Buying online

[cinderbird]

The thing people need to remember is that vendors who except paypal have fee's taken out of the money you send. So say your buying a 350.00 snake they take like $15.00 out for fee's. You're asking the vendor to pay for your peace of mind while most vendors don't mind the fee's or even expect to pay them without second thought there are other that feel if that is the form of payment you insist on then the cost of the animal might just go up to cover the fee's after all it isn't fair that some one at a show pays 10-12% more for the same animal.

I've sent check before as well, both personal and certified they both offer just as much protection in that you can put stop pays or file disputes with the bank..

Just food for thought..

paypal charges a fee for their service. Its up to a business to decide whether or not they want to accept the fee as a cost of doing business or not accept paypal at all. For the record, it IS against paypals TOS for a seller to charge more for an item because a buyer is using paypal.

I can see both sides of this. I take paypal because its easy and offers me some protection. I would also take personal checks.

OP, if you feel comfortable after doing some research on the seller go for it. If not, there are plenty of other rodent houses you can order from.