So, after thinking about it and talking to a few people I'll share my experience over the last week...
Got the contact him, got it confirmed by 3 WKM's so I know it was the right one. Emailed him, he replied back with some questions which I answered honestly and fully. He then accepted me, sent me a product list with pricing. I picked out what I wanted, sent it back and said half of my order was out of stock. No big deal, I switched up the order, and he accepted. He sent me payment info, I sent payment within 24 hours, emailed him back all the relevant data and haven't heard from him since. This was on Thursday when I submitted payment, in the early afternoon.
Saturday I emailed him just to confirm that everything was g2g or if there was a hold up of any sort. Being as it's my first time ordering with him, I like to be thorough so I can learn the process for the next order and not make the same mistake. To my surprise the email bounced back saying that his email address no longer exists.
Try to email again on Sunday, again same message, this email no longer exists.
I email today, and it goes through, still have no heard back.... Kinda concerning IMO.