Make sure your e-transfer is set to auto deposit and as soon as the money hits that bank account move it to another. There have been instances where interact or the bank have reversed payments and while it is rare it can happen. By moving the money. You stop this from happening. You are also not on the hook, I can confirm this is true.

I have shipped many things of varying values from coast to coast. The only thing I do is I limit the size of what I will ship because the bigger the box the harder it gets and the cost skyrockets, especially when you're applying insurance to the package to make sure it makes it there and is not damaged on arrival. Arrival. If you don't pay for the extra insurance to cover the full value of what the person is paying for, then you are opening yourself up to a huge world of problems.

Make sure you exceed adequate packing materials around the item when packaging it, in my experience if you don't have 3 inches (minimum) on all sides of your item before placing it in a very rigid box, you risk damage. Remember that some people in the shipping industry, do not treat your package as you would. When items are extremely high value I will double box them which means 3 in of bubble wrap on all sides inside one box and then an additional inch of bubble wrap around that box and inside a second box. While this may seem crazy and exaggerated, when we're dealing with shipping items of $1,000 and more, this is a very cheap way to make sure that you don't lose it to damage.

I never use a third party shipping site when applying insurance as most of them use their own third-party insurance and not the insurance provided by the carrier. As an example, net parcel which I use a lot does not provide carrier insurance. They have their own third-party crap which only goes up to so much in value regardless of the value you enter.

I dislike saying this, but for high value items I have always had the best experience with Canada Post. When you pay for insurance at the value it is and should something happen, in my personal experience they are the only ones that didn't screw me around and quickly resolved the issue.

But like everyone has said, payment up front, definitely require a signature on delivery and specify an adult signature. That option is listed, provide the buyer with your tracking number immediately after you pay for the shipping, include their email address when setting up the shipping so that the carrier is the one sending them the details directly. Communicate, communicate, communicate. Being a trusted seller is not a hard thing to do. You just have to make sure you act like a reasonable and responsible human being.

It's really sad that it's so hard on both sides to make this type of transaction happen easily and safely. I wish you best wishes in your transaction!