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.
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.