Online Marketplace selling

Ever since an acquaintance of mine got away with selling fake items and not paying the seller on Ebay, I have been mistrustful of marketplace selling/buying.  Although, the ripoff artist that I knew was scamming people when Ebay was brand new and the internet was fairly new, my anxiety cannot be lessened.  And this leads to frustration – because I have stuff I want to sell!  I currently own a highly sought after small press horror novella that I bought for $8 and is now sold for over $400.  I am thinking of selling it on Amazon, but I still think I’m going to be bamboozled.  On top of that, the lovely US postal service has been atrocious.  I only receive one out of every five packages in fair condition.  My packages are many times broken or stolen.  I have friends who have had similar situations with UPS.  So I guess that leaves Fed Ex and mail insurance. 

I just wish I could make the sale the old fashioned way: physical exchange.  That is the only way I can be sure i am not getting ripped off.