I think it would depend on who the seller is and what kind of reputation they have. Personally, I would be a bit suspicious of someone who only accepts checks and money orders. It would be too easy for them to cash the check or money order, give some hard luck excuse about why they haven't shipped your animal, then disappear. At least with credit cards and PayPal, you can dispute the charge, but you can't stop payment on a check that has already been cashed. I mean, to me, it just sounds a bit shady for someone to have an online business, yet, not accept any of the electronic funds transfer types of payment. I would suggest going to Fauna Classifieds and searching their Board of Inquiry section. If anyone has posted anything good or bad on there, you can see it. You can also check the Inquiry/Feedback section of this forum to see if anything has been posted on them...

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...splay.php?f=13