Ebay Safety

I have to agree with the other posters that you need to take some extra precautions with this one. I've been using eBay for 8+ years and have learned the hard way that you really need to be wary of new users with no feedback (particularly for high end electronics). At least the seller is in the US. If this was international all the sirens and warning lights would be going off. Can anyone answer if there is any additional "warm, fuzzy" that you can get by paying with a Postal MO? I only deal with PayPal so I'm not sure what assurances this would provide.