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A Paypal Offer - Is This Secure?

Hi All,

I am selling a CAT amplifier and have a paypal offer from a buyer who has very little feedback (only one transaction) and does not speak english well and communicates only small bits of information at a time. I am nervous about this. I spoke with paypal and they told me that as long as:

1) I am selling something of substance
2) I ship to the paypal address, no other address
3) I can document the shipping of the product

I am protected as a seller. If this is true, I should be able to accept his offer and make sure that I am shipping to the address listed in paypal, and I should be fine shipping pilot air insured (with tracking and all, including photos of packing, etc). What do you guys think? Is this too much of a risk, or not really a risk at all?
peter_s

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elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
PayPal is GREAT, until YOU get screwed.
Then you learn your lesson.
Sure it is wonderful 99% of the time. It is that 1% where they freeze your funds for months, or take the money back with no recourse..
Then you learn not to trust PayPal.
Agree a bank transfer is THEE safe for the seller no matter what deal.
Any odd business with the buyer? Bank transfer. If they want it and trust YOU, a Bank transfer is the way to go.
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