I recently sold and received a payment via gift from an unverified paypal account. Is it safe to ship the item? or should I wait til' the money is in my account? The buyer has no seller/buyer ratings but has been on the forums for a while now.

 

If its unverified Paypal will say F you. Chances are within probability that they could do a charge back in worse case scenaro.

 

unverified is a no go for me, unless i personally know the person. especially if it is a large amount. so easy to make a dispute and get there money back and keep your item.

 

well if it's gifted...you're only SOL if they call their CC company..

 

Just tell them to verify their account. It takes a few minutes..

 

Yeah I thought if someone gifted it they no longer are protected by paypal as a buyer.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I was gonna hold on to the money til' it hit my account but he got a few local trusted members to vouch for him.

 

Either way I suggest holding the item until the money clears into your account. Much more safer approach.

 

try not to pay gift. no claims can be opened or disputed. sounds sketchy