@davidc4430 wrote:i'm a bit surprised at some of the replies to an honest question to should i be alarmed at all selling to a buyer with a 4 year old account with 0 feedback
Ignore the antagonism, there is some information that's useful in amongst it, at least - we all have things that trigger concerns based on our experiences, and yours isn't particularly unique, and if it makes you feel any better, nor are the experiences that result in those concerns. Human beings are naturally pre-disposed to look for patterns and assign meaning to them, even if none truly exists (for example, a couple of years ago, I actually had a spate of problematic buyers who all had the same name in their username - they were absolutely different people, but I started to get wary of anyone who had that name in their eBay ID or as their real name 
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ebay used to delete dormant accounts (which I know because they sent me emails about the one I once created specifically for the forum and then never used - can't remember how long it took, I created it in 2011 and my last email from them on that account is dated 2016), but with the ability for anyone to use eBay as a guest, feedback or experience using eBay (or lack thereof) generally won't indicate anyone's trustworthiness these days.
@sugar249 wrote:
@davidc4430 wrote:
i hope i'm not back here with an update saying the buyer has somehow ripped me off.
But will you be back to to apologise to the buyer if all goes well.
The buyer probably isn't on these forums.
Seriously though, a seller (or buyer) should never have to apologise for voicing a concern or worry if they notice something that seems like a bit of a red flag. In this case, it wasn't just that the person was a zero feedbacker, but also that the person has had that account for over 4 years and has now used it to make what is a reasonably expensive first purchase.
Hopefully it will all go well.
