[Passionfruition]

I think it depends on that third party. (I know this isn't completely exact to what you were talking about, but similar, I thought.)

When we 1st started looking for yorkies, we responded to an ad in the paper. I called the woman, and she stated that she was only selling for another woman. Hmm.... So I asked her if the puppies were registered with the AKC. I asked her the weights of the parents and a few other questions.

SHE DIDN'T KNOW! She said that she would call the breeder and then call me back. She also was telling me that there was a $100 deposit and how I could get the money to her.

Well, she never called me back, so I called HER back. She stated that she wasn't able to get in touch with the breeder! WHAT? Um, okay. So I asked her if I could call the breeder! Because, umm, paying THAT much I'd like to see the conditions that my puppy was born and raised in, right? ESPECIALLY if I'm going to put a deposit down...I want to make sure it wasn't a scam!

The lady would NOT give me the breeder's number! She said the reason that the breeder was using her as the seller was a privacy issue!

The whole thing STANK LIKE FISH to me so I gave up on that and wouldn't touch them with a 10ft pole!

Luckily we found Sully soon after, and bought him directly from a breeder who was open and honest about her breeding practices, facilities, etc. Whew!

That was my 1st experience EVER buying a puppy at all and boy was it a strange one. But I am sure there can be a use of a 3rd party that isn't as "shady" as this lady and the breeder seemed to be!