Been doing it this way for 10+ years on FMM/UU and never had a single problem as a buyer or a seller.
As I said above, to anyone ACTUALLY interested in purchasing this uke email me I’d be more then happy to prove my old UU account and even provide other selling platforms with 100% positive feedback.
When one sends a Paypal payment as a "gift" or "to a friend", the seller doesn't have the higher Paypal charges as they would in a regular business transaction.
I will never conduct an online transaction payment as a "gift." There is absolutely zero protection for both the buyer and the seller. There's no recourse if you send the money and receive a broken Luna soprano in return...or receive nothing at all. This is too rich a deal to roll the dice and take a chance. The seller should incorporate any transaction fees into the selling price...just like real businesses do.