No reputable grow shop will ask you what you are growing. If you say "Im growing pot" now it is illegal to sell you equipment and they are out several hundred bucks.
I wasnt assuming anything. You made it known that $140 is alot of money for 10 seeds to you and that you wanted to be certain on how to germinate to "protect your investment". I simply stated that germination is the most basic aspect of growing and if you havent gotten that much figured out...
Paper towel. Pretty much the most basic part of the whole grow. If you are stumbling here then you better start reading up bvefore wasting those expensive seeds.