So..

This happened twice, and I'm very skeptical now, and wondering how anyone else deals with this.

I had two people (hopefully different people?) who, once they found out I was not available to ship the following day, or even the following week, refused to send payment until closer to the shipping date.

Now, I have no idea why it would matter when you pay vs when you will receive the snake. I got a bad feeling both instances that they didn't want the PayPal payment to complete the process. I replied saying that regardless of my shipping availability, I would not ship the snake until the payment is complete....

In the first instance, the person was trying to get me to ship immediately (Thursday for Friday arrival). Then they asked for a few more pictures, then more pictures, then when I said I can't ship until payment is complete, that person fell off the face of the earth.

In the second instance, the person asked if I can ship a snake that day, however I was already at work, and was unable to. So they said they would send me money once I'm ready to ship.... Is that a good enough red flag for you guys?? I was up front, and said I won't ship the snake until payment is complete, to avoid getting scammed. And that person said they felt uncomfortable at that time, saying I might be trying to scam THEM ..

Too long - didn't read?
How do you avoid getting scammed on PayPal where the buyer cancels their money sent after you've shipped the snake?