just throwing in my import experiences here.......
5 seperate occasions ive imported and 3 of the times, i saw pics of the animal/s being sold, also, i only ever picked up from the airport, never used or will i use a courier!
i've always rung and spoken to the seller before any transaction took place.
with the commercial breeders i felt at ease: i've handed money over to both urs and snakesnt. animals were in great condition, packed well for freight, fed well for me, etc etc ...
ive handed my money over to 3 other not so well known sellers, at a risk.
all 5 times i was happy with what i bought and condition they arived in, although the freighting companies can sometimes give ya the *****.
also there's been a handful of times where i spoken to sellers interstate and chosen not to buy their animal/s, either because they werent prepared to freight, didnt have the knowledge of pack and frieght or they seemed a bit sketchy
guess you gotta go with your gut feeling ay, and if it dont feel right, hang up and forget about it, and dont give em your money, even if ya really really really really want what they've got!
