As a seller, you are not in a favorable position with PayPal. As a buyer you have more control and easier to get your money back.
I have sold many items internationally and almost all of them, if you go thru customs, you lose any ability to track your shipment so your ability to prove that your shipment actually made it to the buyer diminishes as well as leaving yours of open for the buyer to get their money back and you lose the item you sold. EVERY international transaction, and EVERY transaction here in the states over a certain amount, the buyer has to use PayPal friends and family
Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes
I'm selling a pair of Magnepans on Audiogon and as usual, have had no response. Yesterday, a guy from Argentina (allegedly) contacts me and says he'd like the speakers and gave me an address and phone number of a guy in Miami to ship them to and he'll forward them on to the end buyer.
At first glance, this doesn't pass the smell test. However, he did give me a phone number, which I may call later today. The other issue I have is that I have little to no experience with PayPal. How hard is it to defraud PayPal and leave me without my money and the lose of my speakers?