The way I arrange my commissions is a bit different. I don't ask for the full payment up front, because that would be unfair, primarily because of my lack of reliability in the past.

What I'll do, is take down your name, a description of what you want in the piece and any necessary references. Once I draw a rough draft, I'll give it to you, make sure it's what you wanted, and take a payment of 1/3 the full price. At this point, it's your choice whether to pay me in full, or just pay the difference after I finish the rest of the drawing.

I'm not sure how paypal handles fees, so I'm not going to take responsibility for one method costing more or less to you, but I do want to leave most of the payment up to you. Once the rough sketch is done though, I'll want some payment, or I'll scrap it on the spot, and you'll have to get another slot.

That being said, I'm once again available for more commission and request slots, and I'm once again drawing.