FAQ’s
Petclassfieds.com brings together sellers and buyers. Sellers can create free classified ads for which they are responsible. Petclassifieds.com acts as a bulletin board and does not guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the information provided by sellers and buyers.
Interested parties can contact the sellers via the information provided on each ad.
If seller and buyer have come to an agreement, always use caution, meet in a safe place, such as in front of a police station. Never pay money in advance to someone you do not know.
To protect buyers, we rely on your help. In case of fraud attempts by a seller, please send your evidence to [email protected] so that we can delete the corresponding ad and block the seller.
Please also send your evidence to [email protected] in case of fraud attempts by a buyer through our messaging system so that we can block the buyer and protect sellers.
To send messages or post ads, you need to register on this page: https://petclassifieds.com/register/
Registration is free of charge. You only need an email address and a valid phone number. Both will not be shared and by default not be shown to other users or publicly.
Alternatively, you can log in with your Google or Facebook account.
Please do not share your login information with anyone. Our support will never ask you for it.
After registering by email, you will receive a confirmation email. Please click the link in it to verify your email address. If you did not recive an email, please check your spam folder.
If you try to register and get the message “Email already exists”, it means that you have already registered on our site. Instead of the registration page, please use the login page here.
On the login page, enter your email address and the password you chose.
If you cannot remember the password, please click the “Forgot password?” link on the same page and the system will send you a link to reset your password.
On registration you are required to verify your email by clicking on the link that was sent to you via email (If you can’t find the email, please check your spam folder). If you can’t click on the link (some email providers won’t link it), just copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser and press Enter. After that you can log in with your e-mail and the password you have chosen.
Please note that there is no other verification than clicking/ opening this link and only your email gets verified. If you have choosen to display you phone number on your ad and someone is texting you about a “verificataion code”, “6 digit code” or something similar, please ignore it as this is a scam. Read more about it here: Don’t Fall for This Verification Code Scam
If you cannot remember your password, please click on the “Forgot password?” link on the login page and the system will send you a link to reset your password.
If you would like to change your password, please click “Edit Profile” below your username on your profile page (https://petclassifieds.com/profile/).
At the top of the settings you will find the link “Change Password”. Please note that you need to enter your current password to change it.
If you have forgotten your password, please use the “Forgot Password?” link instead. link on the login page.
To protect our users from scammers, access to this site is only allowed from a few countries. Our site is probably not accessible to you if you are traveling abroad.
Accessing our website using technologies that hide your actual location, such as VPN, proxy, VPS, is also not allowed. You can learn how to disable them here.
To delete your account, please go to your profile page (https://petclassifieds.com/profile/) and click on “Edit Profile” below your username. Then scroll down the page. There you will find a link labeled “Delete account?”. After clicking and confirming, your account will be irrevocably deleted.
Generally every seller can be contacted via our message system. In the upper part of each ad there is a button “Send Message”.
If a seller has decided to display his number as well, the button “Click to View Number” will appear next to it.
There are several reasons why an ad can be gone. Reasons are for example
Seller has temporary disabled the ad
Seller has sold the item and permanetly disabled the ad*
Ad was reported and removed
*If you click on the seller’s name at the ad, you will get to his public profile. There you can see how many ads someone has sold, if the seller has marked them as sold accordingly.
If an ad is deactivated or deleted, the associated chat history is also deactivated or deleted.
Any seller can block any other user from sending messages to that particular seller.
If you think a seller blocked you accidentally, try to contact the seller by phone if the phone number is provided.
Otherwiese please try to find another ad.
The following applies to all types of ads:
Each ad requires at least one image
One ad for each pet / service / wanted. No duplicates/ spam
If your ad is inactive after submission, it means that it is currently being checked by our anti-spam system and will be published shortly. This process usually takes less than 10 hours. Please do not submit any duplicates as this will only slow down the process.
Please never send anyone a verification code, this is a known scam: https://petclassifieds.com/dont-fall-for-this-verification-code-scam/
If you would like to remove your phone number (Interested parties can contact you through our messaging system and you will be notified by email), please remove the checkmark from “Show phone number on ad” on post ad form page 3.
As long as the sender didn’t hide their number, you can report it using one of these methods:
Another method is to block suspicious numbers using third-party apps. You can also block spam messages on Android or stop spam texts on an iPhone
If you have an active ad, you will receive notifications about messages from interested parties to your email. Once you deactivate your ad (from “Active” to “Expired” or “Sold”), you will no longer receive notifications.
There are 2 ways to remove your ad. Please visit your profile page first: https://petclassifieds.com/profile/
From there you can
1. Change the status of your ad from “Active” to “Expired” or “Sold”. Both will remove your ad from our website, but for you it will still be accessible via your profile.*
Or
2. Press the red cross below your ad. This will complete remove your ad (for you also)**
Please note
*The chat history of an inactive ad is no longer visible. Only when the ad is reactivated, the messages will be visible again.
**If you delete the ad via the red cross, the associated chat histories are also deleted.
If your ad violates any of the following, we will remove it at our discretion and without prior notice:
We will suspend your account, at our discretion and without prior notice, if you violate any of the following