!

and asked for all the details of where I live, etc.....just as I was told above he would! I did not get pictures though.
I hope he has a long long wait for me to reply and to get my money!

This smelled so bad in his original posts, but I guess he must snare some unaware and silly people otherwise why do it?

G

GEEZ- give this scam a rest!
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: Great pair of hyacith macaws

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This is a great pair of hyacith macaw, but too much noise for the neighbors!
These are two amazing animals and they're madly in love. Sadly, we have no place to keep them as our neighbors are complaining constantly.
These birds are approximately 7 years old and have laid 8 eggs (3 healthy chicks produced, 2 brand new eggs) this season alone. They are larger than other pairs I've seen.
We acqired them from an avian vet and they have a very special diet which will be shared with the buyer. It seems to aid productivity.
Will consider shipping.
Nest box is included. Cage can be purchased
email me at kinglarrykingdom@yahoo.com
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I Bet they are in the Virginia Islands, Camaroon, and will ship once you pay them-

boy he really does try doesn't he??

Sorry for him that here is no dope here

Here's something from another forum... and this is coming from an 11 year old... (maybe he's 13 now???) that has no help from his parents. He's from Georgia...

hi i am back sorry i havent been on in such a long time my computer wouldnt let me reply to any topics or polls. but now that iam back i have alot to say. first of all i sold my goffins too she was sold to a really nice lady and i used the money too get back my two hyacinths and finish most of the taming. and i also bought my green cheeked conure a new cage and a whole bunch of toys and treats for his birthday, he turned 1 in march and a couple weeks ago i realized that he was the only bird for me so i sold the two hyacinths for two thousand a piece, yes i know that is cheap but the woman that i sold them to has been so nice to me and one of them is not fully tame so i could not go any higher with the price. a couple of weeks ago i was bit by an amazon a had to get some more stitches but only a few this time. i started homeschooling in december so i have more time to spend with my gcc. i hope to graduate from early and go to harvard to become an avian vet. and in one of the recent bt articles i read about fostering parrots and since i dont want to own another parrot, i thought about short term fostering. but for now its just me and my best friend jack the green cheek conure. there is so much other stuff to tell you but i dont have the time right now.

too bad its all for scamming people...
G