Once upon a time there was a thing before the internet............it was called trading thru the mail. If the person is a reputable Ebay seller why would he be any less honest thru the mail. I was recently sent a 4 figure card "on approval" a term stamp collectors are very familiar with. If I like it, I buy it, if not I return it. The party sending new me well as I did they, so it was an effortless scenario.
I would suggest giving it a whirl as you have vetted him via Ebay, in the old days many of the Ebay primary deals turned into very nice deals later on.
Deal with people either known to you or other collectors, reputable folks abound as do scoundrels. People here will quickly tell you the difference.
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