I sold an item (not on eBay) and told the guy to send payment via PayPal confirmed address. He is from Germany; so I allow the option this one time to accept payment from non-US account holders. I didn't realize that my account says "Block US buyers without confirmed address from sending payment". There is no option to block international buyers without confirmed addresses.

Anyway so I have the unconfirmed payment; it's almost $300 so I want to be sure I can be safe. Anyone have any experience with this kind of situation? The guy is pretty trustworthy and really well liked on the message board he is from; so my hunch is telling me it's ok but on the other end I don't want to get screwed out of $300. Should I ask him to confirm his address before shipping (is this possible to do on PayPal for international)?

I'm always cautious when accepting anything from heathens who haven't been confirmed.

what is this "confirming" all about? i never really understood this.

and how would it screw you out of $300? wouldn't it rather screw him out of receiving the item?

Just wait until the funds hit your PayPal account. geez