When buying things for your site, do you pay right away?

I'd say it depends on the reputation of the individual I'm doing business with. If I'm a reputable member of a particular webmaster forum or marketplace, I don't necessarily believe I should need to pay first, especially if I'm paying someone whose reputation may be a little unknown.
 
It's not too often I buy anything for my forums as a lot of things I can do myself but if there is something I need, I tend to look at the reputation of the person I am dealing with and then decide whether I would feel safer paying upfront or after I see the work.

I know that the logo for my video game content creation which is also my avatar on most forums, was designed specifically for me as my brand and I paid after I had seen it finished but they showed me with watermarks so I could not take it and run, not that I would have done. Once I had paid, they sent me a copy without the watermarks.
 
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