Have a situation with a developer I hired

[BirdOPrey5]

In general paying upfront is a bad idea- I know some coders won't take jobs without down payments but there are some who will.

I like to have a working demo of a mod setup on a test forum for someone to play with before money exchanges hands. I've been on both sides of those transactions and it works for me.

But I simply don't take jobs so big I would be financially hurt if a buyer cancels.