Overseas Pay Pal, your experiences.

I've never had a problem with overseas buyers who have paid via Paypal. As others have suggested, wait until the funds clear and you should be good to go.

I've shipped many items overseas, mostly Asia and Europe. It seems more so lately, as the economy in the US continues to sag. No problems so far. I've only had Paypal (mostly) and wire transfers to date. As with all deals, domestic or overseas, it does help to address typical seller concerns.

Cheers,
John

i have done many overseas transactions with no trouble but i also have been scammed. about 4 or 5 months ago i sold an item to a member from russia. they paid via paypal and it turned out that they used a stolen crediit card. because i had already sent the item it was too late to stop delivery (it was out of the country when paypal notified me). paypal would not cover it with seller protection for a few reasons. one was the fact that there is not a true delivery confirmation with usps international and the other was some technicality on the address. the money (1500) was removed from my account and i lost the item as well. it still burns me up and i hate paypal because of it. they treated me as if i had done something wrong but they were the ones who took a stolen cc!

so anyway...be cautious. most often it is fine and there are so many good people on this site but sprinkled in are some scams too.

Haven't had any problems with PayPal from Britain, Italy, Columbia, or China, but I think PayPal fees to Canada were 4%, and be careful of Canadian provincial taxes charged back to you after stuff is delivered.

IMO the best way is to accept wire transfers only form int'l buyers. When the funds clear on your account, which usually takes 2-4 business days, it cannot be undone, unlike checks, paypal etc.