Guys, I have just received a paypal payment from Singapore (I'm in the UK) for physical goods from my online store. I have never received a payment from the far east before and I must admit I'm running a bit scared. The paypal receipt has been filled in properly (address, email, etc) but the receipt says 'unconfirmed address'. Obviously I have had payments via paypal from the UK with unconfirmed address with no problems. I am worried because the total value of the goods is £300 (3 watches and a pair of shoes). I think alarm bells started ringing when I realised no shoe size was specified! Does anyone have any advice to offer me on this situation. Thanks.
Well, I am from Singapore and it is a very safe country to deal with. I believe that Singapore was rated as the top two countries in the world which is least corrupt. http://www.infoplease.com/toptens/leastcorruptcountries.html I guess you can always contact the buyer and ask them what shoe size they want. They might need to check it. Check to see if the person is verified.
The person is unverified. By the way, I'm not saying all people in the far east or Singapore are corrupt. It just raised my suspicions not only because no shoe size was selected but all two of the three watches ordered are same brand and make but different colours?? I'm sure you can see why I am a little bit wary of the transaction
Like I say, contact the buyer. It is possible that he is merely doing a bulk order for him and his friends. There are a number of people here who does that to beat the high shipping cost. But since you mentioned the person is unverified, I would certainly be wary. If your gut tells you that something is wrong, it is probably best to just refund the guy his money and call it quits. Otherwise, it could have just be a simple oversight.
OK Eddy. Thanks for the reply. I'll drop him an email with the pretence of asking for the shoe size. I should be able to gauge from his answer what he's all about.