I have used this company many times and have been very pleased. They always call when they receive my order and also when they mail it. After you make your first order everything is 5% off and make sure you find a free shipping coupon that will save you even more. I live in Texas and they ship from Florida so the turnaround has averaged about 12 days.
Check them out on better business bureau. Make sure they are a legitimate company and whether or not they have any customer complaints.A great deal of companies now offer payments through PayPal as well. A benefit to paying it through PayPal is they don t actually get any credit card info from you. You just authorize a one time transfer through PayPal. Plus, PayPal does offer services for you to get a refund if you are unhappy with the product or don t receive it.
Most of it comes from word of mouth and checking like you are doing. You can also check Dave s Garden Watchdog. I do know this is a good company and I have ordered from them. They are a very small seed company compared to others on the web. Buy small first and see how your experience is.
You re far better off using just a credit card than Paypal. Your credit card offers you far more protection from fraud and poor merchandise than Paypal.
I wouldn t take my chances with these little companies, you will be better off going to big companies like Harris Seeds, Park s Seeds or Burpee then you won t have to worry.