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I've bought and sold things on ebay for over 10 years when there was only Ebay US and no paypal. In the early days of international buying/selling people would send cash in an envelope (usually registered) and out of 200+ such transactions I went through not one went wrong.
Since the paypal thing came along it's introduced a lot of stress. Now that anyone with a credit card can overbid on something it can be harder to get them to cough up. Then there's the fact that sellers can't leave bad feedback any more so buyers don't feel any pressure to be polite.
It also very much depends on what you are selling. If it's niche collector stuff then the buyers are usually serious and you won't face problems. If it's something fairly ordinary or something that is a fashionable purchase, then expect trouble.
Then there's the fees....