I won't touch PayPal with a ten foot pole.
This rather strange attitude has resulted in my getting creative with alternatives. The buyer takes the risk with Western Union - the seller risks nothing other than negative feedback if the transaction goes pear-shaped. The funds are in hand before shipment of the watch.
Transerwise is good for international and cheap at the expense of not being too fast - generally around 4 or 5 days.
Bank wire transfer is my preferred method for international and again the buyer assumes all risk so I really, really have to trust the seller. Effectively, this means no feeBay. It also means no percentage hit for the seller so it's easy to get the wire transfer charge knocked off the price and then some.
There's nothing on the planet I want bad enough to be reminded of my PayPal pain, agony and legal bills. I thought I was close to the only one but evidently somebody in Canada has a similar issue. Some very few folks need protection from PayPal not by PayPal.
What baffles me is that most all PayPal options put the buyer, not the seller, at risk. Thus when I see sellers getting nervous about USPO MOs, bank wire transfers or Western Union (essentially cash) it baffles me. The last watch I sold I took a personal check - for 3,500.00 and all's well.
Think about it - the reason most scammers want payment via Western Union is because there's no way of getting the payment back - no risk to the seller. I suppose that's why IRS scammers prefer Western Union or Walmart gift cards or cash in a brown sack. If you walk into most Western Union offices you'll see signs warning people not to send payment to anyone that isn't well known. The "cash upfront origination charge" is a favorite of loan scammers.
There are some forms of payment that can burn the seller but they're rare and usually smell bad before hand. Just don't take a Nigerian MO for 400.00 and send the 60.00 watch along with 340.00 "change" and you should be OK.
And tell my Canadian brethren Buzzard says "Hi!" and convey that I suggest he stay the hell off eBay - it's enemy territory for the PayPal challenged.