Jim O said:
Actually Nicole, there is nothing private about any emails that you sent. Once you send them there is no longer any expectation of privacy whatever. You should think about that anytime you write anything.
As for whether it can be edited, if it is sent as a file with the full headers, it should be date and time stamped.
Actually, you are incorrect!!! (If you only knew what I do for a living!) The expectation to privacy here is different, as most of it is about a private contractual purchase, which would be held to a higher standard. However, had I done this at work, my employer could see it if they want because it was performed on their personal systems/network...that is where there is no expected privacy This transaction was completed on my own system, personal network, etc.
This isn't about believing they tampered an email, I don't believe that at all...it is about the ability to do anything you want to alter it, if you want. They are good people and they have the best of intentions and I wouldn't believe otherwise.
And, as I said a "layman" wouldn't know how to identify emails if they had been edited. I was referring to the fact that they wouldn't know about the header and the time stamp feature, how to track information, encryption, etc. Thus, not even mentioning the headers in the first place. But if you want to have a conversation about the options in information security, privacy, networking, law, etc...there is another board for that and I will gladly direct you there.
By the way...The time stamp featured wouldn't mattered in an altered email that is already in your mailbox that is edited before it was forwarded. The reference to identifying if a email has been tampered with in transit, would be evident when time logs are being processed for that email. The secondary tampering of the original emails when being forwarded wouldn't make a difference. Do you want me to show you?
I am outta here...because this conversation has nothing to do with the original topic of this breeder being a poor seller. I had a very bad, unnecessarily absurd transaction with these people and I would not recommend that anyone should go through the same. Any purchases from them would be great if you can do a local pickup but if you are too far for that this has the possibility of happening. This was about me being burned by a breeder/seller and someone asking if anyone dealt with them and that is it, but I don't have any bitter feelings over it...THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE!!!
It was not pleasant and I do and have aologized for the freeze that Paypal put on the account. I did eventually get my money back, and thank you, but after the maximum amount of claim time and then the extended time for money to get put into the Paypal account because there were insufficient funds in the sellers account. 
