This may be obvious to some but then again, if it stops just ONE person from getting ripped off from interstate scavengers, it was worth my time.
In order to purchase reptiles interstate you need to put a whole lot of trust in the selling party to actually come through with the freight itself. I've seen a number of threads where people have direct debited money into peoples accounts never to hear from them again. A really simple solution to this issue is to pay through Paypal. All you need is the persons email, you can send through payment and the selling party will receive an email letting them know they have funds in their account that can simply be transferred straight to their bank account.
It's easy enough for both parties and the best part about it, it's completely safe. The selling party has 45 days to come through with your 'item' or you lodge a dispute with Paypal and have your funds returned to you.
I think it could help a number of people not to get ripped off by scammers interstate.
Here's the link to where you make payments:
https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/make-online-payments
