I know we've had several respoonses to this question about the phone relay. This is the first one that seemed to understand what is going on with this type of call. However, when I first saw it, I immediately got a red flag in my head, not just due to the relay part but -- the person's name seemed fake - Mascot! I have never sold a live animal to anyone without checking them out and seeing them in person etc. It just seemed to risky to me since, we are dealing with lives. I may have mentioned this before, but a number of questions folks would ask did turn me off - like "how big are they" and "how much do they weigh" or that kind of question. Oh, the one "How much are they?" - got my dander up each time! I hated people to ask that one and I'd always tell them I never have the same price for each dog, they're not like pieces of furniture, all the same. It's so very important to check out anyone who contacts you and is unknown. Hope this helps. Norma no L (but very experienced). ----- Original Message ----- From: <JANGSD@xxxxxxx> To: <hollywoods@xxxxxxx>; <snowyrivergsd@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:22 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: relay call of buyer Hi, Relay Calls are used for the hard of hearing. I have had to deal with Relay calls several times in our business. You are supposed to talk to the operator (relay person?) as if they were the one who was calling. It is a very odd and uncomfortable situation, but it is not a scam. Whether that person would be a good puppy buyer, that is another story. Janet _www.JanMarGsd.com_ (http://www.JanMarGsd.com) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================