@kennyv57 If the PayPal web site shows Payment from Buyer is pending then do NOT ship. If however the Pending PayPal payment to you is because of a normal "upto" 21 day hold on either New accounts or reactivated dormat accounts then that is normal. If it is okay to ship make sure you insure the shipment, you MUST cover the item with insurance (eBay policy is anything over $ 750.00 requires insurance paid by Seller), I would also add signature required for that amount too, all out of your pocket per policy. Add tracking too and when it shows delivered often your funds will be released ahead of the 21 day hold period.
As for the zero FB Buyer ... that's hit or miss, I had a nice auction bid really high with a Buyer who actually joined during the 5 day auction and eventually won. I sweated things out for the 180 days PayPal allows for their claims but it went well. However, my item was not a high value piece of electronics like a mobile phone, computer, etc. If yours is a high value item like that then yes, on a ceratin level you are at risk but if they paid and you have the go ahead to ship then you should do that. And of course we all hope it goes through without issue for you.
