I guess if no one would offer pups to complete strangers, I wouldn't have any of my dogs. All of the people we got our dogs from were strangers. We talked to them and then visited and interviewed each other.
Who has enough friends and family that they can place every pup they have, especially if they are a breeder? How many of you breeders know every person who you place a pup with personally? How many will interview the potential owner who is a complete stranger and place the pup based on how they interview and the vibe you get from them when you meet?
I don't think finding a possible owner for a pup over the internet is out of line. Plenty of quality breeders do it. You do it the same way you would do it face to face- lots of questions, from both sides. I know people who have bought pups sight unseen from Europe, and who have sold pups to people sight unseen all over the country, all based on interviews.
We found Daisy's breeder thru recommendations from a post I made here asking who knew any good Dane breeders in the mid Atlantic region. I don't think any of the people who recommended the breeder her knew her personally, and none of them knew me, so it was a blind call and meeting that got us Daisy.
You guys are such knit pickers, I mean, really- so he wants to sell a couple pups over the internet because buyers backed out. Wouldn't you rather they be sold thru this board, where at least most of the people care enough to try and learn how to be a good dog owner?