Only just seen this thread. I'm so sorry @
reptalica. You sounded pretty excited about getting the boyds pair.
There are quite a few scumbags out there. I hope this doesn't affect the way you see the hobby too much. What a waste of time and space this person is.
For those thinking about freighting. I have always freighted my animals and it definitely pays to chase up some prior history on that person, check the animals actually exist and contact previous buyers, etc.
I was recently contacted by a member on here who was interested in buying an animal from Cairns/Mossman, and wanted to know if the seller was well known. I had no problem in passing on as much info as I could.