I just sold my ring and it went through pay-pal but i have to send the ring to nigeria

Question

i sold my ring and they paid through pay-pal but i have to send the ring to nigeria and i need to know if pay-pal is really safe.... please tell me is pay-pal is safe enough to deal with someone where as though i have to send my ring overseas!!! 10 points to best answer

Answer 1

Don't send the ring unless you are sending it to a PayPal verified address. If it isn't a verified address, you have no PayPal protection and nothing to prevent the PayPal payment from being reversed.

Sending anything to Nigeria is inherently very high risk. If this is a case of someone claiming to be in the US buying it for a "Family member or friend" in Nigeria, insist on sending it to his verified address and let him ship it to Nigeria. If the buyer refuses, refuse his payment. If you send it there, I would put the chance of the ring being stolen at about 96%. Far too many of these transactions are scams.