Am I Being a Paranoid Seller?

[nerdybits]

I just sold 3 concert tickets for $405 and was legitimately excited for the sale until I started looking into the buyer. This buyer's username is a mix of 19 letters, numbers, and symbols and has no feedback whatsoever. I went so far as to look up their address on Google Maps, but nowadays anybody can look up an address and put it as their own. Their ebay and paypal addresses match up, though. I am just wondering, am I being incredibly paranoid? Should I do something? I did contact the buyer to let them know that these tickets are digital and will be emailed to them, to which they responded 'thank you'. I need insight on this situation.

[sam9876]

You are about to be ripped off.

[slippinjimmy]

This buyer's username is a mix of 19 letters, numbers, and symbols and has no feedback whatsoever.

Guest buyer which on it's own doesn't indicate ANYTHING.

[castlemagicmemories]

I agree, guest buyer.

[nerdybits]

There's such a thing as a guest buyer on eBay now?

[castlemagicmemories]

Yes, been that way for awhile now.

[castlemagicmemories]

You will have no proof if you send them by email.

[snowic_49]

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@nerdybits wrote:

I just sold 3 concert tickets for $405 and was legitimately excited for the sale until I started looking into the buyer. This buyer's username is a mix of 19 letters, numbers, and symbols and has no feedback whatsoever. I went so far as to look up their address on Google Maps, but nowadays anybody can look up an address and put it as their own. Their ebay and paypal addresses match up, though. I am just wondering, am I being incredibly paranoid? Should I do something? I did contact the buyer to let them know that these tickets are digital and will be emailed to them, to which they responded 'thank you'. I need insight on this situation.

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Print a paper copy, put it in an envelope with something thick enough to make it a first class package, ship with tracking

[jennzet-0]

Without proof of delivery, buyer can file item not received and get his money back.

[eleanor*rigby]

Were these e-tickets offered through the "Classified Ad" format, as required by eBay policy?

I was under the impression that eBay offers no buyer or seller protection for digital content (although PayPal does within certain parameters). 

[18704d]

"Am I Being a Paranoid Seller?"

@nerdybits

Paranoa can be properly beneficial in business. But

You should have posted your concerns here Before you ever Listed those tickets.

That's when you would have been in the best position to evaluate the risks of selling them here.

Lynn

[ferretofparis1922]

Just send a paper copy with tracking and you'll be fine. 99% of all transactions are simple and everyone is happy.

[nerdybits]

So the tickets become available this Friday, with the concert being on Sunday. If I were to ship them paper printouts, I'd have to overnight them. 

[snowic_49]

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@nerdybits wrote:

So the tickets become available this Friday, with the concert being on Sunday. If I were to ship them paper printouts, I'd have to overnight them. 

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then that's what you need to do, or the buyer can shaft you

[dinpavent0]

I was just going to say same thing, guest buyer. I get them all the time and no issues. But it is hard to not be paranoid now a days.