On the flip side, I had a lady call me and say that she wanted a puppy, preferrably female. Wasn't concerned about the price, wasn't worried about contracts, health guarentees, none of the obvious questions. Just that she HAD to have one before she left for vacation. (She was taking the puppy to see her mother in Accupulco (sp). She said she'd be at my house by 8:00 pm. We'll I waited and waited. By 10:00. I finally gave up waiting and decided to go to bed. Just about that time, I got a "ding-dong" on my door bell. I went to the door and the man standing there said he'd come for the puppy. I asked him where the lady was and he said that it had gotten too late for her. (She goes to bed by 9:00!) So, here I am, with the puppy, not knowing this guy from Adam. He came in, gave me the cash for the pup, asked me if I wanted to see the "puppy's car".
I went out to the car, and here was a limo with the backseat taken out. In it, was a playpen, toys up the gazoo, pee pad all secure, a harness tethered to the floor of the car with just enough room for the pup to get to all areas of the playpen, a little dvd player (no remote control!!LOL) bracketed to the back of the front seat. God, I can't remember what all else there was!! I asked him if I could leave the puppy here and send ME!! Was I worried about this person buying my puppy at first??.....yes. Was I worried after I saw the conditions the puppy was going to be subject to?....NO!!
It still scares me if I sell a pup to someone I haven't personally met. Sometimes it happens. Most of the time, I meet the people and have a chance to get to know them before I sell one to them. I can usually tell by talking to them if they've got any idea what they are expecting.
Good luck with your search.
Suz