Well, waiting to ship after a transfer would be safer. But where do we draw the line. but if a person paypaled me via credit card, and I transfered it to my bank, (they say it takes four days, my longest Wait was two). By the time I get the item shipped and on the way, the money is already in my hand, well before he gets the item. On big ticket items, I guess its okay, but on the small stuff, soon as I get cash I ship.

Even with the escrow service you can still get burned. The money order way is the only bullet proof way for a seller, and the worse for a buyer. The credit card is the safest for the buyer, and if done right, can work well for both.

I like the speed of paypal, hate the charges, but thats my opinion!

Richard Newman