It looks iffy to me whether or not its super.
Regardless, I would run the other direction after that interaction, even after they changed their mind. Paypal can be really iffy about live animal transactions, so I just would not take the risk. It's extremely suspicious to me they would ask for friends and family ONLY. When sellers offer me a discount, it's my CHOICE, that's one thing, not that I would ever take them up on that unless they had a very strong reputation. Demanding friends and family is a different story and screams scam.