There are many breeders on this board. You may want to look through old for sale ads and see who has offered them in the past.
Usually people offer animals for sale (some offer animals for trade, but it's rare), and you pay for them. Some people take checks, cash, pay-pal, lots of things. Shipping happens all the time. As long as you're buying from a reputable breeder, this shouldn't be an issue.
Palmate are not the easiest of newts to keep really, even in Britain where they are found in the wild very few people keep them.
Spot on, as always.I'd disagree, I'd say they are easy to keep. I think the reason they aren't kept much in the UK is that they're legally prohibited from sale, and that 'familiarity breeds contempt'.