Paypal is pretty safe. I've done a lot of transactions thru them and never had a problem. You can wait for the money to clear into your bank account before shipping. Typically that takes a few days.

The one time I had an issue with an Ebay transaction where the seller never shipped the item, Paypal refunded my money with no questions and no fees.

I started out with nothing & I've still got most of it left
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