tbh, my adopt sales have been a struggle, but i gave it some thought & decided that i'm ok with more flexible payment options!  would make me happier than just having them sit there 😅
i will be slowly updating my listings to reflect this, but here's the lowdown on my new policy:

Everything in my For Sale folder will now be OTA under these conditions:
(you may also ask about anyone [except Tyrp] in the Wizards folder--they don't have prices up, but for now i'll set the blanket haggling value at "$10ish" each.)

listed price is still my #1 preference!
-i have closed the kofi autobuy shop in order to prevent any mixups [ex: someone auto-buying at the exact time i was accepting an offer from someone on TH. unlikely, but you never know!]
-cash payments will be invoiced via paypal

but, i will now allow haggling!
-please try not to lowball too hard if you're not offering anything else lol  (ex: please only offer lowballs like $5 if you're planning to include something else)

i will also accept alternative and/or combined payments in the form of:
-art of any of my characters; including others in the For Sale folder [would be nice to make their galleries a bit more appealing lol]
no style or "skill" requirements other than being full color.  (and y'know.  visible effort!  :'v  will be hesitant to trade again w/ppl who are clearly just scrawling out 2 minute doodles beneath their skill level)
-strictly bird characters or customs.  tbh i don't really know what to do with adopted OCs, but i wouldn't mind collecting birds since i just like 'em lol?? (they can be anthro or feral or even flightless--a bird face is my main requirement)
-gifting steam games from my wishlist
(will be pretty flexible with these; won't be too particular about equivalent cash value)
-discord nitro subs
-physical items
(US only since i'd prefer shipping to be covered & don't want to inflict those international fees on anyone 🙃 )
items of interest:
-bird stuff of all kinds
-any other animal stuff, tho I tend to prefer at least semi-realistic styles
-traditional arts/crafts of my shalhen [would like to have deadlines in place for that tho]
-stationery; especially stickers & washi
-art supplies [at least somewhat usable; pls don't give empty markers lol]
-artist merch [can be your own as well! tbh I even love to collect little things like business cards lol]
-enamel pins [doesn't have to strictly be enamel; just specifying that I don't mean like push-pins lol]
-PS1/PS2/Wii/WiiU/DS/3DS/Switch games
-art/nature books [by "art" I mean like "the art/making of" type stuff, or just collected works of ____, stuff like that -- I'm pickier about educational art books, but willing to discuss if you have any you want to offer]
-if there's any fandomy stuff you want to offer, feel free to bring it up & I'll see if it crosses over w/any of my interests!  (I would make a list, but it would be obnoxiously long lol)

Reminders:
-Adoptable rights & art assets will not be released until i receive the agreed upon payment
-for any payments involving art or customs, i will put the adopt on hold for a maximum of 3 weeks.  if you don't think you'll be able to complete your art offer by then, i would prefer that you pay through one of the more instant methods.  (i will make exceptions for elaborate things like animations or 3D pieces, but this will need to be discussed beforehand)
-i'm willing to consider holds over 3 weeks for physical items if you have reason to believe it will take that long.  i will require a photo of what you plan to send though, just as a precaution!  :')
-please do not initiate payments without talking to me first 😓 [Ex: don't gift games to me & then ask for the adopt; i will interpret this as being manipulative & will block you from any further transactions, after refunding you appropriately]
-if there are multiple pieces to your payment, please send them all together at the same time, rather than one at a time.  (that way it won't be awkward if, for example, you already gifted me a steam game, but the other half of your payment was an art piece that you won't be able to finish for a while due to a situation that came up.)  
-if a shipped item is part of a hybrid payment, wait until i confirm receiving it before sending the rest
-i reserve the right to reject any offer that makes me uncomfortable [ex: very possible i might feel uncomfortable handing my address out for physical item offers; just depends on the level of acquaintanceship we have]