There was a fellow a few years back that had ordered all kings of stuff, something like a $13,000 order, and he had many conversations with the "company", even mentioned several individuals with whom he had spoken. In the end he couldn't get them to accept any form a payment that would provide him some protection, so he passed.
Just a word to the wise. I've had people sell me things and disappear once payment was made. Especially around the holidays, for some reason that brings out the scammers. The few percent a service like PayPal charges is well worth the piece of mind - in each instance they refunded my entire payment.